Pathways to Ocean Sciences

该奖项为扩大参与研究所(IBP)建立一个名为海洋科学之路(Path To Ocean Science)的计划提供资金；拟议的项目将利用一系列外展活动和补充的数字工具来联网和支持参与国家科学基金会(National Science Foundation)本科生海洋科学研究体验(REU)站点计划的学生和教职员工。利用广泛的虚拟和面对面的外展、数字交流工具和IBP的国家学生名录，海洋科学之路将1)帮助REU PI增加申请NSF海洋科学REU的未被充分代表的少数族裔(URM)学生的数量，2)鼓励REU PIs、教师和管理人员之间的网络和合作，特别是在促进其REU项目内多样性的战略方面，3)促进学生在REU经历期间和之后的网络和交流，4)向学生介绍新的海洋科学领域5)跟踪海洋科学REU学生在他们的教育道路上的进步，以及6)通过将学生与适当的STEM(科学、技术、工程和数学)资源(如研究生院奖学金和其他资助资源)相匹配，帮助REU学生过渡到研究生项目。

This award provides funding for the Institute for Broadening Participation (IBP) to establish a program called Pathways to Ocean Sciences; the proposed project will employ a set of outreach activities and complementary digital tools to network and support students and faculty involved in the National Science Foundation's ocean sciences Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Sites programs. Using extensive virtual and face-to-face outreach, digital communication tools, and IBP's National Student Directory, Pathways to Ocean Sciences will 1) assist REU PIs to increase the number of underrepresented minority (URM) students applying to NSF ocean sciences REUs, 2) encourage networking and collaboration among REU PIs, Faculty, and Administrators, particularly in regards to strategies for promoting diversity within their REU programs, 3) facilitate networking and communication among students during and after their REU experience, 4) introduce students to new emerging fields of ocean sciences 5) track ocean sciences REU students as they progress through their educational pathway, and 6) assist REU students in bridging to graduate programs by matching students with appropriate STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) resources such as graduate school fellowships and other funding resources.