Increasing the Competitiveness of 2- and 4-year Minority-serving Institutions (MSIs) in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM)

少数族裔优质教育 (QEM) 网络将为 2 年制和 4 年制少数族裔服务机构 (MSI) 的 STEM 教师举办提案制定研讨会，以增进他们对国家科学基金会 (NSF) 科学、技术、工程和数学奖学金 (S-STEM) 计划的了解并提高他们的竞争力。 MSI 在培养 STEM 学科中代表性不足的群体的学士学位获得者以及在培养继续获得 STEM 高级学位的代表性不足的本科生方面发挥着至关重要的作用。增加 MSI 的 S-STEM 奖项将有助于 MSI 发展和维持 STEM 专业的学生入学和入学。此外，确保教师和学生的竞争力将增强 STEM 教育和 STEM 劳动力的多样性，这反过来又有助于提高美国的全球竞争力。该研讨会将为来自 20 个 MSI 有兴趣制定有竞争力的 S-STEM 提案的两人教师团队提供支持。参与者还将参加一系列研讨会后的个性化会议，这些会议将提供额外的提案指导。研讨会内容和研讨会后技术援助将由具有 STEM 和 STEM 教育专业知识的顾问团队提供，其中包括 NSF 受资助者 PI 和教育研究人员。为了增强个人和跨机构的能力和合作，QEM 将创建和促进由 S-STEM 研讨会参与者组成的实践社区，并要求他们相互联系以及与 QEM 工作人员、顾问和 NSF 项目官员联系。该在线平台将使该项目能够在研讨会之外提供额外支持，包括参与与 S-STEM 计划优先领域相关的讨论并提供相关反馈。项目相关材料将在线提供，以确保更广泛的信息传播，这对参与机构以及与 S-STEM 计划相关的其他 MSI 有利。

The Quality Education for Minorities (QEM) Network will conduct a proposal development workshop for STEM faculty at 2-year and 4-year Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs) to advance their knowledge of and improve their competitiveness in the National Science Foundation (NSF)'s Scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (S-STEM) program. MSIs play an essential role in the production of baccalaureate degree recipients of underrepresented groups in STEM disciplines as well as in the disproportionate production of underrepresented undergraduate students who go on to receive advanced degrees in STEM. Increasing S-STEM awards at MSIs will assist MSIs in developing and sustaining student enrolment and matriculation in STEM majors. Furthermore, ensuring the competitiveness of faculty and students will enhance diversity in STEM education and STEM workforce, which in turn, will contribute to America's global competitiveness. The workshop will support two-person faculty teams from 20 MSIs interested in developing competitive S-STEM proposals. Participants will also engage in a series of post-workshop individualized sessions that will provide additional proposal guidance. The workshop content and post-workshop technical assistance will be delivered by a team of consultants with expertise in STEM and STEM education, including NSF grantee PIs and education researchers. To enhance individual and cross-institutional capacity and collaborations, QEM will create and facilitate a community of practice comprised of S-STEM workshop participants and require them to connect with each other and with QEM staff, consultants, and NSF program officers. The online platform will allow the project to offer additional support beyond the workshop including engaging in discussions related to S-STEM program priority-areas and providing relevant feedback. Project-related materials will be made available online to ensure broader dissemination of information that will be beneficial to participating institutions as well as other MSIs in relation to the S-STEM program.