Clare Boothe Luce Scholar - Office of the Provost and EVP

Clare Boothe Luce Funding for Women in STEM

The Clare Boothe Luce Program for Women in STEM is dedicated to significantly increasing the number of women in math, science and engineering at every level of higher education.

Clare Boothe Luce (1903-1987) can best be described as multi-talented, enterprising, and hard-working. She was an associate editor for Vanity Fair. She played an active role in the Suffrage movement. She was a playwright with an Oscar nomination. She was the U.S. Ambassador to Italy. She served on the President's Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board in the Reagan Administration. She played a key role in establishing the Atomic Energy Commission. Posthumously, she continues to be an advocate for women in science, mathematics, and engineering. Since 1989, 2955 women have received funding under the Clare Boothe Luce Program for Women in STEM.

The Clare Boothe Luce Program (CBL) offers three types of grants:

Undergraduate Research Awards (see our 2022 Undergraduate Research Awardees)
Assistant/Associate Professorships (see our Current & Former CBL Professors)
Graduate Fellowships (not currently offered)

Here are the details of the application and reporting processes:

Prospective undergraduate researchers are welcome to apply through our portal, the Single Portal for Undergraduate Research (SPUR). By applying through a University-wide, single application portal with a common set of guidelines, research proposals will be evaluated for quality prior to consideration for specific grants and awards for which the student and research project may be eligible
CBL Undergraduate Researchers are required to submit an annual report. Direct any questions regarding this annual report to Katia Strelnikova: kstrelnikova@scu.edu

Please follow this streamlined process to upload your report:

1. Review the questions that will be asked on the report using this link.
2. Use this Qualtrics link to submit your annual report on or before August 1.
3. A copy of the report will be sent to your personal email. Additionally, a copy will be sent to your Faculty Mentor for review. Your Faculty Mentor will receive instructions regarding how to approve or revise your report.
4. If revisions to your report are needed, you will receive an email from Nikki Meshkat.