LSAMP BD: University of Arkansas ARK-LSAMP

路易斯·斯托克斯少数民族参与联盟（LSAMP）计划帮助大学和学院通过努力显着提高竞争力和历史上代表性不足的少数民族（URM）人口的学生数量，为国家实现科学，技术，工程和数学（STEM）劳动力的多样化，以成功完成高质量的STEM学位课程。阿肯萨斯大学（UA）是阿肯萨斯路易斯斯托克斯少数民族参与联盟（ARK-LSAMP）的合作机构，将在两年的时间内为12名STEM本科后学生提供奖学金和教育津贴，以在该机构完成NSF十大创意优先领域中的几个STEM博士学位，如利用数据革命。除了学生将在项目期间参与的STEM研究计划、专业发展和外展活动外，活动还包括为教师提供跨文化培训，以解决机构文化问题，并纳入一套“冠军”，以支持参与者保留STEM博士学位。由该州8个机构组成的完整联盟将支持该队列的活动，如ARK-LSAMP年度研究研讨会和其他研究生研讨会，强调其他研究生支持的准备和竞争力，包括NSF的研究生奖学金。该机构提供了一项计划，以支持和跟踪该队列，直到完成最终的STEM学位。该项目将在两年期间采用混合方法进行形成性和总结性评价。项目成果将通过该机构的网站、STEM会议和专业协会传播。阿肯色州LSAMP BD项目将在美国国家科学基金会指定的促进竞争性研究（EPSCoR）管辖权的既定项目中实施，从而提高该地区的研究和教育能力。该项目由路易斯·斯托克斯少数民族参与联盟和美国国家科学基金会EPSCoR共同支持。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。

The Louis Stokes Alliances for Minority Participation (LSAMP) program assists universities and colleges in diversifying the science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) workforce for the nation through their efforts at significantly increasing the competitiveness and numbers of students from historically underrepresented minority (URM) populations to successfully complete high quality degree programs in STEM.The University of Arkansas (UA), partner institution with the Arkansas Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (ARK-LSAMP) will support stipends and cost of education allowances for a cohort of 12 STEM postbaccalaureate students over a two year period to pursue STEM doctoral degree completion in several of NSF's Ten Big Idea priority areas, such as Harnessing the Data Revolution, at the institution. In addition to a program of STEM research, professional development and outreach activities that students will engage in during the project period, activities include intercultural training for faculty to address institutional culture and incorporates a suite of "champions" to support the participants in retention to the STEM doctoral degree.The full alliance, consisting of 8 institutions in the state will support the cohort in activities such as the ARK-LSAMP annual research symposium and other graduate seminars that emphasize preparation and competitiveness for other graduate student support, including NSF’s graduate fellowship. The institution has provided a plan to support and track this cohort through completion of the terminal STEM degree.The project will be evaluated formatively and summatively during the two-year period using a mixed methods approach. Dissemination of project findings will occur through the institution’s website, STEM conferences, and professional societies.The Arkansas LSAMP BD program will be implemented in a NSF designated Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) jurisdiction thereby increasing research and education capability in the region. The project is jointly supported by the Louis Stokes Alliances for Minority Participation and NSF EPSCoR.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.