Conference: Increasing participation of EPSCoR states in Translational Research

这个创新合作伙伴关系-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。该研讨会将产生一个网络，连接来自EPSCoR国家的研究人员，以交流并受益于彼此在成功撰写提案方面的专业知识。该研讨会将针对来自少数民族服务机构的研究人员和研究管理人员，这些机构在NSF授予的整体资助领域中代表性不足。本次研讨会将进一步促进NSF在合作环境中的STEM教育，跨学科和融合研究的优先事项。在一个自下而上的方法，本次研讨会预计将带来来自EPSCoR国家研究办公室的管理人员传达有效合作，提案写作和网络的战略和方法。一份概述所有关键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这次研讨会的重要成果。 拟议的项目将为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，以分享创新研究和STEM教育的愿景。会议将举办文化和社会活动，以促进EPSCoR国家与会者之间的联系。研讨会将包括NSF项目负责人的演讲，讨论趋势和研究重点，并提供途径，以利用NSF的机会，在各自的机构中进行科学和工程的转化研究。这将授权EPSCoR参与者为未来的提案提交准备，并帮助他们瞄准合适的NSF计划，以获得未来的资金。该奖项反映了NSF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.