Collaborative: EDGE Program

该奖项支持继续加强研究生教育的多样性（EDGE）计划。妇女，特别是少数民族妇女在数学科学领域的比例在每一个学术水平上都在下降。针对这一问题，EDGE项目旨在(1)增加数学科学领域的女性博士人数，特别是那些来自代表性不足群体的女性博士人数；(2)让更多女性在数学界担任可见的领导角色。EDGE计划旨在通过提供全面的指导计划来实现这些目标，该计划支持女性在数学方面的学术发展和研究活动。拟议的活动针对四个不同群体的女性：新博士生、高级博士生、博士后和初级教员。除了每年的夏季会议外，EDGE还为每个目标参与者群体提供年度会议、研究合作旅行、研究报告旅行和其他开放式指导活动。该项目旨在通过增加在数学科学研究生课程中取得成功的女性，特别是少数族裔女性的数量，来影响数学界；在学术界、工业界和政府中担任领导角色的人；他们最终使数学界多样化，并为可用的“本土”人才提供可持续的增长。增加数学界的多样性最终将增强美国在数学和科学领域的竞争力，并允许来自不同背景和文化的人茁壮成长、进步并为这一职业做出贡献。减少数学科学教师之间的性别和种族差异将促进国家努力增加数学本科和研究生课程学生的多样性。

This award supports continuation of the Enhancing Diversity in Graduate Education (EDGE) program. The proportion of women, especially underrepresented minority women, in the mathematical sciences declines at each successive academic level. In response to this problem, the EDGE Program is designed (1) to increase the number of women PhDs in the mathematical sciences, especially those from underrepresented groups; and (2) to place more women in visible leadership roles in the mathematics community. The EDGE Program seeks to achieve these goals by providing a comprehensive mentoring program that supports the academic development and research activities of women in mathematics. The proposed activities target women in four different groups: new PhD students, advanced PhD students, postdocs, and junior faculty. Along with an annual summer session, EDGE supports an annual conference, travel for research collaborations, travel to present research, and other open-ended mentoring activities for each targeted participant group. This project aims to impact the mathematics community by increasing the number of women, particularly from minority groups, who succeed in graduate programs in the mathematical sciences; who assume leadership roles in academia, industry, and government; and who ultimately diversify the mathematical community and provide a sustainable increase in the pool of available "home-grown" talent. Increased diversity in the mathematics community will ultimately strengthen U.S. competitiveness in mathematics and science and allow people from all backgrounds and cultures to thrive, advance, and contribute to the profession. Reducing the gender and racial disparities among faculty in the mathematical sciences will facilitate national efforts to increase the diversity of students enrolled in undergraduate and graduate programs in mathematics.