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Wisdom from Luce's Women in STEM

From crafting ethical AI practices to building inclusive curricula and leading with kindness, Women in STEM are setting the standard for excellence.

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About Us

Through 5,800 grants totaling more than $1 billion, the Henry Luce Foundation has played a critical role in strengthening the field of Asia studies, encouraging interfaith understanding, raising the visibility of American art in museums and universities, and closing the gender gap in STEM research and teaching.

Women in STEMSTEM Convergence

Culture & CareersLuce Life

We are thrilled that you’re considering joining our collaborative and innovative community. What unites our diverse and friendly team is a shared passion for cultivating leadership, supporting groundbreaking ideas, and inspiring positive action and change.

Advancing America’s Leadership in the Sciences through the Clare Boothe Luce Program

The Clare Boothe Luce Program for Women in STEM seeks to remove the structural and cultural barriers that inhibit women’s pursuit of and persistence in STEM fields. As of 2024, the Program awards grants of up to $750,000 to higher education institutions, enabling them to expand opportunities for women in STEM and prepare them for leadership roles and fulfilling careers.

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Program HistoryFor nearly a decade, the Henry Luce Foundation utilized a portion of its Higher Education Program funds to support systemic, structural, and cultural change efforts in STEM to complement the work of the Clare Boothe Luce Program.

This pool of funding supported initiatives such as STEM leadership programs and the National Academies sexual harassment study. In 2021, the Foundation codified these resources, now known as STEM Convergence, to increase its commitment to institutional and structural change in STEM.

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Our GrantmakingWe seek to identify the most promising ideas and projects to support, teaming up with exciting and diverse organizations–all in pursuit of our mission to nurture new ideas that impact the world.

To learn more about each program’s guidelines and competitions, visit our program hub.

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Grantee: Change Labs
Project: Creating safe & modern workspace to support Native entrepreneurship within Native communities
Learn more: http://www.nativestartup.org

Our ValuesWe believe that meaningful change depends on experiential knowledge, intellectual inquiry, and human connection.

With a staff of 25, the Foundation offers all team members the opportunity to build collaborative relationships across the organization in support of grantmaking.

Program AimsThrough STEM Convergence, we seek to transform the STEM ecosystem into an inclusive and accessible space where girls and women, especially from underserved communities, study, work, and thrive in healthy and supportive environments.

In order to flourish as scientists, entrepreneurs, and leaders, women in STEM need an even playing field. The Convergence program, a complement to the Clare Boothe Luce Program for Women in STEM, works to democratize the landscape by fostering knowledge production and knowledge sharing, strengthening local organizations and networks, and by addressing the lingering challenges women and girls in STEM face.

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Over Three Decades of Advancing Women in STEM

Cultivating Inclusive Excellence in Science: Lessons from Trinity Washington University

Advancing inclusion in STEM education: Trinity Washington University is dedicated to blending its historic legacy with innovative practices,...
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Why Kindness in Leadership Matters More Than Ever

The key takeaway: Kindness isn’t just a feel-good trait—it’s a powerful leadership skill. At Riley’s Way Foundation, Dr. Christine...
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Mission, Vision, and Values

Mission Statement The Henry Luce Foundation seeks to deepen knowledge and understanding in pursuit of a more democratic and just world. We do so by...
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Our Priorities

Learn About the Luce Foundation

Explore our rich history, our people and values, and the many ways we support our long-time areas of focus, all while identifying new opportunities to strengthen public knowledge and understanding.

Other Luce Programs

Across our grantmaking, we support collaborative, community-engaged research and community-led solutions to the complex challenges that have created deep divisions and inequities in our society. These convictions are present in the work of all our programs.

American Art

Through support for innovating museum projects, we strengthen the capacity of museums to support critical dialogues about creativity, difference, and common ground.

Asia

We believe a more peaceful and collaborative future can be forged by finding common ground across borders and cultures. With an emphasis on the mutually beneficial exchange of knowledge and ideas, we seek to promote trust and understanding among Americans and Asians and to increase awareness of Asian American experiences.

Indigenous Knowledge

We invest in culture bearers who are committed to sharing their work with their communities and other publics, and we strengthen the institutions that support them.

Democracy, Ethics, & Public Trust

This exploratory effort nurtures democratic and communal practices that foster shared purpose, resilience, trust, and a sense of belonging. In areas as diverse as civic engagement, racial justice, Indigenous sovereignty, journalism, labor, and climate change advocacy, the initiative seeks to strengthen the social fabric that enables communal self-determination.

Ideas & Updates

What We’re Funding

Related Ideas

Clare Boothe Luce Program

Empowering Users, Resisting Tech Titans: Reclaiming AI and the Internet

Sarah Roberts, Full Professor of Gender Studies, Information Studies, and Labor Studies at UCLA, has always been conscious of the history of academic research on people and its extractive nature, particularly how people have been harmed and continue to be harmed by...

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“We Need to Blend Indigenous Knowledge and Western Science for Deeper Insights,” say Indigenous Scholars

“Science, as it’s typically presented, is very much through a Western lens. It’s considered objective, something above culture, but that’s untrue. If we want to see Indigenous students—and students from all backgrounds—engage more in STEM, we...

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Crafting an Ethical AI Future

As artificial intelligence (AI) reshapes our world, the need for an equitable and ethical approach to this technology becomes increasingly urgent. Speaking at the Henry Luce Foundation’s 2024 Clare Boothe Luce conference in Chicago, Jenny Toomey, Director of...

Clare Boothe Luce Program

Why Data Rights Advocacy and Scientific Research Should Align

Krystal Tsosie, an Assistant Professor at Arizona State University and the Associate Director of the Biodiversity Knowledge Integration Center, is a leading figure in advocating for Indigenous data sovereignty. As a co-founder of the Native BioData Consortium, a...

Areas of Support

To achieve our mission and uphold Clare Booth Luce’s legacy, STEM Convergence focuses its grantmaking efforts on three key areas described in the tabs below. When applying for funding, please indicate the category most relevant to your proposal. STEM Convergence typically awards $50,000 to $300,000 grants. As the CBL Program focuses on higher-education, preference for grant-making goes to non-higher education institutions. STEM Convergence does not fund one-off conferences, gatherings, or meetings unless those events are part of a larger program or strategy also part of the grant request.

To achieve our mission and uphold Clare Booth Luce’s legacy, STEM Convergence focuses its grantmaking efforts on three key areas described in the tabs below. When applying for funding, please indicate the category most relevant to your proposal. STEM Convergence typically awards $50,000 to $300,000 grants. As the CBL Program focuses on higher-education, preference for grant-making goes to non-higher education institutions. STEM Convergence does not fund one-off conferences, gatherings, or meetings unless those events are part of a larger program or strategy also part of the grant request.
To achieve our mission and uphold Clare Booth Luce’s legacy, STEM Convergence focuses its grantmaking efforts on three key areas described in the tabs below. When applying for funding, please indicate the category most relevant to your proposal. STEM Convergence typically awards $50,000 to $300,000 grants. As the CBL Program focuses on higher-education, preference for grant-making goes to non-higher education institutions. STEM Convergence does not fund one-off conferences, gatherings, or meetings unless those events are part of a larger program or strategy also part of the grant request.
To achieve our mission and uphold Clare Booth Luce’s legacy, STEM Convergence focuses its grantmaking efforts on three key areas described in the tabs below. When applying for funding, please indicate the category most relevant to your proposal. STEM Convergence typically awards $50,000 to $300,000 grants. As the CBL Program focuses on higher-education, preference for grant-making goes to non-higher education institutions. STEM Convergence does not fund one-off conferences, gatherings, or meetings unless those events are part of a larger program or strategy also part of the grant request.

Program Impact: 2023

What We're Funding

Grantee Locations

2023 Grantmaking by Program

Total of $46,060,670.00

Asia $9,247,500.00
American Art $7,995,000.00
Democracy, Ethics, & Public Trust $3,905,000.00
Indigenous Knowledge $5,802,920.00
Religion & Theology $7,030,000.00
Women in STEM $12,080,250.00

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Apply for a GrantWe are committed to identifying the most promising ideas and projects for support. All Luce programs accept unsolicited inquiries through our online portal.

How to Apply

Grants PortalCreate an account or log into our grant application portal.

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Apply for a GrantWe are committed to identifying the most promising ideas and projects for support. All Luce programs accept unsolicited inquiries through our online portal.

How to Apply

Grants PortalCreate an account or log into our grant application portal.

Visit the Grants Portal (this link opens in new window)

Grantee Spotlight: Rest of World

Grantee Spotlight: Rest of WorldTechnology has transformed how we spend, study, live, eat — even how we sleep. And for the 6.75 billion people around the world who consider themselves religious, technology is also changing their faith.

Rest of World’s recent project explores the ways worshippers across continents are blending ancient traditions with modern technology, from the hyper-specific apps that have the devout hooked to the platforms that play with reality in surprising ways.

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WhatsApp Vigilantes in India are Converting Christians by Force

How far-right Hindu nationalists use WhatsApp to target Christian families when they’re most vulnerable — by preventing them from burying their dead.

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We Can All Lead from Where We Are: A Conversation

initiative Religion in International Affairs

initiative Higher Education

post Pew Research Center Releases New Poll of Asians in the U.S.

LeadershipCultivating Inclusive Excellence in Science: Lessons from Trinity Washington University

CBL ConferenceWhy Kindness in Leadership Matters More Than Ever

DemocracyShifting Focus from Profit to Community in Journalism

Stepping Into the Divide: Using Coalition Building Skills to Deepen Relationships

The Making of The Wider World & Scrimshaw, Part II

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Wisdom from Luce's Women in STEM

About Us

Women in STEMSTEM Convergence

Culture & CareersLuce Life

Advancing America’s Leadership in the Sciences through the Clare Boothe Luce Program

Program HistoryFor nearly a decade, the Henry Luce Foundation utilized a portion of its Higher Education Program funds to support systemic, structural, and cultural change efforts in STEM to complement the work of the Clare Boothe Luce Program.

Our GrantmakingWe seek to identify the most promising ideas and projects to support, teaming up with exciting and diverse organizations–all in pursuit of our mission to nurture new ideas that impact the world.

Our ValuesWe believe that meaningful change depends on experiential knowledge, intellectual inquiry, and human connection.

Program AimsThrough STEM Convergence, we seek to transform the STEM ecosystem into an inclusive and accessible space where girls and women, especially from underserved communities, study, work, and thrive in healthy and supportive environments.

Over Three Decades of Advancing Women in STEM

Materials & SupportFeatured Resources

Cultivating Inclusive Excellence in Science: Lessons from Trinity Washington University

Why Kindness in Leadership Matters More Than Ever

Mission, Vision, and Values

Our Priorities

Nurture Knowledge Communities & Institutions

Foster Dialogue Across Divides

Enrich Public Discourse

Amplify Diverse Voices

Invest in Leadership Development

Learn About the Luce Foundation

Our History

Culture & Careers

Staff

Board of Directors

Credit, Press, & Brand Guidelines

Financial Reports

Contact Us

Other Luce Programs

American Art

Asia

Indigenous Knowledge

Democracy, Ethics, & Public Trust

Ideas & Updates

We Can All Lead from Where We Are: A Conversation

Henry Luce Foundation Announces New Advisory Council on Gender Equity in STEM

New Report Examines the Role of Scholarly Exchange in Stabilizing U.S.-China Relations

What We’re Funding

2024 STS forum Annual Meeting and AA-STS preparations

Eureka! Expansion

Scientific Adventures for Girls in TK-6th Grade: San Francisco East Bay Afterschool STEM Education Program 2024-2025

Women Elevate STEM (WE STEM+)

Related Ideas

Empowering Users, Resisting Tech Titans: Reclaiming AI and the Internet

“We Need to Blend Indigenous Knowledge and Western Science for Deeper Insights,” say Indigenous Scholars

Crafting an Ethical AI Future

Why Data Rights Advocacy and Scientific Research Should Align

Meet the Team

Aida Gureghian

Sarah DeMartazzi

Molly Sullivan

Areas of Support

Bolstering STEM Gender Equity Research and Change

Shaping Future STEM Scholars, Professionals, and Leaders

Laying the Groundwork for Knowledge Sharing

Program Impact: 2023

Grantee Locations

2023 Grantmaking by Program

Join Our Team

Apply for a GrantWe are committed to identifying the most promising ideas and projects for support. All Luce programs accept unsolicited inquiries through our online portal.

Grants PortalCreate an account or log into our grant application portal.

Apply for a GrantWe are committed to identifying the most promising ideas and projects for support. All Luce programs accept unsolicited inquiries through our online portal.