PREPARING EMERGING MINORITY SCHOLARS IN AGING

描述：美国老年学会(GSA)寻求资助 旨在增加受过培训的少数民族人数的五年努力 研究与衰老相关话题的研究人员。拟议的计划是 提交以回应两个国家优先事项：1)增加 在任何地区取得研究生学位的少数族裔人士；及2) 增加从事老年学研究的少数群体人数 在所有学科中。具体地说，该计划旨在增加 合格和成功的少数民族调查员人才库 帮扶20名少数民族硕士生两年 通过以下方式：1)通过提高学生的研究技能和 他们竞争研究拨款的能力；2)通过促进 成功地从学生过渡到研究人员；以及3)通过将 拥有专业人员支持网络的学生，这些专业人员可以充当导师 和顾问。 拟议的计划扩展了现有的GSA倡议，重点是 在少数族裔调查员职业生涯的不同阶段为他们提供支持。 已经实施的是少数民族博士前领导力培养计划 它成立于1993年，旨在支持攻读博士学位的学生。 程序。拟议的计划将使GSA能够影响、支持和 帮助少数族裔学生开始他们的研究生生涯。这个 该计划将实现其招募和帮助支持少数族裔的目标 研究生通过一系列的老年学研究生涯 活动，包括举办讲习班，补充和丰富 学生的研究生经历；将学生与以下导师联系起来 可以帮助他们制定个性化的研究技能发展计划； 向参与者提供职业指导和援助；链接 拥有广泛的专业人员和其他人员支持网络的学生 学生；及为学生出席有关课程提供交通支援 国家科学会议、重要研讨会和讲习班。

DESCRIPTION: The Gerontological Society of America (GSA) seeks funding for a five-year effort aimed at increasing the number of trained minority investigators studying aging-related topics. The proposed program is submitted in response to two national priorities: 1) increasing the number of minority persons pursuing graduate degrees in any area; and 2) increasing the number of minority persons pursuing gerontological studies in all disciplines. Specifically, this program is designed to increased the pool of qualified and successful ethnic minority investigators by assisting and aiding twenty minority masters-level students for two years in the following manner: 1) by enhancing the students' research skills and their ability to compete for research grants; 2) by facilitating the successful transition from student to researcher; and 3) by linking the students with a support network of professionals who can serve as mentors and advisors. The proposed program expands an existing GSA initiative focused on supporting minority investigators at various points in their careers. Already in place is a Minority Pre-doctoral Leadership Development Program that was established in 1993 to support students enrolled in doctoral programs. The proposed program will enable GSA to influence, support and assist minority students at ,the beginning of their graduate careers. The program will meet its goal of recruiting and helping support minority graduate students for research careers in gerontology through a series of activities including conducting workshops that complement and enrich the students' graduate school experience; linking students with mentors who can help them develop a personalized plan for research-skill development; providing career guidance and assistance to the participants; linking students with a broad based support network of professionals and other students; and providing travel support for students to attend relevant national scientific meetings, important seminars and workshops.