GEM Professional Development and Travel Grant to National Conference

GEM联盟在扩大工程和其他STEM领域代表性不足的研究生的参与方面有着丰富的历史。每年，它提供了丰富的机会，在那里代表性不足的研究生能够补充他们的正规研究生教育与有意义的专业发展和正式和非正式的导师从工程和其他干教师。这个研讨会/旅行补助金提案的重点是在第40届GEM大会晚会上为代表性不足的研究生提供特殊的专业发展机会。通过这些专业发展机会，代表性不足的研究生将提供导师和其他有意义的学习经验，以帮助他们获得更好的理解和准备在工程和其他STEM领域的教授。在工程和许多其他STEM领域，教师队伍多样化的进展缓慢。努力增加非裔美国人，西班牙裔和美洲原住民在工程和其他STEM领域的代表性是NSF的优先事项。通过研讨会的形式，该项目旨在推进代表性不足的研究生的研究知识和技能，同时让他们接触到工程和其他STEM领域的强大导师和支持系统。这个项目的更广泛的意义和重要性是它的重点是通过装备知识，技能和支持代表性不足的研究生成功地追求在教师队伍的职业生涯积极影响干教师管道。该项目与NSF的战略目标和优先事项密切相关，以增加各级STEM教育管道中代表性不足的群体的参与。

The GEM Consortium has a rich-history in broadening participation among underrepresented graduate students in engineering and other STEM fields. Annually, it offers an abundance of opportunities, where underrepresented graduate students are able to supplement their formal graduate education with meaningful professional development and formal and informal mentorship from engineering and other STEM faculty. This workshop/travel grant proposal focuses on providing underrepresented graduate students with special professional development opportunities at the 40th GEM Conference & Gala. Through these professional development opportunities, underrepresented graduate students will be provided mentorship and other meaningful learning experiences to help them gain greater understanding and preparation for the professoriate in engineering and other STEM fields. Progress in diversifying the ranks of the faculty has been slow in engineering and many other STEM fields. The effort to increase the representation of African Americans, Hispanics, and Native Americans in engineering and other STEM fields is a priority of NSF. Through a workshop format, this project aims to advance underrepresented graduate students' research knowledge and skills, while exposing them to strong mentorship and support systems in engineering and other STEM fields. The broader significance and importance of this project is its focus on positively influencing the STEM faculty pipeline by equipping underrepresented graduate students with knowledge, skills, and support to successfully pursue careers at the faculty ranks. This project is closely aligned with NSF's strategic goals and priorities to increase the participation of underrepresented groups at all levels of the STEM educational pipeline.