Broadening Participation: 2019 MPS Workshop for New Investigators

新研究者会议旨在为研究人员提供有关NSF提案提交过程、机会和机制的必要信息。一组首次申请或过去没有申请过国家科学基金的申请人将被提供有用的信息，旨在提高他们的提案写作技巧，更好地理解国家科学基金的流程。模拟提案审查活动将有助于更好地理解价值审查过程。鼓励小型学院和代表性不足群体的pi参与。特别鼓励来自代表性不足群体的申请人申请，目的是扩大来自不同背景的有才华的新pi参与STEM研究。2019年新研究者MPS研讨会的参与者将收到由现任或前任项目主任介绍的有关NSF流程的信息。具体而言，参与者将接受以下方面的培训：绩效评估原则、撰写成功的提案、建立强大的更广泛影响组件、利益冲突和道德规则，并了解国家科学基金会的资助机会。参与者将撰写并审查一页的提案，由小组进行评估，包括完整的小组审查过程、讨论和撰写小组总结。在研讨会期间获得的为期两天的强化培训预计将对各种各样的年轻pi最有益，并增加他们与国家科学基金会成功互动的机会。该奖项由数学和物理科学理事会的物理部、数学科学部、化学部、天文科学部和材料研究部共同资助。该奖项反映了美国国家科学基金会的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的知识价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

Non-technical abstract Meeting of New Investigators is organized to provide researchers with necessary information about NSF process, opportunities and mechanisms related to proposal submission. A group of first-time applicants or those who did not apply to NSF in the past will be provided helpful information designed to improve their proposal writing skills and understand the NSF process better. A mock proposal review activity will enable better understanding of the merit review process. Participation of PIs from small colleges and underrepresented groups was encouraged. Applicants from underrepresented groups are especially encouraged to apply, with a goal of broadening participation of talented new PIs from diverse backgrounds in STEM research.Technical Abstract Participants of the 2019 MPS Workshop for New Investigators will receive information about the NSF process presented by current or past Program Directors. Specifically, the participants will be trained in Merit Review Principles, writing a successful proposal, building a strong Broader Impact component, Conflict of Interest and Ethics rules and they will learn about funding opportunities within NSF. Participants will write and review one-page proposals, to be evaluated by panels, including a full panel review process, discussion and writing panel summaries. The two-day intensive training obtained during the Workshop is expected to be most beneficial to a diverse pool of young PIs and increase their chances of successful interactions with NSF.This award is co-funded by Divisions within the Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences: Division of Physics, Division of Mathematical Sciences, Division of Chemistry, Division of Astronomical Sciences and Division of Materials Research.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.