Futurebound (FB), a National Science Foundation (NSF)-funded program housed jointly at Pima Community College (PCC) and the University of Arizona (UA), "seeks to increase the participation of women, with an emphasis on women of color, in science, technology, and math fields." The program provides participants with innumerable opportunities, resources, and support, both in the form of research experience, professional development, and modest financial awards. Futurebound Scholars are drawn from students at PCC who have expressed an interest in pursuing science, technology, or math degrees and in transferring to UA. While at PCC, participants attend a series of seminars that focus on career choices and development, have access to summer employment in either a lab or tutor/mentor position, and gain research experience at UA. Once FB Scholars transfer to the University of Arizona, they gain access to different career and employment resources, receive both academic and professional mentoring, become eligible to receive monetary support to attend conferences and visit graduate schools, and participate in peer tutoring and peer study groups. Mentors and seminar speakers consist of faculty members, researchers and professionals from both on and off campus, and graduate students.

To learn more about Futurebound, please visit: web.arizona.edu/~wiseresr/futurebound/.

The National Science Foundation's (NSF) ADVANCE Program, which aims to "increase the participation of women in the scientific and engineering workforce through the increased representation and advancement of women in academic scientific and engineering careers," provides grant awards to institutions and individuals who are conceiving and employing innovative efforts to progress toward this goal. In addition, the ADVANCE Program website is a comprehensive resource for researchers, journalists, and other members of the public interested in learning more about gender and science, college and university climate studies, and faculty development materials, among other topics.

To learn more about ADVANCE Program grant opportunities, visit research.cs.vt.edu/advance/tiki/tiki-directory_browse.php?parent=6. To explore the myriad resources and links, visit research.cs.vt.edu/advance/tiki/tiki-index.php.

The Women in Science and Engineering Leadership Institute, located at the University of Wisconsin—Madison, uses its structure and position as a centralized body to address and draw attention to the many barriers women face in their movement through the academic pipeline. In addition to highlighting five primary initiatives on which to focus—resources; workplace interactions; life-career interface; development, leadership, visibility; and overarching—WISELI provides seminars, networking opportunities, and workshops for people on the UW-Madison campus. Their website also serves as a repository for data, resources, and research done on and around women and science, including but not limited to an extensive bibliography of books and journal articles that address this topic.

To learn more about WISELI and to explore their myriad resources, please go to wiseli.engr.wisc.edu/index.html. For information on other University of Wisconsin-Madison initiatives, please visit the article by Friedrich and Burstyn in the Feature Topic section of this issue.

According to their mission statement, the Association of Women In Science (AWIS) is "dedicated to achieving equity and full participation for women in science, mathematics, engineering and technology." They do this through a combination of national and local leadership and support. AWIS works to support all aspects of women's participation in science and engineering, ranging from creating a mentoring program to posting job and internship listings to awarding undergraduate and predoctoral scholarships and fellowships. In addition, AWIS holds conferences, publishes reports and other documents, and serves as a clearinghouse for information and research links.

To learn more about the Association of Women in Science, visit www.awis.org.

Graduate Women in Science (GWIS) is a non-profit organization dedicated to increasing women's participation in science and fostering research. Membership is not limited to women, but you must have at least a bachelor's degree in a scientific discipline in order to become a member. GWIS has identified four primary ways in which it works to support women in science: 1) full participation in scientific research, 2) professional development and advancement, 3) balancing and interconnecting their professional and personal goals and the needs of society, and 4) networking. They work toward these objectives in part by providing grants and fellowships and by sponsoring conferences.

To learn more about GWIS, visit www.gwis.org/index.html.

The National Academies' Committee on Women in Science and Engineering (CWSE) was created in 1991 to actively foster and support women's full participation and involvement in science and engineering. CWSE's role is multifaceted and they work with multiple sectors of the population ranging from national organizations to the media to scientists and researchers. They have published numerous reports on the status of women and minorities in the sciences and engineering and continue to be a comprehensive and current resource for data related to gender and science. Their latest research findings focus on Gender Faculty Studies at Research 1 Institutions in 33 states and the District of Columbia.

To learn more about the Committee on Women in Science and Engineering, visit www7.nationalacademies.org/cwse/index.html.