Minority Postdoctoral Research Fellowship for FY 2004: Third Year Extension

这一行动为2002财政年度NSF少数民族博士后研究奖学金的第三年延长提供了资金。该研究金的目标是增加少数群体科学家在博士后一级的参与，并使他们为在学术界和工业界担任科学领导职务做好准备。为了实现这一目标，奖学金提供了最高质量的博士后培训和研究的机会，以最近的博士获奖者。 预计通过这些研究金获得支助的研究员将在培训未来的劳动力方面发挥重要作用。 研究和培训计划继续侧重于束带蛇Thamnophis sirtalis的种群生物学。

This action funds a third year extension of an NSF Minority Postdoctoral Research Fellowship for FY 2002. The goal of the fellowship is to increase the participation of minority scientists at the postdoctoral level and to prepare them for positions of scientific leadership in academia and industry. To attain this goal, the fellowship provides opportunities for postdoctoral training and research of the highest quality to recent doctoral recipients. It is expected that Fellows supported through these fellowships will play important roles in training of the future workforce. The research and training plan continues to focus on population biology of the garter snake, Thamnophis sirtalis.