A Proposal to Conduct the Summer Science Internship Program (SSIP),2013-15

非营利组织--少数群体优质教育网络在促进改善代表不足群体的教育方面发挥了重要作用，特别是在科学、技术、工程和数学领域。作为变革的推动者，QEM继续制定扩大STEM参与的有效战略，并将重点放在阻碍代表性不足群体接受高质量教育的问题和障碍上。该项目支持学生在国家科学基金会实习，以此作为一种机制：提高学生对科学政策的理解；开发未来STEM领导人的潜力；促进STEM的参与，包括来自低收入社区的学生；以及鼓励STEM学科的高级学习。这一人力能力建设努力将有助于培养一支多元化、参与度高、具有全球竞争力的STEM劳动力队伍，为通过发现和创新应对未来的挑战做好准备。

Quality Education for Minorities (QEM) Network, a non-profit organization, has been instrumental in serving as a catalyst to improve the education of under-represented groups, particularly in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). As an agent for change, QEM continues to develop effective strategies for broadening STEM participation, and focuses on issues and barriers that impede underrepresented groups from receiving a high quality education. This project supports internship placements for students at the National Science Foundation as a mechanism to: increase students understanding of science policy; develop the potential of future STEM leaders; promote STEM participation, including students from low-income communities; and encourage advanced studies in STEM disciplines. This human capacity building endeavor will help train a diverse, engaged, and globally competitive STEM workforce prepared to meet future challenges through discovery and innovation.