UMEB: Travel to ESA Conferences

该提案的目的是为对生态学和进化生物学感兴趣的本科生提供一个机会，在美国生态学会（ESA）会议（2005-07）每年举行的本科生海报会议上展示他们的工作。将提供资金帮助本科生，特别是那些来自代表性不足的少数群体的本科生，前往会议并参与会议活动，包括建立网络，参加会谈和讲座，以及在本科生特别会议上展示自己的工作。这项会议补助金将提供一笔津贴，以帮助支付每年20名经过竞争选拔的学生的旅费、任何所需的注册费、酒店费用以及每日膳食费用。预计至少有50%的参与者来自科学界代表性不足的群体。一个特别的选拔委员会将选出20名入选学生，其中大部分将从现有的NSF REU和UMEB网络中招募。计划中的评估部分将寻求学生参与者及其教师导师的书面意见，并将跟踪学生的未来，以评估ESA的参与对他们的教育和职业决策的影响。

ABSTRACTPI: Val SmithProposal No. 0531373The goal of the proposal is to provide an opportunity for undergraduates interested in ecology and evolutionary biology to present their work at a special Undergraduate Poster Session that will be held annually at the Ecological Society of America (ESA) meetings (2005-07). Funds will be provided to help undergraduates, especially those from under-represented minority groups, travel to the Conference and engage in conference activities including networking, attendance at talks and lectures, and presentation of their own work at a special session for undergraduates. This Conference grant will provide a stipend to help defray the costs of travel, any required registration fees, hotel costs, plus daily meals for each of 20 competitively selected students each year. At least 50% of participants are expected to be from groups under-represented in science. An ad hoc Selection Committee will choose the 20 selected students, most of whom will be recruited from the existing NSF's REU and UMEB network. An evaluation component is planned which will seek written input from both the student participants and their faculty mentors, and will also track the students into the future to assess the impact that ESA participation has had on their educational and career decisions.