AGEP-GRS: Conference: MPS AGEP-GRS Virtual PI and Student Convening

该项目将使科学界能够更好地了解MPS AGEP-GRS计划的影响，该计划是一个补充机会，支持了数百名来自代表性不足群体的研究生学习天文学、化学、材料研究、数学科学和物理学。2021年春季的虚拟会议将向该计划的获奖者和学生社区开放。它将为与会者提供围绕研究生教育包容性实践的专业和个人发展机会。会议召开期间的会前和会后调查和互动会议将用于编写一份报告，总结研究人员在支持来自不同背景的研究生时面临的挑战。这些调查将总结AGEP-GRS机会对获得这些奖学金和资源的学生的影响，并确定支持这两个群体的最佳做法。这一努力的成果还将为MPS资助的学科以外的学科提供信息，为支持边缘群体学生的好处和固有障碍提供清晰的图景。本次研讨会将汇集参与MPS AGEP-GRS计划的关键利益相关者，以及致力于解决阻碍研究生教育包容性的系统性问题的主要研究人员和组织。这次会议将提供一个机会，调查MPS AGEP-GRS对成功产生积极影响的特征，并通过与会者的专业发展在整个社区传播这些见解。项目团队非常适合召集指导委员会，调查社区，制定会议计划，并在外部专家评估人员的支持下执行召集。召开前的调查将确定当前和校友学生以及当前和过去的获奖者面临的挑战。会议召开期间以及会议后调查期间的讲习班和讨论将探讨减少这些挑战的机制。该项目将通过有影响力的反馈和报告，为未来几代MPS AGEP-GRS受助者和学生提供信息。它将调查和报告MPS AGEP-GRS教师/学生与NSF INCLUDES联盟：IGEN参与者和组织之间潜在的协同关系。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。

This project will enable the scientific community to better understand the impact of the MPS AGEP-GRS program, a supplement opportunity that has supported hundreds of graduate students from underrepresented groups studying Astronomy, Chemistry, Materials Research, Mathematical Sciences, and Physics. The virtual convening in spring 2021 will be open to the program’s community of awardees and students. It will provide attendees with opportunities for professional and personal development surrounding inclusive practices in graduate education. The pre and post-meeting surveys and interactive sessions during the convening will be used to develop a report summarizing the challenges facing researchers as they work to support graduate students from diverse backgrounds. The surveys will summarize the effects of the AGEP-GRS opportunities on the students receiving these fellowships and resources and identify best practices to support both of these groups. The outcomes of this effort will also inform disciplines beyond those funded by MPS by providing a clear picture of the benefits and barriers inherent in supporting students from marginalized groups.This workshop will bring together critical stakeholders participating in the MPS AGEP-GRS program, along with leading researchers and organizations working to address systemic issues inhibiting inclusion in graduate education. The convening will provide an opportunity to investigate features of the MPS AGEP-GRS that positively impact success and propagate these insights throughout the community through professional development for attendees. The project team is well suited to convene a steering committee, survey the community, develop a conference program, and execute the convening, with support from expert external evaluators. The pre-convening survey will identify challenges faced by current and alumni students and current and past awardees. Workshops and discussions at the convening as well as post-convening surveys will explore mechanisms for reducing these challenges. This project will inform future generations of MPS AGEP-GRS grantees and students through impactful feedback and reporting. It will investigate and report the potential synergistic relationships between MPS AGEP-GRS faculty/students and NSF INCLUDES Alliance: IGEN participants and organizations.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.