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

这个区域讲习班的目的是协助参与的机构提高它们的研究能力。研讨会将包括由NSF项目官员领导的论坛。研讨会的预期结果是缩小EPSCoR州和非EPSCoR州之间的NSF资金差距，其中EPSCoR州代表那些从NSF获得资金明显较少的州。阿拉巴马州立大学将在科学、技术、工程和数学学院（CSTEM）内举办这次研讨会。研讨会的一个重点将是促进与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传统黑人学院和大学（HBCUs）的代表，包括来自大学管理、研究和赞助项目以及研究教员的工作人员。该研讨会有可能对hbcu产生重大影响，包括可能增加他们提交的NSF资助和奖励，以及增加研究产品，如同行评审的期刊文章，书籍章节和会议记录。这一区域讲习班可以作为EPSCoR各州hbcu之间未来合作努力的典范。研讨会还寻求包括两年制和四年制院校，以建立支持这两种院校类型的额外渠道。两年制机构、新获得NSF资助机会的机构以及未成功获得资助的机构的参与与NSF 2022-2026战略计划保持一致。阿拉巴马州立大学将举办一个区域研讨会，重点关注位于阿拉巴马州、密西西比州和路易斯安那州的两年制和四年制hbcu，这三个州都是EPSCoR州。这项工作旨在缩小EPSCoR州和非EPSCoR州之间的NSF资金差距。研究表明，与非EPSCoR国家的同行相比，EPSCoR国家的研究人员每获得一美元的奖励，以同行评议的期刊文章、书籍章节和会议记录的形式，产生了更多的研究成果。美国国家科学基金会将通过其生物学、工程学和地质学科学理事会的参与，为参与的hbcu的研究人员提供额外的见解。研讨会成果将有可能导致参与者向目标NSF项目提交竞争性提案。这项工作旨在促进与NSF以及州内和地区内的机构的新合作和伙伴关系，最终将随着时间的推移加强科学研究。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。

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.