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

合作研究：培养海洋科学少数民族博士学者的关联倡议近年来，数百名少数民族学生获得了水产科学的本科或硕士学位。此外，每年有几千名少数民族学生毕业，获得基础科学学位。尽管人数越来越多，但这些学生中很少有人继续攻读海洋学或海洋科学博士学位。为了利用这一不断增长的人才库，合作者将创建一个卓越计划，用于教育少数族裔的海洋科学博士生。汉普顿大学、老道明大学和威廉与玛丽学院海洋科学学院、弗吉尼亚海洋科学学院将合作培养大量来自少数族裔群体的博士、海洋科学家和海洋学家。该计划将建立在成功合作培训少数族裔学生海洋科学方面的既定记录的基础上。合作者将培养一批少数族裔学生，他们组成一个海洋科学学者社区。其概念是，与分散在各种机构中的孤立个人相比，高度集中、相互作用的少数族裔学生群体将培养更多的个人成功。这个结构化的项目将通过课程作业和论文研究为学生提供支持。支持将包括：津贴、学费、广泛的指导、一些共享的课程作业、定期的小组会议、特别研讨会、近距离同行指导，以及接触少数族裔导师。其他专业发展将包括参加外联活动和对年轻学生的指导、参加国家会议、指导助学金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.