PLANTS II: Increasing the diversity of plant scientists

该奖项每年将资助12名来自不同背景的学生（10-11名本科生，1-2名研究生）参加美国植物学会（BSA）年会。目标是增加来自代表性不足群体的学生参加这些会议的人数，并增加他们完成植物科学高级学位的动力。PLANTS（培养领导者和培养未来的科学家）项目支持一个由研究生、博士后学者和教师组成的指导网络，他们在会议之前、期间和之后为学生提供帮助。该项目通过鼓励即将进入研究生院的学生（包括但不限于PLANTS校友）的学术发展，鼓励他们作为榜样和导师，并参与PLANTS的其他活动（如小组研讨会，招生委员会），来促进学生留在研究生院。认识到这一学科的活力取决于尽可能广泛地吸收人们，并且考虑到植物科学成员的低多样性，BSA积极寻求增加代表性不足群体的参与。BSA包括广泛的成员，成员年龄不同，机构类型不同，学术领域也不同。这种广度为学生探索他们在植物科学方面的兴趣和拓宽他们的职业机会提供了深远的机会。在这些活动中，所有BSA成员更明显地参与和参与，强调了为保持学科活力而继续多元化招聘的所有关键需求。在年度会议上，每个本科生都被分配一个同伴导师（通常是研究生）和一个高级导师（博士后学者、教员或其他专业人士）。学生和导师确定学生最感兴趣的讲座，一起参加并讨论这些讲座的内容，一起参加必要的活动和网络活动，导师将学生介绍给他们学术领域的教师、博士后和学生。植物研究所的研究生充当同伴导师和榜样。导师不仅向学生解释科学讲座的内容，还指出其更广泛的相关性，并向学生传递与会者真正的智力兴奋和参与。所需的课程包括研究讲座，专业发展研讨会（例如，如何申请研究生院，植物科学职业），以及将植物科学应用于社会需求。

This award will provide support for 12 students (10-11 undergraduate students, 1-2 graduate students) per year from diverse backgrounds to attend the annual meetings of the Botanical Society of America (BSA). The goal is to increase the number of students from underrepresented groups who attend these meetings and to increase their motivation to complete advanced degrees in the plant sciences. The PLANTS (Preparing Leaders and Nurturing Tomorrow's Scientists) program supports a mentoring network of graduate students, post-doctoral scholars, and faculty who assist the students before, during and after the meetings. The program promotes retention of students in graduate school by encouraging the academic development of those in the pipeline (including but not limited to PLANTS alumni), encouraging them to serve as role models and mentors, and to participate in other PLANTS activities (e.g., panel workshops, admissions committees). Recognizing that the vitality of the discipline depends upon inclusion of people from the broadest possible base, and given the low diversity of the membership within the plant sciences, the BSA actively seeks to increase participation of underrepresented groups. The BSA includes a broad membership, with members with different ages, types of institutions, and academic areas. This breadth offers far-reaching opportunities for students to explore their interests in the plant sciences and to broaden their career opportunities. Greater visible involvement and engagement of all BSA members in these activities emphasizes to all the critical need for continued diversity recruitment for the vitality of the disciplineAt the annual meeting, each undergraduate is assigned a peer mentor (usually a graduate student), and a senior mentor (post-doctoral scholar, faculty, or other professional). The student and mentors determine the talks of greatest interest to the student, attend and discuss the content of those talks together, attend required activities and networking events together, and mentors introduce students to faculty, postdocs, and students in their academic field. The PLANTS graduate students serve as peer mentors and role models. The mentors not only interpret the content of scientific talks to students, but also point out their broader relevance and pass on to students the genuine intellectual excitement and involvement of the conference participants. Required sessions include research talks, professional development workshops (e.g., how to apply to graduate school, careers in the plant sciences), and application of the plant sciences to societal needs.