The U.S. Education Department has awarded $3.1 million in grants to 14 predominantly minority colleges and universities to help support efforts of "long-range improvement in science and engineering education." So far 12 recipients, with awards totaling $2.71 million, have been published. The Education Department awarded the grants through its Minority Science and Engineering Improvement Program, which seeks to promote science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) careers among underrepresented populations. The funds are used to improve college and pre-college STEM programs, fund faculty development, provide stipends for participants, support student research, and renovate facilities. "These grants will help support the expansion of America's scientific and technological capacity to build global competitiveness by increasing minority graduates in the STEM fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics," says U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan.

From "MSEIP Grants Fuel STEM Programs at Predominantly Minority Colleges"
Campus Technology (05/07/12) David Nagel
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