Engaging indigenous students in research through the National Conference on Undergraduate Research (NCUR 2020); March, 2020, Bozeman, MT

美国原住民本科生面临着许多挑战，包括参与本科生研究的机会有限，几乎没有机会在国家会议上展示他们的工作。这个项目将使蒙大拿七所部落学院的学生和该地区的其他土著学生能够接受培训，以便编写和提交会议摘要，并发展有效的交流技巧，以便介绍学生的研究工作。至少60名本地学生将获得财政和技术支持，使他们能够参加2020年3月由蒙大拿州立大学（MSU）主办的第34届全国本科研究会议（NCUR）。会议前研讨会将在密歇根州立大学举行，使学生能够与教师导师一起构建提交给NCUR的摘要。然后，学生将能够通过口头或海报论文的形式积极参与会议。NCUR的一个特别的介绍会将向学生介绍会议，以最大限度地增加互动和网络，并增强会议对学生学术工作和追求STEM职业的影响。这个项目将使蒙大拿州和邻近州的大多数部落大学生有可能在NCUR 2020上展示他们的本科研究。目标是利用国家产生的热情？美国首屈一指的本科生研究活动，以促进知识，提高认识，并培养本土学生对研究生院和研究相关职业的兴趣。会议前和NCUR的研讨会将通过研究生研究奖学金计划（GRFP）小组讨论研究生教育，通过本土专业人员职业小组讨论STEM职业，以及通过基于社区的参与式研究（CBPR）专题会议和亲和团体社会活动讨论其他本土学生的学术机会。这些活动将在会议期间为土著学生建立归属感和社区意识。会后评估将评估NCUR 2020会议对当地参与者的研究参与的影响。该奖项反映了美国国家科学基金会的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的知识价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

Native American undergraduates face many challenges, including limited opportunities to participate in undergraduate research and little to no opportunity to present their work at national conferences. This project will enable students from the seven tribal colleges in Montana and other Native students in the region to receive training in the preparation and submission of conference abstracts and in the development of effective communication skills for presentation of student research work. At least 60 Native students will be provided financial and technical support that will allow them to participate in the 34th National Conference on Undergraduate Research (NCUR), hosted by Montana State University (MSU) in March 2020. A pre-conference workshop will be held at MSU to enable students to work with faculty mentors to construct an abstract for submission to NCUR. Students will then be able to actively engage at the Conference by giving an oral/poster paper of their research. A special orientation session at NCUR will introduce students to the conference to maximize interaction and networking and to enhance the impact of the conference on student academic work and pursuit of a STEM career. This project will make it possible for most tribal college students in Montana and neighboring states to present their undergraduate research at NCUR 2020. The goal is to use the enthusiasm generated by the Nation?s premier undergraduate research event to advance knowledge, increase awareness, and foster the interest of Native students in graduate school and research-related careers.Workshops, both pre-conference and at NCUR, will engage Native students to discussions on graduate education thru the Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) panel, on STEM careers thru the Native professionals career panel, and on other Native student academic opportunities thru the Community Based Participatory Research (CBPR) topical sessions and affinity group social events. These events will build a sense of belonging and community for Native students during the conference. A post-conference assessment will evaluate the impact of the NCUR 2020 conference on the research engagement of Native 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.