Student Participation in the 2009 NSF Civil, Mechanical and Manufacturing Innovation Grantees and Research Conference; June 22-25, 2009; Honolulu, Hawaii

该奖项的目的是为国内外学生提供旅费，以参加将于2009年6月在夏威夷檀香山举行的土木、机械和制造业创新资助者会议。 本次会议的主题是研究和教育在一个平坦的世界，并包括来自世界各地的学生将补充这一主题。 国内学生将被邀请通过NSF网站上的公告和通过电子邮件发送给所有部门的受助人申请支持。 外国学生将通过他们各自的资助机构，并因为现存的国际合作与分部受赠人邀请。 外国学生的支持将包括会议注册费和酒店住宿。 国内学生也将获得旅行支持。 学生申请支持将由一个特设委员会进行审查，并根据多样性，研究主题相关性和海报展示等因素进行选择。这项活动的更广泛的影响和好处将是扩大国内学生的教育，包括更国际化的工程观点和合作的形成，在许多情况下，将持续到学生的职业生涯。 通过这种接触，学生有可能提高他们的研究，并作出贡献，将提供更大的利益，在未来的社会。

The purpose of this award is to provide travel funds for both domestic and foreign students to attend the Civil, Mechanical and Manufacturing Innovation Grantees Conference, to be held in June, 2009, in Honolulu, Hawaii. The theme of this conference is Research and Education in a Flat World, and the inclusion of students from around the world will complement this theme. Domestic students will be invited to apply for support through announcements on the NSF web site and through e-mailings sent to all Divisional grantees. Foreign students will be invited through their respective funding agencies and because of extant international collaborations with Divisional grantees. Foreign student support will include conference registration fee and hotel accommodations. Domestic students will also obtain travel support. Student applications for support will be reviewed by an ad hoc committee and selections made based on factors that include diversity, research topic relevance and poster presentation.The broader impact and benefit of this activity will be a broadening the education of domestic students to include a more international view of engineering and the formation of collaborations that, in many instances, will last well into the careers of the students. Through this exposure, students are likely to improve their research and to make contributions that will provide greater benefit to society in the future.