Astronomy Research Experiences for Undergraduates

目前，国家科学基金会(NSF)内有两个项目专门致力于使本科生能够参与研究活动。它们是本科生研究体验(REU)计划和本科生现场研究体验计划。REU补充计划允许目前持有NSF补助金或合作协议的人提交申请，为本科生提供支持，而SITES计划通常在相当大的设施中运行，那里的基础设施足够大，足以容纳学生数量，工作人员有时间协调该计划。这一奖励将为这些现有项目目前没有达到的本科生提供一种获得研究资金的机制。美国天文学会(AAS)将管理一项REU补充计划，向目前没有持有NSF资助但希望让本科生参与他们的研究活动的教职员工提供。学生可直接向美国学生协会申请资助这些学生。AAS将审查申请，并挑选12名教职员工，在NSF批准的情况下，他们将从这笔拨款中获得资金，使他们所在机构的本科生能够参与教职员工的研究活动。

At the present time there are two programs within the National Science Foundation (NSF) specifically dedicated to enabling students at undergraduate institutions to participate in research activities. They are the Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) Program and the Research Experience for Undergraduate Site Programs. The REU Supplement Program allows current holders of NSF grants or cooperative agreements to submit requests to provide support for an undergraduate student, while the Sites Program is usually run at fairly large facilities where the infrastructure is large enough to absorb the number of students and staff-time is available to co-ordinate the program. This award will provide a mechanism of access to research funds to undergraduates not currently reached by these existing programs. The American Astronomical Society (AAS) will administer a program of REU supplements to be made available to faculty who currently do not hold grants from the NSF but who wish to involve undergraduates in their research activities. Applications will be made directly to the AAS for support of such students. The AAS will review the applications and select a group of twelve faculty who will, subject to the approval of the NSF, receive funds from this grant to enable an undergraduate at their institution to participate in the research activities of the faculty member.