PAESMEM Applicant Webinar (NSF)

NSF is offering a webinar for applicants to the Presidential Awards for Excellence in Science, Mathematics and Engineering Mentoring (PAESMEM). To register, go to paesmem.net/webinar.

• Tuesday, October 18; 5 p.m. CDT

For special accommodations, email info@paesmem.net.

What is PAESMEM?

The Presidential Awards for Excellence in Science, Mathematics, and Engineering Mentoring (PAESMEM) recognize those who have made significant contributions to mentoring and thereby support the future productivity of the U.S. science, technology, engineering and mathematics, (STEM) workforce. The program was created to identify and recognize individuals and organizations that have contributed outstanding efforts in mentoring and have enhanced the participation of individuals (including persons with disabilities) who might not otherwise have considered or had access to opportunities in STEM disciplines and professions. The National Science Foundation (NSF) administers the awards program on behalf of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP). OSTP selects both individuals and organizations to receive the honor. Each Presidential Awardee receives a certificate signed by the President of the United States and a $10,000 award from NSF. Awardees are honored at an award ceremony which takes place in Washington, D.C.

Who is eligible?

Individuals and organizations in all public and private sectors are eligible for PAESMEM awards, including industry, academia, K-12, military and government, non-profit organizations, and foundations. Exceptional STEM or STEM-related mentoring in both formal and/or informal settings is eligible for the PAESMEM award. Applications are encouraged from all geographical regions in the U.S. including its territories and particularly jurisdictions designated by Congress under NSF’s Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR).

Individual applicants must:

• Work in business, academia, primary or secondary education, military, government, non-profit organizations, or foundations (Nominees may be federal government employees except for those identified in the U.S. Code Title 5);
• Have at least five years of sustained, exceptional mentoring with demonstrated impact on individuals historically underrepresented in STEM;
• Be a U.S. Citizen or permanent resident;
• Not be part of a current Organizational application;
• Not have received the PAESMEM award as an Individual applicant in any prior competition.

Organizational applicants must:

• Be affiliated with a company, U.S. educational institution or agency, military, government, non-profit organization, or foundation;
• Have at least five years of sustained, exceptional mentoring with demonstrated impact on individuals historically underrepresented in STEM;
• be a mentoring program or activity within an organization;
• Not be a current Individual applicant;
• Not have received the PAESMEM award as an Organizational applicant in the past 10 years.

Why apply?

Recipients of the award receive the following:

• A certificate signed by the President of the United States
• A paid trip to Washington, D.C., to attend a series of recognition events and professional development opportunities
• A $10,000 award from the National Science Foundation
• An opportunity to build lasting partnerships with colleagues across the nation

Find out more about the program here.