Cognitive Development Society Diversity Awards October 9-10, 2015

认知发展学会旨在促进从传统上代表性不足的群体在该领域的年轻学者出席其2015年会议将于10月9日至10日在哥伦布，俄亥俄州。该奖项将支持旅行奖励学生，博士后和年轻的研究人员从代表性不足的群体。为了促进这些获奖者的网络和专业社交，资金还将支持一个新的指导计划，以确保年轻学者的积极和富有成效的会议经验。导师计划将为每个年轻学者匹配一位在该领域更有经验的学者，一位具有相似的研究兴趣。通过在会议开始时与他们的导师举行有组织的会议，学员将有机会建立新的专业关系并扩大他们的学术网络。青年学者也将在会议上通过颁奖典礼得到表彰。导师也将通过参加青年学者的演讲来支持他们的学员。这些活动的目的是确保参加CDS 2015会议是一个积极的和富有成效的经验，从传统上代表性不足的群体的年轻学者，并增加参加会议将产生积极影响的可能性，持久超越会议本身。

The Cognitive Development Society seeks to promote the attendance of young scholars from groups traditionally underrepresented in the field at its 2015 meeting taking place October 9-10 in Columbus, OH. The award will support travel awards to students, post-docs and young investigators from underrepresented groups. To promote networking and professional socialization for these awardees, funds will also support a new mentoring program to ensure a positive and productive conference experience for the young scholars. The mentoring program will match each young scholar with a more experienced scholar in the field, one with similar research interests. Through an organized meeting at the start of the conference with their mentors, mentees will have the opportunity to forge new professional relationships and broaden their academic network. The young scholars will also be promoted at the conference by being acknowledged during an awards ceremony. Mentors will also support their mentees by attending the young scholars' presentations. These activities are intended to ensure that attending the CDS 2015 conference is a positive and productive experience for young scholars from traditionally underrepresented groups, and to increase the likelihood that attending the conference will yield a positive impact that endures beyond the conference itself.