Conference: HBCU Excellence in Research and EPSCoR Regional Outreach Workshop at Alabama State University (HERO-ASU)

这一区域讲习班旨在协助参与机构提高其研究能力。研讨会将包括由NSF项目官员领导的论坛。研讨会的一个预期结果是缩小EPSCoR州和非EPSCoR州之间的NSF资金缺口，在非EPSCoR州，EPSCoR州代表那些从NSF获得的资金明显较少的国家。阿拉巴马州立大学将在科学、技术、工程和数学学院(CSTEM)内主办这次研讨会。研讨会的一个主要焦点将是促进与NSF以及州和地区内的机构的新的合作、伙伴关系和参与，最终将随着时间的推移加强科学研究。研讨会的与会者将包括来自阿拉巴马州、密西西比州和路易斯安那州的历史黑人学院和大学(HBCU)的代表，包括大学行政、研究和赞助项目的工作人员以及研究人员。研讨会有可能对HBCU产生重大影响，包括可能增加它们提交的国家科学基金拨款和奖励，以及增加研究产品，如同行评议的期刊文章、书籍章节和会议记录。这一区域研讨会可以作为EPSCoR国家HBCU之间今后合作努力的范本。研讨会还寻求包括两年制和四年制机构，以建立更多支持这两种机构类型的管道。两年制机构、新获得NSF资金机会的机构以及尚未成功获得资金的机构的参与与NSF的2022-2026年战略计划保持一致。阿拉巴马州立大学将主办一次地区性研讨会，重点讨论位于阿拉巴马州、密西西比州和路易斯安那州的HBCU，这三个州都是EPSCoR州。这一努力旨在缩小EPSCoR州和非EPSCoR州之间的NSF资金缺口。研究表明，与非EPSCoR国家的研究人员相比，EPSCoR州的研究人员以同行评议的期刊文章、书籍章节和会议记录的形式，获得了更多的研究成果。NSF将通过NSF生物、工程和地质学科学主管的参与来合作，为参与HBCU的研究人员提供更多的见解。研讨会的结果可能会导致参与者向目标NSF项目提交有竞争力的提案。这一努力旨在促进与NSF以及州内和地区内的机构的新的合作和伙伴关系，最终将促进随着时间的推移进行的科学研究。这一奖项反映了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。

This regional workshop aims to assist participating institutions in enhancing their research capabilities. The workshop will include forums led by NSF program officers. An intended outcome of the workshop is to narrow the NSF funding gap between EPSCoR states and non-EPSCoR states, where EPSCoR states represent those who receive significantly less funding from NSF. Alabama State University will host this workshop within the College of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (CSTEM). A key focus of the workshop will be to foster new collaborations, partnerships, and engagement with NSF as well as institutions within the state and region that will ultimately enhance scientific research conducted over time. Workshop attendees will include representatives from Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) in Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana, including staff from university administration, research and sponsored programs, and research faculty. The workshop has potential to lead to significant impacts for HBCUs, including a potential increase in their NSF grant submissions and awards as well as increase in research products such as peer-reviewed journal articles, book chapters and conference proceedings. This regional workshop can serve as a model for future collaborative efforts between HBCUs in EPSCoR states. The workshop also seeks to include both 2-year and 4-year institutions to build additional pipelines supporting both institution types. The involvement of two-year institutions, institutions that are new to NSF funding opportunities, and institutions that have not been successful in securing funding align with NSF’s 2022-2026 Strategic Plan. Alabama State University will host a regional workshop that will focus on two-year and four-year HBCUs located in Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana, which are all EPSCoR states. This effort aims to narrow the funding NSF gap between EPSCoR states and non-EPSCoR states. Studies have shown that researchers in EPSCoR states yield more research products per dollar awarded compared to their non-EPSCoR counterparts in the form of peer-reviewed journal articles, book chapters and conference proceedings. NSF will partner through participation from NSF science directorates in Biology, Engineering and Geology to provide additional insight to research faculty at participating HBCUs. Workshop outcomes will potentially lead to participants submitting competitive proposals to targeted NSF programs. This effort aims to promote new collaborations and partnerships with NSF as well as institutions within the state and the region that will ultimately enhance scientific research conducted over time.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.