BioScholars II: Supporting Women from Underserved Communities in the Study of Biological Science

BioScholars II：支持服务匮乏社区的女性进行生物科学研究

• 批准号: 1154143
• 负责人: Susan Bear
• 金额: $ 60万
• 依托单位: Pine Manor College
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2012
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2012-06-01 至 2016-05-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1154143&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: BioScholars; II; Supporting; Women; Underserved

BioScholars II, a program of scholarships for 20 academically talented but financially needy students at Pine Manor College, builds on the successes of its predecessor, BioScholars I. It supports such students not only financially, but also academically and personally, to enable them to continue their studies of biology, to graduate, and to enter the workforce or continue in their scientific studies. As a small, all-women's school enrolling a majority of local, low-income, ethnic minority students, Pine Manor targets its support in demonstrably effective ways. In particular, all students are expected to complete a capstone internship, and for BioScholars, this is expected to involve research at one of the colleges, universities, or industries in the Boston area. Teaching postdoctoral fellows from Sackler School of Biomedical Science at Tufts University offer seminar courses in advanced biomedical subjects to BioScholars and other interested students. Talks by visiting speakers, a Science Club, a Sophomore Honors Colloquium, peer and faculty mentoring, and early intervention for students experiencing difficulties round out the program.

Pine Manor College为20名学业有天赋但经济困难的学生提供奖学金，该项目以其前身BioScholars I的成功为基础，不仅在经济上，而且在学术和个人方面为这些学生提供支持，使他们能够继续学习生物学，毕业，进入劳动力大军或继续他们的科学研究。作为一所招收大多数当地低收入少数民族学生的小型女子学校，Pine Manor的目标是以明显有效的方式提供支持。特别是，所有学生都需要完成顶石实习，而对于生物学者来说，这需要在波士顿地区的学院、大学或行业中进行研究。塔夫茨大学萨克勒生物医学学院的博士后教授为生物学者和其他感兴趣的学生提供高级生物医学科目的研讨会课程。来访演讲者的演讲、科学俱乐部、二年级荣誉座谈会、同行和教职员工指导，以及为遇到困难的学生提供早期干预，这些都是该计划的补充。