2008 FGLSAMP-BD Proposal

佛罗里达大学的博士学位之桥(BD)项目是美国国家科学基金会、佛罗里达-佐治亚州路易斯·斯托克斯少数民族参与联盟、佛罗里达大学研究生院及其拥有STEM学科的四所学院、文理学院、工程学学院、农业和生命科学学院以及医学学院共同努力的成果。将研究和教育融为一体，学生将通过粒子工程研究中心、麦克奈特脑研究所、生物/纳米界面化学研究中心以及佛罗里达大学的其他100多个跨学科中心和联盟机构参与尖端研究体验。该项目为期24个月。项目活动为学生提供研究生机会，并与东南专业研究生教育联盟(SEAGEP)和其他研究生协会建立联系，并承诺通过科学、技术、工程和数学(STEM)博士学位支持研究生教育。2008-2010学年，共有12名来自STEM领域未被充分代表的少数族裔的学生将在佛罗里达大学参加该项目。这种支持的结果将扩大非洲裔美国人、西班牙裔美国人、美洲原住民和太平洋岛民在STEM管道、美国劳动力和海外的参与。对该项目进行严格评估的结果将增加关于招收和留住STEM领域中代表性不足的少数族裔学生的文献。

The University of Florida's Bridge to the Doctorate (BD) Program is a collaborative effort between the National Science Foundation, the Florida-Georgia Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation, the University's Graduate School and its four colleges with STEM disciplines, the Colleges of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Engineering, Agricultural and Life Sciences, and Medicine. Integrating research and education, students will engage in cutting edge research experiences through the Particle Engineering Research Center, The McKnight Brain Institute, the Center for Chemical Research at the Bio/Nano Interface and over 100 other interdisciplinary centers at the University of Florida and alliance institutions. The term of the program is 24 months.Program activities provide student graduate opportunities and linkages to the Southeast Alliance for Graduate Education in the Professoriate (SEAGEP) and other graduate associations as well as the commitment of support for graduate education through the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) doctoral degree.A total of 12 students from underrepresented minority populations in STEM fields will participate in the program at the University of Florida during the 2008-2010 academic years. Results from this support will broaden the participation of African-Americans, Hispanics, Native Americans, and Pacific-Islanders in the STEM pipeline, U. S. workforce and abroad. Results from rigorous evaluation of the project will add to the body of literature in the recruitment and retention of underrepresented minority students in STEM fields.