Seven Societies Travel Grants for Students, Independent Scholars and Recent PhDs

七个社团为学生、独立学者和应届博士生提供旅行补助

• 批准号: 1058613
• 负责人: Robert Malone
• 金额: $ 16.52万
• 依托单位: History of Science Society
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2011
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2011-04-01 至 2015-06-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1058613&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Seven; Societies; Travel; Grants; Students

Project summaryThis award will enable seven STS societies to provide travel grants to graduate students, independent scholars, and junior scholars to attend professional meetings of these societies from 2011-2013. The seven societies are the History of Science Society (HSS), the Society for the History of Technology (SHOT), the Philosophy of Science Association (PSA), the International Society for the History of Philosophy of Science (HOPOS), the American Society for Environmental History (ASEH), the International Society for the Psychology of Science and Technology (ISPST), and the International Society for the History, Philosophy, and Social Studies of Biology (ISHPSSB).Intellectual MeritSince the mid 1990s, NSF has provided travel grants to the HSS so that graduate students and independent scholars could attend the conferences of HSS, SHOT, PSA, and the Society for Social Studies of Science (4S). The intellectual merits of these grants can be easily measured by surveying the past conferences of each society and noting the high rate of participation by students, independent scholars, and, in the past 5 years, recent PhDs. As a result, society conferences have been richer and more diverse due to the participation of these scholars. In turn, the research and careers of these scholars (as they have testified) have been boosted by this participation. Such professionalization is crucial on several fronts: younger scholars will be teaching at major research universities, liberal arts colleges, and community colleges; curating museum exhibits; working at research institutes; overseeing library collections; and helping with government programs, whereas grants to independent scholars will allow these scholars to maintain contact with their professional societies, creating intellectual and practical stimulation as they continue to work in museums, research institutes, libraries, and government agencies. Finally, recent PhDs, in the midst of budgets that have cut or eliminated departmental travel funds, will have the opportunity to maintain their career trajectory.Potential Broader ImpactsThe current proposal will also lead to broader impacts for STS disciplines by including related general fields, such as ASEH, that are experiencing rapid growth, and by welcoming specialized subfields, such as ISHPSSB, HOPOS, and ISPST, that are likewise gaining in numbers and influence. The inclusion of the latter groups is particularly important since they represent the rapid growth in societies representing scientific sub fields. The cooperation that the grant will require will insure that we maintain relationships in these divergent fields. NSF travel grants have been a major force in facilitating international exchange, allowing US scholars to travel overseas to share the results of their research. This exchange enhances the intellectual quality of the meetings, while fostering diverse viewpoints and interpretations of science. As the US sees its share of college enrollees in the world dwindle, it is all the more important that these seven societies and their largely US membership share ideas and questions about science and its influence on society.

该奖项将使七个STS社团能够为研究生、独立学者和初级学者提供旅行赠款，以参加2011-2013年这些社团的专业会议。这七个学会分别是科学史学会（HSS）、技术史学会（SHOT）、科学哲学协会（PSA）、国际科学哲学史学会（HOPOS）、美国环境史学会（ASEH）、国际科学技术心理学学会（ISPST）和国际历史、哲学、自1990年代中期以来，NSF向HSS提供旅行赠款，以便研究生和独立学者可以参加HSS，SHOT，PSA和社会科学研究协会（4S）的会议。通过调查每个学会过去的会议，并注意到学生、独立学者以及最近5年来的博士生的高参与率，可以很容易地衡量这些赠款的智力价值。因此，由于这些学者的参与，社会会议变得更加丰富和多样化。反过来，这些学者的研究和事业（正如他们所证明的那样）也因这种参与而得到了推动。这种专业化在几个方面至关重要：年轻的学者将在主要的研究型大学、文科学院和社区学院任教;策划博物馆展览;在研究机构工作;监督图书馆收藏;并帮助政府项目，而对独立学者的赠款将使这些学者与他们的专业团体保持联系，创造智力和实践的刺激，因为他们继续在博物馆，研究机构，图书馆和政府机构工作。最后，最近的博士，在削减或取消部门差旅费的预算中，将有机会保持他们的职业轨迹。潜在的更广泛的影响目前的提案也将导致STS学科的更广泛的影响，包括相关的一般领域，如ASEH，正在经历快速增长，并欢迎专业的子领域，如ISHPSSB，HOPOS，和ISPST，他们的人数和影响力也在增加。纳入后一个群体尤其重要，因为它们代表了代表科学子领域的社会的快速发展。赠款所要求的合作将确保我们在这些不同领域保持关系。NSF旅行赠款一直是促进国际交流的主要力量，使美国学者能够前往海外分享他们的研究成果。这种交流提高了会议的知识质量，同时促进了对科学的不同观点和解释。随着美国在全球大学入学人数中所占的份额不断下降，这七个学会及其主要的美国会员分享有关科学及其对社会影响的想法和问题就变得更加重要。