Collaborative research: A Linked Initiative for Developing Minority Doctoral Scholars in Ocean Sciences

摘要合作研究：培养少数民族海洋科学博士的联动举措近年来，已有数百名少数民族学生获得了海洋科学的本科或硕士学位。此外，每年有数千名少数民族学生毕业，获得基础科学学位。尽管人数不断增长，但这些学生中很少有人继续攻读海洋学或海洋科学的博士学位。为了利用这一不断增长的人才库，合作者将创建一个卓越项目，培养海洋科学领域的少数民族博士生。汉普顿大学、老道明大学、威廉玛丽学院海洋科学学院、弗吉尼亚海洋科学研究所将联合起来，从代表性不足的少数群体中培养大量的海洋科学家和海洋学家博士。该项目将以两国在培训海洋科学领域少数民族学生方面的成功合作为基础。合作者将培养少数民族学生，形成一个海洋科学学者社区。其理念是，一个高度集中、相互交流的少数民族学生群体，比分散在各种机构中的孤立个体更能培养个人成功。结构化的课程将通过课程作业和论文研究来支持学生。支持将包括：津贴、学费、广泛的培训、一些共同的课程作业、定期的小组会议、特别研讨会、同侪辅导以及接触少数族裔导师。额外的专业发展将包括参与外联活动和指导年轻学生，参加国家会议，指导奖学金申请和获得第一个博士后职位的过程。

ABSTRACTCollaborative Research: A Linked Initiative for Developing Minority Doctoral Scholars in Ocean SciencesIn recent years, several hundred minority students have earned undergraduate or Masters degrees in the aquatic sciences. Additionally, several thousand minority students graduate each year with degrees in the basic sciences. Despite these growing numbers, very few of these students go on for Ph.D.s in oceanography or marine science. In order to take advantage of this growing pool of talent the collaborators will create a Program of Excellence for educating minority doctoral students in ocean sciences. Hampton University, Old Dominion University and the College of William and Mary's School of Marine Science, Virginia Institute of Marine Science, will team together to produce significant numbers of Ph.D. marine scientists and oceanographers from underrepresented minority groups. The program will build upon an established record of successful cooperation in training minority students in the ocean sciences. The collaborators will develop cohorts of minority students who form a community of scholars in the ocean sciences. The concept is that a highly concentrated, interacting group of minority students will foster more individual success than isolated individuals dispersed among a variety of institutions. The structured program will support the students through coursework and dissertation research. The support will include; a stipend, tuition, an extensive orientation, some shared course work, regular group meetings, special seminars, near-peer mentoring, and exposure to minority mentors. Additional professional development will include participation in outreach activities and mentoring of younger students, participation in national meetings, and guidance in grantsmanship and the process leading to the first post-doctoral positions.