A Planning Grant Proposal to Establish a Minority Research Center of Excellence at Chicago State University

少数民族卓越研究中心方案成立于1987财政年度，目的是提供大量资源，以提高以少数民族为主的最强大和最有成效的机构的研究能力。这一规划赠款项目为一项计划奠定了基础，该计划将提高该机构的研究和与研究有关的培训的质量。具体地说，对该项目的支持将允许建立一个由科学家和工程师、当地领导人和行业代表组成的MRCE咨询委员会，该委员会将协助该机构评估其当前和未来在未来五年内开展有价值研究的潜力。芝加哥州立大学将制定战略，以确定大学内那些有潜力增加少数族裔参与科学的项目和个人。该机构需要评估其研究能力并增加少数群体对研究的参与，这是有据可查的。基金会支持这一项目，因为拟议的工作将提高城市大学的研究绩效。

The Minority Research Centers of Excellence (MRCE) program was established in FY 1987 to provide substantial resources to upgrade the research capabilities of the strongest and most productive predominantly minority institutions. This planning grant project lays the foundation for a plan that will increase the institution's quality of research and research-related training. Specifically, support for this project will permit the establishment of an MRCE advisory committee of scientists and engineers, local leaders, and industrial representatives who will assist the institution in evaluating its current and future potential for performing meritorious research during the next five years. Chicago State University will develop strategies to identify those programs and individuals within the university that have the potential for increasing minority participation in the sciences. The need for this institution to assess its research capabilities and to increase the participation of minorities in research was well documented. The Foundation has supported this project since the proposed work will lead to increased research performance in an urban university.