Our ProgramsClare Boothe Luce Program for Women in STEM

By addressing the structural and cultural barriers that contribute to the gender gap, and advancing women’s leadership in the sciences, a new–more inclusive–landscape can take shape. As of 2024, the Clare Boothe Luce Program awards grants of up to $750,000 to fund higher education institutions’ efforts to address the obstacles that prevent or discourage women on their campuses from pursuing and thriving in STEM fields. For 2026, the Clare Boothe Luce Program will focus exclusively on projects that address the barriers faced by women in Astronomy, Mathematics, and Physics. 

She left most of her estate to the Henry Luce Foundation. A known trailblazer, she declined to limit her vision to the fields where she had established her reputation. She chose instead to establish a legacy that would benefit current and future generations of women with talent and ambition in areas where they continue to be severely underrepresented—science, mathematics, and engineering.