The Missouri Girls Collaborative STEM Initiative, part of the National Girls Collaborative Project (NGCP), invites applications for its Mini-Grant funding opportunity.

Programs from K-12 education, higher education, community agencies, and businesses are encouraged to apply.  Mini-Grants will be awarded to girl-serving science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) focused programs to support collaboration and further school-aged girls' interest in STEM. Mini-Grants are a small amount of seed funding and are not intended to fully fund entire projects. The maximum Mini-Grant award is $1,000.

Important Dates:

• March 20th, 2013 - Application Deadline
• April 26th, 2013 - Awards Announced
• May-June 2013 - Award recipients receive funds from NGCP National Office
• June 2013 through March 2014 - Project Implementation Period
• March 2014 - Missouri Girls Collaborative STEM Initiative Collaboration Conference; all recipients are required to attend and present their projects. Specific date and location TBD.

In order to apply for a Mini-Grant:

• At least two programs from different organizations must collaborate on the Mini-Grant project.
• All programs/organizations collaborating on the Mini-Grant must be registered in the NGCP Program Directory. Registration is fast and easy, and can be done through the NGCP website.  
• At least one collaborating program must be based in Missouri.

For information about NGCP, visit www.ngcproject.org 

To learn more about applying for a Mini-Grant, visit: http://www.ngcproject.org/application-resources

Please contact Sarah Chappelow with any questions at chappelows@missouri.edu or (573) 882-9665.