Preparing Economically Challenged Students for Careers in Biotechnology

为经济困难的学生从事生物技术职业做好准备

• 批准号: 0806884
• 负责人: Jill Sible
• 金额: $ 48.53万
• 依托单位: Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2008
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2008-08-01 至 2014-07-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0806884&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Preparing; Economically; Challenged; Students; Careers

Four-year scholarships are being awarded to a cohort of academically talented financially needy freshmen majoring in biology or bioinformatics. Students are being recruited from areas of Virginia where the poverty rate is above twenty percent. These areas include the rural Appalachian counties of southwestern Virginia and urban Richmond City. The racial demographics differ; Richmond is more than sixty percent minority, predominantly African American, whereas the rural counties are over 97 % Caucasian. Approximately fifteen scholarships are being awarded ranging from $5,000 to $10,000 annually with an average scholarship amount of $7100. Scholarship amounts are determined by the Cost of Attendance and the Expected Family Contribution.The scholars take common classes and participate in a weekly seminar dedicated to the academic and career preparation, research skills, ethics and diversity. These efforts are preparing the scholars not only to be scientific leaders in biotechnology, but also to increase diversity and collaboration within the discipline.

四年期奖学金将颁发给一群有学术才华但经济困难的生物学或生物信息学专业新生。 学生是从弗吉尼亚州贫困率超过百分之二十的地区招收的。 这些地区包括弗吉尼亚州西南部的阿巴拉契亚乡村县和里士满市市区。 种族人口统计数据不同；里士满 60% 以上是少数族裔，主要是非裔美国人，而乡村县 97% 以上是白人。 每年颁发大约 15 个奖学金，金额从 5,000 美元到 10,000 美元不等，平均奖学金金额为 7100 美元。 奖学金金额由就读费用和预期家庭贡献决定。学者们参加普通课程并参加每周一次的研讨会，致力于学术和职业准备、研究技能、道德和多样性。 这些努力不仅使学者们成为生物技术领域的科学领导者，而且还增加了学科内的多样性和合作。