$100,000 Nielsen grant seeds Tampa Bay Wave accelerator for diverse startups (Tampa Bay Times)
Tampa Bay Wave will use a $100,000 grant from the Nielsen Foundation to create a 90-day accelerator program for tech startups owned by women, minorities, veterans or LGBT entrepreneurs. This summer’s TechDiversity Accelerator will aim to foster the growth and development of early-stage tech companies in the Tampa Bay area and beyond, the two nonprofit organizations …
Research Fellowship to Support U of A Professor’s Research on Teaching Media Law (University of Arkansas)
Kara Jolliff Gould, an assistant professor of journalism at the University of Arkansas, has been named Faculty Research Fellow by the International Radio and Television Society Foundation in New York City. Gould was formally recognized at the IRTS Faculty Seminar earlier this month in Las Vegas, where she received a $5,000 grant to support research …
Girls’ tech group lands grant to back STEM education programs (Orlando Sentinel)
An Orlando-based group that has been teaching girls tech-based skills for five years has landed a grant from the Nielsen Foundation. Tech Sassy Girlz — which hosts workshops, tech company tours and other educational events — will receive $12,500 to support its efforts, the group announced Tuesday. “The Foundation’s support of our organization helps to …