SACNAS Multi-Discpline Student Support Activities

促进奇卡诺人和美洲原住民协会是一个非营利组织，在改善和扩大科学、技术、工程和数学劳动力中代表性不足的群体的机会方面发挥了重要作用。 在SACNAS的使命的核心是该组织的显著重点是鼓励学生通过辅导，接触尖端科学，并在SACNAS全国会议提供的专业发展培训，追求STEM的高级学位。 除了参加科学研讨会，接收各种研究生和实习计划的信息，学生参与者有机会提交摘要，并在海报会议上展示他们的学术研究，由专业的研究科学家和工程师评判。资金将用于支持学生和博士后在NSF的出席-支持学科参加全国会议，以增加学生在STEM的多样化参与，特别是在生物科学，地球科学，数学，化学，物理学，计算机科学等领域，工程学和社会行为科学。 该活动为国家科学基金会创造了一个独特的机会，与SACNAS合作，以实现与美国竞争法相一致的目标，并协助发展年轻专业人员的智力资本，以实现STEM的卓越成就。该奖项由生物科学理事会，工程理事会，数学和物理科学理事会，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.