The Empirical Study of Gender (EGEN) Research Network: Small Research Prizes to Graduate Students and Early Career Faculty

在过去的几年里，性别研究网络的实证研究（EGEN）在美国和国外举办了九次研讨会，除了形成新的研究合作和提供专业指导外，还对初级学者提交的研究论文提供反馈。该奖项为EGEN在未来三年内颁发的六项研究奖提供资金。这些奖项鼓励参与网络活动，并有助于扩大对STEM的参与。尽管性别在塑造政治的各个方面发挥着关键作用-以及有见地的性别和政治研究的悠久历史-但性别和政治研究历来被低估。通过指导初级学者和深入研究正在进行的工作，EGEN网络利用了学术界和公众对性别和政治问题的兴趣的增长。由NSF资助的奖项计划旨在提高获奖者的智力贡献。在与申请人的指定协商后，每位赢家都被分配了一位资深导师，他承诺在整个获奖年度的几个时间点阅读获奖者的作品，并与获奖者会面。这种类型的外部反馈和垂直导师是该计划不同于其他研究网络的一种方式。此外，在获奖年度或之后不久，获奖者将被邀请在其中一个研讨会上展示他们的工作进展，这保证了该领域最忠诚和最受尊敬的成员的更广泛的反馈和讨论。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并被认为值得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来支持。

Over the past several years, the Empirical Study of Gender Research Network (EGEN) has hosted nine workshops in the US and abroad, providing feedback on research papers presented by junior scholars in addition to forming new research collaborations and providing professional mentorship. This award provides funding to EGEN for six research prizes to be awarded over the next three years. These prizes encourage participation in the network activities and contribute to broadening participation in STEM.Despite the critical role gender plays in shaping every aspect of politics--and a long history of insightful gender and politics research--research on gender and politics has historically been under-valued. By mentoring junior scholars and intensively workshopping research in progress, the EGEN network capitalizes on the growth in scholarly and public interest in gender and politics topics. The prize program funded by NSF is intended to enhance the intellectual contribution of prize winners. In consultation with the applicants’ designations, each winner is assigned a senior mentor who commits to read the work of, and meet with, the prize winner at several points throughout the prize year. This type of external feedback and vertical mentorship is one way that the program differs from other research networks. Additionally, during the prize year or shortly thereafter, the winners are invited to present their work in progress during one of the workshops, which guarantees more extensive feedback and discussion by some of the field’s most committed and respected members.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.