Maryland System Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation 2010-2012 Bridge to the Doctorate - BD Site: University of Maryland-College Park

马里兰州大学系统（USM）路易斯·斯托克斯少数民族参与联盟（LSAMP）寻求资金，以增加第五批桥梁博士（BD）研究员到其目前的保留举措。第一批BD研究员于2005年秋季在巴尔的摩县的马里兰州大学（UMBC）入学。2006年秋季，第二批研究员进入马里兰大学帕克分校（UMCP）。第三个队列于2008年秋季入组UMCP，第四个队列于2009年秋季入组UMBC。自2005年UMBC录取第一个BD队列以来，已有48名BD研究员在UMBC和UMCP的STEM研究生课程就读。11名学生完成了硕士学位，37名学生仍在就读。amp;#56256;�智力优势拟议的活动将提供一个队列的12名学生谁参加了LSAMP计划，作为本科生，有机会获得大量的资金和其他关键支持，以成功地追求研究生学位在不同的STEM领域在一个国家？顶尖的研究型大学。参与者也将有机会，在他们的学术生涯的早期，进行尖端的研究与UMCP校园和位于校园附近的国家实验室的顶级研究科学家。以下是对BD研究员的要求：参加社区会议和个人咨询会议;？在第一年申请NSF研究生研究奖学金;？在申请研究生院的过程中，为当前的LSAMP本科生树立榜样;在国家或地方会议上介绍研究成果;参加马里兰州的大学系统？研究生研讨会;？参加并在NSF联合年会（JAM）上展示海报;？在联合LSAMP/LSAMP-BD研究研讨会上介绍研究并担任导师;参加校园内的各种研讨会，以促进专业发展和成长;参加联合USM BD队列活动，如夏季成功研究所和收获晚餐。amp;#56256;#56473;更广泛的影响许多LSAMP学生是传统上在STEM领域代表性不足的群体的成员。拟议的活动将增加准备攻读这些领域博士学位的此类学生人数。此外，还计划开展活动，为参与者提供有关各种STEM职业选择的信息，并帮助激励他们中的一些人为教授职业做好准备。

The University System of Maryland (USM) Louis Stokes Alliances for Minority Participation (LSAMP)seeks funding to add a fifth cohort of Bridge to the Doctorate (BD) Fellows to its current retentioninitiatives. The first cohort of BD Fellows matriculated at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County(UMBC) in the fall of 2005. In fall 2006, the second cohort of fellows enrolled at the University ofMaryland, College Park (UMCP). The third cohort enrolled at UMCP in the fall of 2008 and the fourthcohort enrolled at UMBC in the fall of 2009. Since the first BD cohort matriculated at UMBC in 2005,there have been 48 BD Fellows enrolled in STEM graduate programs at UMBC and UMCP. Elevenstudents have completed MS degrees and 37 students are still enrolled.�� INTELLECTUAL MERITThe proposed activity will provide a cohort of 12 students who have participated in LSAMP Programs, asundergraduates, the opportunity to receive substantial funding and other critical support to successfullypursue graduate degrees in diverse STEM fields at one of the nation?s top research universities. Theparticipants also will have opportunities, early in their academic careers, to conduct cutting-edge researchwith top research scientists on the UMCP campus and at national laboratories located in close proximityto the campus. The following will be required of BD fellows:? To participate in community meetings and individual advising meetings;? To apply for the NSF Graduate Student Research Fellowship during the first year;? To serve as role models to current undergraduate LSAMP students in the process of applying forgraduate school;? To present research at national or local conferences;? To participate in the University System of Maryland?s Graduate Research Symposium;? To attend and present posters at the NSF Joint Annual Meeting (JAM);? To present research and serve as mentors at the joint LSAMP/LSAMP-BD Research Symposium;? To participate in various seminars on campus in order to promote professional development andgrowth;? To participate in joint USM BD cohort events such as Summer Success Institute and the HarvestDinner.�� BROADER IMPACTSMany LSAMP students are members of groups that traditionally have been underrepresented in STEMfields. The proposed activity will increase the number of such students in the pipeline to earn doctoraldegrees in these fields. In addition, activities are planned that would provide the participants withinformation about a variety of STEM career options, and help to motivate some of them to prepare forcareers in the professoriate.