Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates in Science and Engineering

本合同用于科学与工程研究生和博士后调查的实施和数据处理，该调查每年进行一次，以获得有关领域分布、支持来源和类型、性别、公民身份和种族/民族背景的数据，以及有关科学和工程领域研究生课程的学生数量、资金来源、性别、高等教育机构聘用的科学/工程博士后的公民身份。承包商将生成显示调查结果的详细统计表，并根据需要提供技术支持。作为修订后的《国家科学基金法》要求的一部分，为收集、解释和分析有关美国科学和工程资源和人员的当前和预计可用性的数据提供一个中央交换中心，美国国家科学基金会收集和传播学术机构的理工科研究生招生的详细特征的统计数据。美国国家科学基金会内部管理层和国家科学委员会使用了该系列调查得出的数据。以及由联邦、州和机构各级的分析人员预测科学家和工程师供应的变化，并结合基于其他来源的需求预测，对可能出现的供需失衡发出早期预警。

This contract is for the conduct and data processing of the Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates in Science and Engineering, conducted annually to yield data on the field distribution, sources and types of support, sex, citizenship, and racial/ethnic background of students enrolled in graduate programs in science and engineering fields, and on the number, sources of funding, sex, and citizenship of science/engineering postdoctorates employed by institutions of higher education. The contractor will generate detailed statistical tables displaying survey results and provide technical support as needed. As part of its requirement under the National Science Foundation Act, as amended, to provide a central clearinghouse for the collection, interpretation, and analysis of data on the current and projected availability of scientific and engineering resources and personnel in the United States, NSF collects and disseminates statistical data on detailed characteristics of graduate science and engineering enrollment in academic institutions. Data derived from this survey series are used by internal NSF management and the National Science Board. as well as by analysts at the Federal, State, and institutional levels to predict changes in the supply of scientists and engineers and, in combination with demand projections based on other sources, to generate early warning of possible imbalances of supply and demand.