Animal Behavior Society Meeting, Brazil, June 2009: Integration of Behavioral Research across the Americas

通过发表的论文衡量，国际合著研究的平均影响显著高于总体平均水平。建立国际合作需要国际接触，而这种接触在一个人的教育和科学生涯早期可能是最有效的。然而，对于研究生和博士后研究员来说，国际旅行的费用可能令人望而却步。该奖项将为30名在动物行为领域工作的研究生/博士后研究员提供额外的旅行支持，以参加2009年在巴西举行的动物行为学会(ABS)会议。会议有几个方面将为学生提供接触国际科学家的机会，包括由受邀的国际研究人员主持的5个迷你课程(每个课程6个小时)。选择的标准将包括科学的质量，可能发展未来合作的潜力，研究生院的进展(项目最后两年和博士后奖学金头两年的学生将被优先考虑)，以及来自代表性不足的群体的代表。获得旅费的学生将被要求在巴西ABS会议上完成对他们的经历的评估。这一提议的更广泛影响将是30名科学家在职业生涯早期接触到全球倡议和文化差异，目的是促进未来的国际合作。

The average impact of internationally co-authored research, measured through published papers, is significantly higher than the overall average. Establishment of international collaborations requires international exposure, and such exposure is likely to be most effective when it occurs early in one's education and scientific career. However, for graduate students and postdoctoral fellows, the cost of international travel can be prohibitive. This award will provide supplementary travel support for 30 graduate students/postdoctoral fellows working in the area of Animal Behavior to attend the 2009 Animal Behavior Society (ABS) meeting in Brazil. There are several aspects of the meetings that will provide students with exposure to international scientists, including 5 mini-courses (6 hours each) that will be conducted by invited international researchers. Criteria for selection will include quality of the science, likely potential for developing future collaborations, progress in graduate school (students in the last two years of their programs and first two years of postdoctoral fellowships will be given priority), and representation from under-represented groups. Students who receive funds for travel will be asked to complete an evaluation of their experiences at the ABS meetings in Brazil. The broader impacts of this proposal will be the exposure of 30 scientists early in their careers to global initiatives and cultural differences, with the goal of promoting future international collaborations.