SACNAS Multi-Discpline Student Support Activities

非营利组织奇卡诺人和美洲土著人促进会(SACNAS)一直在帮助改善和扩大科学、技术、工程和数学(STEM)劳动力队伍中代表人数不足的群体的机会。SACNAS使命的核心是该组织明显地专注于通过在SACNAS全国会议上提供的指导、接触尖端科学和职业发展培训来鼓励学生攻读STEM高级学位。除了参加科学研讨会，接受各种研究生和实习项目的信息外，学生参与者还有机会提交关于学术研究的摘要，并在海报会议上展示他们的学术研究，这些会议由专业研究科学家和工程师进行评判。基金将用于支持NSF支持的学科的学生和博士后出席全国会议，以增加STEM学生的多样化参与，特别是在生物科学、地球科学、数学、化学、物理、计算机科学、工程以及社会科学和行为科学领域。这项活动为国家科学基金会与SACNAS合作创造了一个独特的机会，以实现与《美国竞争法》相一致的目标，并帮助发展年轻专业人员的智力资本，以追求STEM的卓越。该奖项的资金来自生物科学局、工程局、数学和物理科学局、地球科学司、人力资源开发司和综合活动办公室。

The Society for the Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans (SACNAS), a non-profit organization, has been instrumental in improving and expanding opportunities for underrepresented groups in the science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) workforce. At the core of the SACNAS' mission is the organization's marked focus on encouraging students to pursue advanced degrees in STEM through mentoring, exposure to cutting edge science, and professional development training offered at the SACNAS National Conference. In addition to attending scientific symposia, receiving information on various graduate and internship programs, student participants have the opportunity to submit abstracts on and present their academic research at poster sessions, which are judged by professional research scientists and engineers.Funds will be utilized to support the attendance of students and post-doc in NSF-supported disciplines to attend the National conference as a vehicle to increase the diverse participation of students in STEM, particularly in the fields of the biological sciences, geosciences, mathematics, chemistry, physics, computer science,engineering and the social and behavioral sciences. The activity creates a unique opportunity for the National Science Foundation, in partnership with SACNAS, to meet goals aligned with the America Competes Act, as well as to assist in the development of the intellectual capital of young professionals in the quest to achieve excellence in STEM.This award is funded by contributions from the Directorate for Biological Sciences, Directorate for Engineering, Directorate of Mathematics and Physical Sciences, Division of Earth Sciences, the Division of Human Resource Development, and the Office of Integrative Activities.