Survey of Graduate Science and Engineering Students and Postdoctorates

本合同是对理工科研究生和博士后的调查，每年进行一次，以产生关于理工科研究生的领域分布、支持来源和类型、性别、公民身份和种族/民族背景的数据，以及关于人数、资金来源、性别、和高等教育机构雇用的博士后的公民身份。承包商将生成详细的统计表，显示调查结果，并根据需要提供技术支持。根据修订后的《国家科学基金法》的要求，为收集、解释和分析关于美国目前和预计可获得的科学技术资源和人员的数据提供一个中央信息交换中心，国家科学基金会收集和传播有关学术机构理工科研究生招生的详细特征的统计数据。NSF内部管理层和国家科学委员会以及联邦、州和机构各级的分析师使用从这一调查系列得出的数据来预测科学家和工程师的供应变化，并与基于其他来源的需求预测相结合，生成关于可能的供需失衡的早期预警。

This contract is for the conduct and data processing of the Survey of Graduate Science and Engineering Students and Postdoctorates conducted annually to yield data on the field distribution, sources and types of support, sex, citizenship, and racial/ethnic background of students enrolled in graduate programs in science and engineering fields, and on the number, sources of funding, sex, and citizenship of postdoctorates employed by institutions of higher education. The contractor will generate detailed statistical tables displaying survey results and provide technical support as needed. As part of its requirement under the National Science Foundation Act, as amended, to provide a central clearinghouse for the collection, interpretation, and analysis of data on the current and projected availability of scientific and technical resources and personnel in the United States, NSF collects and disseminates statistical data on detailed characteristics of graduate science and engineering enrollment in academic institutions. Data derived from this survey series are used by internal NSF management and the National Science Board, as well as by analysts at the Federal, State, and institutional levels to predict changes in the supply of scientists and engineers and, in combination with demand projections based on other sources, to generate early warning of possible imbalances of supply and demand.