Conference: Increasing participation of EPSCoR states in Translational Research

这一创新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，以满足NSF优先领域的翻译研究需求。这次研讨会将建立一个网络，将EPSCoR国家的研究人员联系起来，在成功撰写提案的过程中相互交流并受益于彼此的专业知识。这次研讨会的目标是来自少数族裔服务机构的研究人员和研究管理人员，这些机构在整个NSF获得的资助格局中代表性不足。这次研讨会将进一步促进NSF在合作环境中优先开展STEM教育、跨学科和融合研究。在自下而上的方法中，本研讨会希望让来自EPSCoR州的研究办公室的管理人员传达高效协作、计划书撰写和联网的战略和方法。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本次讲习班的重要成果。拟议的项目将为EPSCoR参与者(研究人员和研究领导人员，如VRPS、院长等)提供一个分享创新研究和STEM教育愿景的场所。会议将举办文化和社会活动，以促进EPSCoR成员国与会者之间的联系。研讨会计划将包括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在各自机构进行科学和工程方面的转化性研究的机会。这将使EPSCoR参与者有能力准备未来的提案提交，并帮助他们为未来的资金制定适当的NSF计划。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。

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.