AMP: Minority Travel Grant to Participate in the Sixth National Conference of the Council on Undergraduate Research

HRD-9633585 Stevens 本科生研究理事会要求提供25，000美元的经费，作为代表人数不足的少数民族出席将于1996年6月27日至29日在北卡罗来纳州中央大学举行的第六次全国会议赠款旅费。 这是CUR两年一度的会议首次在公共机构或历史上的黑人机构举行。 这为黑人学术界和不断增长的西班牙裔社区提供了前所未有的机会，在国家一级的本科研究社区内建立网络。 1996年6月会议的主题是：通过伙伴关系丰富科学：学术界、工业界和政府。“由CUR的国家办公室和NC校长朱利叶斯·钱伯斯管理的有针对性的邮件在全国范围内向历史上的黑人和西班牙裔机构的科学教师宣传了这次会议。 目前正在寻求资金为这些目标群体提供旅费援助，鼓励代表人数不足的少数群体参加会议有三个目标。 第一个目标是为代表性不足的少数民族教师和管理人员提供机会，主要是本科院校，通过网络和参加研讨会，更多地了解资助机会和成功的本科研究计划。 第二个目标是将代表性不足的少数群体的声音和观点纳入关于本科生研究的全国对话。 第三个目标是促进代表性不足的少数群体参与大学生研究理事会的组织工作。

HRD-9633585 Stevens The Council on Undergraduate Research (CUR) requests funding in the amount of $25,000 for travel grants for underrepresented minorities to attend its Sixth National Conference to be held at North Carolina Central University (NCCU), June 27,-29, 1996. This is the first time CUR's biennial conference has been held either at a public institution or an historically Black institution. This affords an unprecedented opportunity both for the Black academic community and the growing Hispanic community to network within the undergraduate research community at the national level. The theme of the June 1996 Conference is: Enriching Science through Partnerships: Academics, Industry, Government." Targeted mailings administered by both CUR's National Office and NC Chancellor Julius Chambers have promoted the conference nationwide to science faculty at historically Black and Hispanic institutions. Funds are now being sought to provide travel assistance to these targeted groups.The objective of encouraging underrepresented minorities to attend the conference is three-fold. The first objective is to provide the opportunity for underrepresented minority faculty and administrators at primarily undergraduate institutions to learn more about funding opportunities and successful undergraduate research programs through networking and attending workshops at the Conference. The second objective is to bring the voice and perspective of the underrepresented minority community into the national dialogue on undergraduate research. And the third objective is to foster the involvement of underrepresented minorities in the organization of the Council on Undergraduate Research.