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U.S. Code as of:
01/19/04
Section 1885a. Women in science and engineering; support of activities by Foundation for promotion, etc.
The Foundation is authorized to -
(1) support activities designed to -
(A) increase the participation of women in courses of study
at the undergraduate, graduate, and postgraduate levels leading
to degrees in scientific and engineering fields;
(B) encourage women to consider and prepare for careers in
science and engineering; or
(C) provide traineeship and fellowship opportunities for
women in science and engineering;
(2) support programs in science, engineering, and mathematics
in elementary and secondary schools so as to stimulate the
acquisition of knowledge, skills, and information by female
students and to increase female student awareness of career
opportunities requiring scientific and engineering skills;
(3) support activities in continuing education in science and
engineering which provide opportunities for women who -
(A) are in the work force, or
(B) who are not in the work force because their careers have
been interrupted,
to acquire new knowledge, techniques, and skills in scientific
and engineering fields;
(4) undertake a comprehensive research program designed to
increase public understanding of (A) the potential contribution
of women in science and engineering and (B) the means to
facilitate the participation and advancement of women in
scientific and engineering careers;
(5) establish a visiting women scientists and engineers
program;
(6) support activities designed to improve the availability and
quality of public information concerning the importance of the
participation of women in careers in science and engineering;
(7) support activities of museums and science centers which
demonstrate potential to interest and involve women in science
and engineering;
(8) make grants, to be known as the National Research
Opportunity Grants, to women scientists and engineers who (A)
have received their doctorates within five years prior to the
date of the award or (B) have received their doctorates, have had
their careers interrupted, and are re-entering the work force
within five years after such interruption;
(9) make grants to women eligible under paragraph (8) to assist
such women in planning and developing a research project eligible
for support under such paragraph;
(10) provide support to individuals or academic institutions
for full-time or part-time visiting professorships for women in
science and engineering; and
(11) support demonstration project activities of individuals,
public agencies, and private entities designed to encourage the
employment and advancement of women in science and engineering.
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