REU Site in Political Science--Ralph Bunche Summer Institute

该奖项为更新杜克大学政治学本科生研究体验网站提供资金。该项目名为拉尔夫·邦奇夏季学院，由美国政治科学协会于1986年发起。NSF于1997年加入了该项目的资助行列。该项目旨在通过为有色人种学生准备进入博士学位项目来扩大他们的机会。20名黑人、拉丁裔和美国印第安人本科生将沉浸在为期五周的密集课程中，其中包括研究生水平的课程工作，以及原创研究论文的设计、分析、撰写和演示。该项目模拟研究生院的经历，通过向学生介绍研究方法和统计，以及作为专业政治学家生命线的研究企业，专注于科学分析。其他项目研讨会包括专业发展主题，如GRE准备和研究生院招聘会。该计划还包括一个伦理部分。该奖项有助于基金会通过积极的本科生研究经验，继续努力吸引有才华的学生进入科学职业生涯。

This award provides funds for the renewal of a Research Experiences for Undergraduates Site in Political Science at Duke University. The program, called the Ralph Bunche Summer Institute, was initiated by the American Political Science Association in 1986. NSF joined in funding the program in 1997. The program is designed to expand opportunities for students of color by preparing them to enroll in doctoral degree programs. Twenty black, Latino, and American Indian undergraduates will be immersed in a five-week intensive program that includes graduate level course work, and the design, analysis, write-up, and presentation of original research papers. The program simulates the graduate school experience and focuses on scientific analysis by introducing the students to research methods and statistics, and the research enterprise that is the lifeline of professional political scientists. Additional program seminars cover professional development topics such as GRE preparation and a graduate school recruitment fair. This program also includes an ethics component.This award contributes to the Foundation's continuing efforts to attract talented students into careers in science through active undergraduate research experiences.