Conference: Increasing participation of EPSCoR states in Translational Research

这个创新伙伴会议项目的更广泛的影响/商业潜力将是知识共享和促进合作，以解决NSF优先领域的转化研究需求。该研讨会将建立一个网络，连接EPSCoR州的研究人员，以便在成功的提案写作方面相互交流和受益。本次研讨会将针对来自少数族裔服务机构的研究人员和研究管理人员，这些机构在美国国家科学基金会的总体资助格局中代表性不足。本次研讨会将进一步推动美国国家科学基金会在合作环境中优先发展STEM教育、跨学科和融合研究。在自下而上的方法中，本次研讨会希望来自EPSCoR州的研究办公室的管理人员能够传达有效协作、提案撰写和网络的策略和方法。一份概述所有主要讨论项目和未来建议的书面报告以及一份在线讨论表格将是本次研讨会的重要成果。建议项目将为EPSCoR参与者（研究人员和研究领导人员，如vrp，院长等）提供一个场所，分享研究和STEM创新教育的愿景。会议将举行文化和社会活动，以促进EPSCoR成员国与会者之间的联网。研讨会将包括NSF项目主任的演讲，讨论趋势和研究重点，并提供途径，利用NSF的机会在各自的机构进行科学和工程方面的转化研究。这将使EPSCoR参与者能够为未来的提案提交做准备，并帮助他们瞄准适当的NSF项目，以获得未来的资助。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 broader impact/commercial potential of this Partnerships for Innovation - Conference project will be knowledge sharing and fostering collaborations to address translational research needs in NSF’s priority areas. This workshop will generate a network to connect researchers from EPSCoR states to communicate and benefit from each other’s expertise in successful proposal writing. This workshop will target researchers and research administrators from minority serving institutions underrepresented on the overall NSF awarded funding landscape. This workshop will further promote NSF’s priority of STEM education, interdisciplinary, and convergent research in a collaborative environment. In a bottom-up approach, this workshop expects to bring administrators from research offices from EPSCoR states to convey strategies and methodologies for efficient collaborations, proposal writing, and networking. A written report outlining all key discussion items and future recommendations and an online discussion form will be important outcomes of this workshop. The proposed project will provide a venue for EPSCoR participants (researchers and research Leadership personnel such as VRPs, Deans, etc) to share a vision for research and STEM education in innovation. The conference will have cultural and social activities to promote networking among participants from the EPSCoR States. The workshop program will include presentations from NSF program directors to discuss trends and research priorities and to provide pathways to leverage NSF opportunities towards translational research in science and engineering in their respective institutions. This will empower EPSCoR participants for future proposal submission preparation and help them aim for appropriate NSF programs for future funding.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.