Alliances for Graduate Education and the Professoriate
NSF's AGEP program funds alliances between similar institutions to increase the number of historically underrepresented minority faculty in STEM through systemic change initiatives.
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Funder: U.S. National Science Foundation
Due Dates: August 19, 2025 (Catalyst Alliance) | August 29, 2025 (Institutional Transformation Alliance) | March 31, 2026 (Catalyst Alliance) | Annually thereafter on these dates
Funding Amounts: Up to $4.4M over 5 years (Institutional Transformation Alliance) | Up to $400K over 2 years (Catalyst Alliance) | Typical awards involve 3–4 collaborating institutions
Summary: Supports alliances of similar U.S. higher education institutions to advance systemic, evidence-based change that increases the number of historically underrepresented minority faculty in STEM.
Key Information: Proposals must be collaborative; only institutions (not individuals) are eligible; preliminary proposals or prior AGEP participation may be required for some tracks.
Description
The National Science Foundation's Alliances for Graduate Education and the Professoriate (AGEP) program funds collaborative projects among similar U.S. institutions of higher education to address systemic and institutional barriers that limit the advancement of historically underrepresented minority (URM) doctoral candidates, postdoctoral scholars, and faculty in STEM fields. The program aims to foster equity and inclusion, ultimately increasing the number of URM faculty in STEM disciplines.
AGEP supports three main tracks:
- Institutional Transformation Alliance (ITA): Large-scale, multi-institutional projects to implement and sustain systemic change for equity in STEM faculty pathways.
- Catalyst Alliance (ACA): Foundational, self-assessment-focused projects to identify inequities and develop strategic plans for future transformation.
- Faculty Career Pathways Alliance Model (FC-PAM): (Discontinued after FY2022) Previously supported the development and institutionalization of new career pathway models.
All tracks require collaboration among similar institutions (e.g., by Carnegie classification, location, or demographics) and an intersectional approach to addressing equity.
