Neuroscience Scholars Program (NSP): Preparing the Next Generation of Neuroscience Leaders

神经科学学者计划（NSP）：培养下一代神经科学领导者

• 批准号: 9989183
• 负责人: Gina R Poe
• 金额: $ 25.97万
• 依托单位: SOCIETY FOR NEUROSCIENCE
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2014
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2014-09-30 至 2024-11-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/9989183
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In the proposed renewal of the Neuroscience Scholars Program (NSP), the Society for Neuroscience (SfN) will build on the program’s history of enhancing career development and professional networking opportunities for graduate and postdoctoral neuroscience researchers from underrepresented racial and ethnic groups and individuals with disabilities (underrepresented neuroscience researchers, or UNRs). The 2019-2024 NSP will pursue three specific aims intended to achieve a diverse neuroscience workforce thriving in research and leadership positions: (1) provide intensive networking, mentoring, and career-building activities to at least 84 NSP Fellows by retaining successful programmatic elements while deepening mentoring, networking, and leadership-building activities; (2) round out current career-enhancing activities for up to 350 NSP Associates to include in-person and online professional development programming as well as new opportunities to travel to the SfN Annual Meeting; and (3) engage NSP Alumni as leaders and mentors in the NSP and broader neuroscience community to support their continued career trajectory and long-term professional success in neuroscience. SfN will continue NSP’s key strategies of providing mentoring, financial support, and social integration and community-building opportunities but will deepen the NSP experience for both Fellows and Associates by emphasizing leadership-building and lifelong mentoring in multiple ways. The renewal period will provide opportunities for NSP Fellows, Associates, and Alumni to lead NSP webinars and online discussions, serve as NSP class advisors and mentors, and organize a new biennial mid-year NSP Conference. These NSP activities seek to build the assets of knowledge, skills, and experience of underrepresented neuroscience researchers to optimally facilitate their progress and transition to more advanced research, education, and training activities. Since 1982, over 900 graduate students and postdoctoral UNRs have completed the NSP and become part of the career-long community of NSP Alumni. Evaluation studies consistently show that NSP Alumni continue along successful career trajectories, attain senior leadership positions in academia and industry, publish actively in peer-reviewed journals, attract grant funding for their research programs, serve as visible role models, and by their example and mentorship, influence the next generation of UNRs to contribute their diverse perspectives to furthering excellence in the field of neuroscience.

在神经科学学者计划 (NSP) 的拟议更新中，神经科学学会 (SfN) 将借鉴该计划的历史，为来自代表性不足的种族和族裔群体以及残疾人（代表性不足的神经科学研究人员，UNR）的研究生和博士后神经科学研究人员提供职业发展和专业交流机会。 2019-2024 年 NSP 将追求三个具体目标，旨在实现多元化的神经科学劳动力在研究和领导职位上蓬勃发展：（1）通过保留成功的计划要素，同时深化指导、网络和领导力建设活动，为至少 84 名 NSP 研究员提供密集的网络、指导和职业建设活动； (2) 为多达 350 名 NSP 员工完善当前的职业提升活动，包括现场和在线专业发展计划以及参加 SfN 年会的新机会； (3) 让 NSP 校友成为 NSP 和更广泛的神经科学界的领导者和导师，以支持他们持续的职业轨迹和神经科学领域的长期职业成功。 SfN 将继续 NSP 提供指导、财政支持、社会融合和社区建设机会的关键战略，但将通过多种方式强调领导力建设和终身指导，加深研究员和准会员的 NSP 经验。续订期将为 NSP 研究员、同事和校友提供主持 NSP 网络研讨会和在线讨论、担任 NSP 班级顾问和导师以及组织新的两年一次的年中 NSP 会议的机会。这些 NSP 活动旨在为代表性不足的神经科学研究人员建立知识、技能和经验资产，以最佳方式促进他们的进步并过渡到更先进的研究、教育和培训活动。自 1982 年以来，已有 900 多名研究生和博士后 UNR 完成了 NSP 课程，并成为 NSP 校友整个职业生涯社区的一部分。评估研究一致表明，NSP 校友继续沿着成功的职业轨迹前进，在学术界和工业界获得高级领导职位，在同行评审期刊上积极发表文章，为他们的研究项目吸引资助，充当可见的榜样，并通过他们的榜样和指导，影响下一代 UNR，以贡献他们的不同观点，以进一步推动神经科学领域的卓越发展。