Conference: Identifying Strategies for Building Capacity among MSIs and HBCUs for Advancing Research and Research Impacts on Society

为了促进科学进步，必须解决系统性不平等问题。例如，少数群体服务机构(MSI)和研究I(R1)机构不同的研究支持基础设施为赢得赠款创造了一个不平衡的竞争环境。通过额外的资金和基础设施建设，中小企业可以建立研究能力，这将增加中小企业在STEM资金中的代表性。该项目旨在扩大少数群体服务机构(MSI)的调查人员的参与，这些机构在外部资金中的任职人数不足。为了实现这些目标，将在斯佩尔曼学院举行一次会议，以促进研究开发(RD)和更广泛影响(BI)方面的专家之间的协同和战略合作，并与西班牙裔服务机构(HSI)、历史上的黑人学院和大学(HBCU)以及部落学院和大学(TCU)的领导层合作。会议讨论和活动将确定MSI在研发支持方面的需求，建立协作团队，并为未来MSI研发基础设施的研究确定优先事项。2022年，在101个HBCU中，没有一个HBCU被列为R1分类；此外，只有11个HBCU被列为R2分类。MSI需要更强大的研究支持基础设施来发展研究想法和与赞助商的关系，这对于保持联邦资金优先事项的最新情况至关重要。改善这一基础设施将有助于提高麻省理工学院的STEM人才，并带来许多有影响力的科学进步。会议将(A)组织并促进一次研讨会，以审查目前MSI的研发基础设施，并制定切实的计划，以促进增长；(B)在MSI之间以及MSI与研究组织(推进社会研究影响中心、国家研究发展专业人员组织)和研究密集型大学领导人之间建立关系，以加强RD基础设施；以及(C)建立一个机构和个人网络，他们将积极努力满足报告中确定的最大需求(S)。斯佩尔曼学院、国家研究发展专业人员组织和推进社会研究影响中心将主办这次会议。这次会议非常适合对当前的最佳实践和未来加强MSIS研究企业的需求进行深思熟虑的洞察。该奖项反映了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。

To promote the progress of science, systemic inequities must be addressed. For example, the disparate research-support infrastructures of minority-serving institutions (MSIs) and Research I (R1) institutions create an imbalanced playing field for winning grants. Through additional funding and infrastructure building, MSIs can build research capacity, which will increase the representation of MSIs in STEM funding. This project seeks to broaden the participation of investigators from minority-serving institutions (MSIs) who are underrepresented in extramural funding. To achieve these goals, a conference will be held at Spelman College to promote synergistic and strategic collaborations between experts in research development (RD) and broader impacts (BI) work with leadership at Hispanic-serving institutions (HSIs), historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs), and Tribal colleges and universities (TCUs). Conference discussion and activities will identify needs of MSIs in RD support, build collaborative teams, and establish priorities for future research on RD infrastructure at MSIs. In 2022, out of 101 HBCUs, no HBCU was ranked with an R1 classification; further, only 11 HBCUs were R2 classified. MSIs need stronger research support infrastructure to develop research ideas and relationships with sponsors, which can be critical to staying up to date on federal funding priorities. Improving this infrastructure would help advance STEM talent at MSIs and lead to numerous impactful scientific advances. The conference will (a) organize and facilitate a workshop to examine current RD infrastructure at MSIs and develop tangible plans to synergize growth, (b) establish relationships both among MSIs and between MSIs and research organizations (Center for Advancing Research Impact in Society, National Organization of Research Development Professionals), and leaders at research intensive universities for the purpose of strengthening RD infrastructure, and (c) create a network of institutions and individuals who will actively work to address the greatest need(s) identified in the report. Spelman College, the National Organization of Research Development Professionals and the Center for Advancing Research Impact in Society will host this conference. This convening is well positioned to produce thoughtful insight on the current best practices and future needs for strengthening the research enterprise at MSIs.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.