FGLSAMP Bridge to the Doctorate

南佛罗里达大学将作为2009-2011年佛罗里达-乔治亚州路易斯·斯托克斯少数民族参与联盟（FGLSAMP）项目博士学位项目的桥梁。根据美国国家科学基金会和FGLSAMP？新的FGLSAMP USF BD项目致力于提供体验式的接触机会，扩展了成功的成果。最佳实践?以前的9个培训补助金（BD， IGERT和GK-12和斯隆）的所有STEM领域，？数学、地球系统科学、生物与物理科学、工程/计算机科学。这一建议将以前的队列中使用的成功的指导和培训模式扩展到整个USF。这个项目的一个独特之处在于，它利用了来自南加州大学、斯隆基金会和麦克奈特基金会的广泛机构承诺，以及来自坦帕湾社区的公司的承诺，以及来自世界各地的合作者，他们都致力于确保学员和项目的成功。这一承诺将导致7个额外的为期两年的奖学金（补充12个nsf资助的BD奖学金，总共19个为期两年的BD奖学金）作为BD研究员。此外，该提案获得的非南加州大学承诺将使实习生在3-5年期间平均每年获得3万美元的资助方案制度化，这些资金来自捐赠奖学金和外部项目。此外还有国内和国际实习机会。该项目利用NSF资金，从USF获得90万美元的学生和项目支持（奖学金、学费减免、管理）；为攻读博士学位的学生提供60万美元的斯隆博士奖学金，以及来自佛罗里达州教育基金的90万美元。因此，这个项目是由250万美元的非国家科学基金基金杠杆。来自NSF的每一美元将至少带来2.5美元的配套支持。我们对这批学生的目标是确保100%的学生完成博士学位，并提供变革性的指导、留用和社区建设策略。此外，USF BD项目将成为LSAMP BD研究员与其他NSF支持的项目（GRFP， IGERT, GK-12， CREST， AGEP， LSAMP等）之间协同和正式联系的国家模式，使学生能够通过教学课程和研究经验获得国际水平的研究视角，并在国家实验室（Brookhaven， NIST）接受研究培训，这将提供一个“桥梁”。博士后聘任和长期聘用机制；发展技术、沟通和研究技能。国家科学基金资助项目提供的教育津贴费用将用于：1)促进BD研究员的研究和培训活动；2)开展专业发展活动和专门的BD课程相关活动；3)共同主办一年一度的FGLSAMP BD和GK-12研究研讨会，邀请各自项目的研究生介绍他们的研究成果；4)承担BD研究员出席NSF LSAMP/AGEP研究会议的差旅费；5)支持在国家实验室扩展研究经验的旅行；6)支付与赞助BD研究员参加GRE考试准备课程和重新参加GRE考试相关的费用（这应该会增加他们在国家外部和内部USF奖学金中的竞争力）；7)与国际合作伙伴和合作者共同促进BD研究员的国际研究培训；8)为所有BD研究员提供医疗保险。为了使少数族裔毕业生STEM奖学金机会制度化，南加州大学已经在8个不同的学术项目中建立了两个阿尔弗雷德·p·斯隆少数族裔奖学金项目，在海洋科学学院为少数族裔BD学生建立了两个捐赠基金，其中已经投入了90多万美元。

University of South Florida will serve as the 2009-2011 Bridge to the Doctorate (BD) Project site for the Florida-Georgia Louis Stokes Alliances for Minority Participation (FGLSAMP) Program. In accordance with the goal of the National Science Foundation and FGLSAMP?s commitment to providing experiential exposure opportunities, the new FGLSAMP USF BD Program extends the successful outcomes and ?best practices? of nine previous training grant awards (BD, IGERT and GK-12 and Sloan) to all STEM fields, ? mathematics, earth system sciences, biological & physical sciences and engineering/computer Science. This proposal extends a successful mentoring and training model used in the previous cohorts to the entire USF.A unique feature of this program is that it leverages extensive institutional commitment from across USF, Sloan Foundation and McKnight Foundation with commitment from companies in the Tampa bay community and collaborators all over the world are all committed to ensuring success of both, the trainees and the program. This commitment will result in 7 additional two-year fellowships awards (supplementing the 12 NSF-funded BD Fellowships for a total of 19 two-year BD Fellowships) as BD Fellows. Additionally, the non-USF commitments secured for this proposal will enable institutionalization of funding packages averaging $30,000 per year in years 3-5 of the traineeship, from endowed fellowships and external programs. This has been complemented with national and international internship opportunities.The program leverages NSF dollars with $900,000 in student and program support (fellowships tuition waivers, administration) from USF; $600,000 in Sloan Doctoral Fellowships for students continuing towards their Ph.D., and $900,000 from the Florida Education Fund. Thus, this program is leveraged by $2,500,000 of non NSF funds. Every dollar from NSF will result in at-least $2.5 in matching support.Our goal for this cohort is to ensure that 100% of the students complete their Ph.D, with transformative mentoring, retention and community building strategies. Additionally, the USF BD Project will serve as a national model for the synergistic and formal connection of LSAMP BD fellows with other NSF supported programs (GRFP, IGERT, GK-12, CREST, AGEP, LSAMP, etc.), enable students to gain an international level research perspective via didactic coursework and research experiences, receive research training at national labs (Brookhaven, NIST) that will provide a ?bridging? mechanism for postdoctoral appointments and permanent employment; and develop technical, communication and research skills.The cost of education allowance provided by the NSF supplement will be utilized to: 1) facilitate the BD Fellows' research and training activities; 2) conduct professional development activities and special BD course-related activities; 3) co-sponsor an annual FGLSAMP BD and GK-12 research symposium for graduate fellows from the respective programs to present their research; 4) cover travel costs for the BD Fellows to present at NSF LSAMP/AGEP research conferences; 5) support travel for extended research experiences at national labs; 6) cover costs associated with sponsoring the BD Fellows' participation in GRE exam preparation courses and retaking the GRE exam (this should result in their increased competitiveness for national external and internal USF fellowships); 7) foster international research-training for BD fellows with international partners and collaborators; and 8) provide health insurance coverage for all BD Fellows.With a goal towards institutionalization of minority graduate STEM fellowship opportunities, USF has already established two Alfred P. Sloan Minority Fellowship programs in eight different academic programs, two endowment funds in College of Marine Science for minority BD students to which more than $900,000 has already been committed.