2014-2016 Alabama Bridge to the Doctorate at the University of Alabama-Birmingham

2014-2016 阿拉巴马大学伯明翰分校 博士衔接课程

• 批准号: 1405621
• 负责人: Louis Dale
• 金额: $ 98.7万
• 依托单位: University of Alabama at Birmingham
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2014
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2014-09-01 至 2017-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1405621&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: 2014; 2016; Alabama; Bridge; Doctorate

The Louis Stokes Alliances for Minority Participation (LSAMP) program assists universities and colleges in diversifying the STEM workforce through their efforts at significantly increasing the numbers of students successfully completing high quality degree programs in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) disciplines. Particular emphasis is placed on transforming STEM education through innovative recruitment and retention strategies and experiences in support of groups historically underrepresented in STEM disciplines: African-Americans, Alaskan Natives, American Indians, Hispanic Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Native Pacific Islanders. The Bridge to the Doctorate (BD) Activity provides support for postbaccalaureate studies in STEM programs leading to the STEM doctoral degree.The University of Alabama-Birmingham (UAB) is the host site for the 2014-2016 (Cohort XII) BD program that supports a graduate student cohort of 12 underrepresented minority (URM) STEM Ph.D. students from LSAMP campuses across the nation. The Alabama Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (ALSAMP) BD Activity provides extensive training in specific STEM disciplines as well as professional development and guidance that promote peer mentoring and leadership in the scientific community. Students receive rigorous academic and research training experiences that support completion of the Ph.D. and the transition to a competitive career in academia and industry.Participants are required to attend special topic seminars concerning graduate schoolmatriculation designed specifically for the program and procedures for applying for NSF and other fellowships. Retention strategies are carried out by providing the best available research experiences and resources, establishing appropriate faculty guidance and quality mentoring and providing the support needed to accomplish the goal of earning doctoral degrees. Students will be linked to projects such as the NSF Alliances for Graduate Education and the Professoriate (AGEP), Integrated Graduate Education Research and Traineeships (IGERT), the Southern Regional Education Board Doctoral Scholars Program (SREB), Alabama Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (Alabama EPSCoR) and other STEM graduate education programming.At the end of the two year award period, students remaining in UAB doctoral programs are guaranteed a continuation of the same level of financial support through a combination of departmental fellowships and additional financial support from the university. BD students not remaining at UAB are assisted in connecting to doctoral programs of their choice at other institutions and securing fellowship and other support at the selected institution. All ALSAMP BD students are tracked into STEM doctoral degree programs and the workforce, including the professoriate.Best practices for recruitment and retention of graduate researchers are implemented and built upon lessons learned from previous ALSAMP BD host sites. The findings, lessons learned, and impact of the activities are disseminated through publications and presentations at national meetings. To date, the Alabama Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (ALSAMP) Bridge to the Doctorate activity has supported 114 underrepresented minority (URM) graduate students in in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics [STEM] disciplines.The long-term impact of the BD activity is reflected in America's STEM workforce, both in academia and in industrial research and development. By nurturing the future professoriate, as well as the scientific workforce, the value added is seen in the visibility of minorities in science and engineering, increasing representation and providing role models and motivation for the next generation.

路易斯斯托克斯少数族裔参与联盟 (LSAMP) 计划致力于显着增加成功完成科学、技术、工程和数学 (STEM) 学科高质量学位课程的学生数量，从而帮助大学和学院实现 STEM 劳动力多元化。 特别强调通过创新的招募和保留策略和经验来改变 STEM 教育，以支持历史上在 STEM 学科中代表性不足的群体：非裔美国人、阿拉斯加原住民、美洲印第安人、西班牙裔美国人、夏威夷原住民和太平洋原住民。 通往博士学位之桥 (BD) 活动为获得 STEM 博士学位的 STEM 项目学士后研究提供支持。阿拉巴马大学伯明翰分校 (UAB) 是 2014-2016 年（第 XII 期）BD 项目的主办地，该项目支持由 12 名代表性不足的少数族裔 (URM) STEM 博士组成的研究生群体。来自全国 LSAMP 校园的学生。 阿拉巴马州路易斯斯托克斯少数民族参与联盟 (ALSAMP) BD 活动提供特定 STEM 学科的广泛培训以及专业发展和指导，以促进科学界的同行指导和领导力。 学生将接受严格的学术和研究培训经验，以支持完成博士学位。以及向学术界和工业界竞争性职业的过渡。参与者需要参加专门为申请 NSF 和其他奖学金的项目和程序设计的有关研究生入学的专题研讨会。保留策略是通过提供最好的研究经验和资源、建立适当的教师指导和高质量的指导以及提供实现获得博士学位目标所需的支持来实施的。学生将参与 NSF 研究生教育和教授联盟 (AGEP)、综合研究生教育研究和培训 (IGERT)、南部地区教育委员会博士学者计划 (SREB)、阿拉巴马州刺激竞争性研究实验计划 (阿拉巴马州 EPSCoR) 和其他 STEM 研究生教育计划等项目。在两年奖励期结束时，保证留在 UAB 博士课程的学生获得 通过部门奖学金和大学的额外财政支持相结合，继续提供相同水平的财政支持。未留在 UAB 的 BD 学生将获得帮助，以连接到他们选择的其他机构的博士课程，并在所选机构获得奖学金和其他支持。 所有 ALSAMP BD 学生都会被跟踪进入 STEM 博士学位课程和劳动力队伍，包括教授职位。招聘和保留研究生研究人员的最佳实践是在从以前的 ALSAMP BD 主办地点吸取的经验教训的基础上实施的。活动的调查结果、经验教训和影响通过出版物和在国家会议上的发言进行传播。迄今为止，阿拉巴马州路易斯斯托克斯少数族裔参与联盟 (ALSAMP) 通往博士学位的桥梁活动已为科学、技术、工程和数学 [STEM] 学科的 114 名代表性不足的少数族裔 (URM) 研究生提供了支持。BD 活动的长期影响反映在美国学术界和工业研发领域的 STEM 劳动力队伍中。通过培养未来的教授和科学劳动力，增加的价值体现在少数群体在科学和工程领域的知名度、增加代表性并为下一代提供榜样和动力。