DIVERSITY RESOURCES FOR ENRICHMENT, ACCESS & MENTORING

描述（由申请人提供）：本提案的目的是为FASEB的多样性资源丰富，访问和指导（DREAM）计划（以前的少数民族机构访问科学家计划）获得持续的支持。该提案的最终目标是通过为少数族裔机构、教师、博士后和学生提供资源、项目和机会，使他们能够接触和参与尖端的生物医学和行为研究，从而增加在生物医学和行为学科中训练有素、代表性不足的少数族裔科学家的数量。FASEB提出了未来5年的4项主要活动，旨在支持和鼓励少数民族获得和参与科学：(1)少数民族机构访问科学家计划旨在：(a)为教师/博士后/学生提供有效的指导和职业发展培训计划；(b)为教师、研究人员和博士后提供奖学金培训研讨会；(c)就课程、设施、教员需求和项目向教员或行政部门提供咨询；(d)协助激励奖学金。(2)参加FASEB学会的科学会议、ABRCMS和SACNAS会议的差旅奖励。这项活动提供旅行资金，为少数族裔教师/导师、博士后和学生提供参加FASEB社会会议、ABRCMS和SACNAS会议的机会。(3) FASEB夏季研究会议旅游奖励。这项活动为少数族裔科学家、研究人员、博士后和研究生提供旅行资助，使他们有机会参加由FASEB赞助的30-40个夏季研究会议之一。(4)支持FASEB协会的多样性计划倡议。该活动为参加FASEB学会会议的选定的学会成员提供旅行奖励，并在学会主办的科学会议上为学会发展的少数民族事务活动提供资金支持。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The objective of this proposal is to obtain continued support for FASEB's Diversity Resources for Enrichment, Access and Mentoring (DREAM) program (formerly the Visiting Scientists for Minority Institutions program). The ultimate goal of this proposal is to increase the number of well-trained underrepresented minority scientists in the biomedical and behavioral disciplines by providing minority institutions, faculty, postdoctorates and students with resources, programs and opportunities to gain access to and participate in cutting-edge biomedical and behavioral research. FASEB proposes 4 major activities for the next 5 years that are designed to support and encourage minority access and participation in the sciences: (1) The Visiting Scientists for Minority Institutions program designed to: (a) provide effective mentoring and career development training programs for faculty/postdoctorates/students; (b) provide grantsmanship training seminars for faculty, investigators and postdoctorates; (c) counsel faculty or administration on curricula, facilities, faculty needs, and programs; and (d) assist in motivating scholarship. (2) Travel Awards to FASEB societies' scientific meetings, the ABRCMS and SACNAS meetings. This activity offers travel funding to provide underrepresented minority faculty members/mentors, postdoctorates and students the opportunity to attend and participate in one of several FASEB society meetings, the ABRCMS and the SACNAS meetings. (3) Travel Awards to FASEB Summer Research Conferences. This activity offers travel funding to provide underrepresented minority scientists, investigators, postdoctorates and graduate students the opportunity to attend and participate in one of 30-40 summer research conferences sponsored by FASEB. (4) Support for FASEB Societies' Diversity Programs Initiatives. This activity provides travel awards for selected society members at the FASEB society meetings, and funding support for society-developed minority affairs activities at the society-sponsored scientific meetings.