2019-2021 LSAMP Bridge to the Doctorate (BD) at the University of Illinois-Chicago (UIC)

Louis Stokes少数族裔参与联盟(LSAMP)计划帮助大学和学院通过培养具有高度竞争力的学生来实现科学、技术、工程和数学(STEM)劳动力的多元化，这些学生来自历史上在STEM学科中代表性较低的群体：非洲裔美国人、阿拉斯加原住民、美国印第安人、西班牙裔美国人、夏威夷原住民和太平洋原住民。LSAMP通向博士的桥梁(BD)活动的目标是提高STEM研究生的数量和质量，重点是博士入学和完成学业。对于保持全球竞争力的美国来说，至关重要的是挖掘其所有公民的才华，并在支撑知识经济的STEM领域提供出色的教育准备。在全国高等教育机构实施的BD项目有助于实现NSF 2018-2022年战略计划的目标之一，即“整合教育和研究，以支持具有尖端能力的多样化STEM劳动力的发展。”伊利诺伊州路易斯·斯托克斯少数民族参与联盟(ILSAMP)由芝加哥州立大学领导，这是一所以黑人为主的大学(PBU)。伊利诺伊大学芝加哥分校(UIC)是一所为少数族裔服务的机构，将在2019-2021年举办BD，由12名历史上代表性不足的少数族裔学士研究生组成，他们正在攻读STEM学科的研究生学位。UIC将提供一项全面的课程，包括严格的学术准备和研究培训经验，以及指导和专业发展活动。由于UIC实施的战略将从代表不足的少数群体中培养出训练有素的、高技能的STEM专业人员，该项目大大有助于增加学术界和STEM劳动力的多样性和代表性，从而确保国家的全球竞争力。自2006年以来，UIC的ILSAMP BD已经为这些参与者培养了29个STEM博士学位。这一奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力优势和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

The Louis Stokes Alliances for Minority Participation (LSAMP) program assists universities and colleges in diversifying the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) workforce through the development of highly competitive students from groups historically underrepresented in STEM disciplines: African-Americans, Alaska Natives, American Indians, Hispanic Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Native Pacific Islanders. The goal of the LSAMP Bridge to the Doctorate (BD) Activity is to increase the quantity and quality of STEM graduate students from underrepresented populations, with emphasis on Ph.D. matriculation and completion. For the U.S. to remain globally competitive, it is vital that it taps into the talent of all its citizens and provides exceptional educational preparedness in STEM areas that underpin the knowledge-based economy. BD programs implemented in the nation's institutions of higher education contribute to addressing one of the objectives in NSF's 2018-2022 Strategic Plan, namely to "integrate education and research to support development of a diverse STEM workforce with cutting-edge capabilities." The Illinois Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (ILSAMP) is led by Chicago State University, which is a Predominantly Black University (PBU). The University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC), a minority-serving institution, will host the 2019-2021 BD cohort of 12 historically underrepresented minority postbaccalaureate students pursuing graduate degrees in STEM disciplines. UIC will offer a comprehensive program that includes rigorous academic preparation and research training experiences as well as mentorship and professional development activities. Since the strategies implemented at UIC will result in the production of well-trained, highly-skilled STEM professionals from underrepresented minority groups, the project contributes significantly to increasing the diversity and representation in academia and the STEM workforce, thereby ensuring the nation's global competitiveness. Since 2006, the ILSAMP BD at UIC has produced 29 STEM PhDs to this population of participants.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.