PREPARING EMERGING MINORITY SCHOLARS IN AGING

美国老年学会（GSA）寻求资金， 旨在增加受过训练的少数民族人数的五年努力 研究衰老相关课题的调查人员。拟议方案是 根据两项国家优先事项提交：1）增加 在任何领域攻读研究生学位的少数民族;以及2） 增加从事老年学研究的少数群体人数 在所有学科中。具体而言，该计划旨在增加 合格和成功的少数民族调查员人才库， 两年助学20名少数民族硕士研究生 （1）通过提高学生的研究技能， 他们竞争研究赠款的能力; 2）通过促进 从学生到研究人员的成功过渡;和3）通过连接 拥有专业人士支持网络的学生，他们可以担任导师 和顾问。 拟议的计划扩大了现有的GSA倡议，重点是 在职业生涯的各个阶段为少数族裔调查人员提供支持。 已经到位的是少数民族博士前领导力发展计划 该机构成立于1993年，旨在支持攻读博士学位的学生 程序.拟议的计划将使GSA能够影响，支持和 帮助少数民族学生，在他们的研究生生涯的开始。的 该计划将实现其招募和帮助支持少数族裔的目标 通过一系列的研究生在老年学的研究生涯， 活动，包括举办讲习班，补充和丰富 学生的研究生院的经验;连接学生与导师谁 可以帮助他们制定个性化的研究技能发展计划; 为参与者提供职业指导和帮助; 学生与专业人士和其他广泛的支持网络 学生;以及为学生参加有关的 国家科学会议、重要的研讨会和讲习班。

DESCRIPTION: The Gerontological Society of America (GSA) seeks funding for a five-year effort aimed at increasing the number of trained minority investigators studying aging-related topics. The proposed program is submitted in response to two national priorities: 1) increasing the number of minority persons pursuing graduate degrees in any area; and 2) increasing the number of minority persons pursuing gerontological studies in all disciplines. Specifically, this program is designed to increased the pool of qualified and successful ethnic minority investigators by assisting and aiding twenty minority masters-level students for two years in the following manner: 1) by enhancing the students' research skills and their ability to compete for research grants; 2) by facilitating the successful transition from student to researcher; and 3) by linking the students with a support network of professionals who can serve as mentors and advisors. The proposed program expands an existing GSA initiative focused on supporting minority investigators at various points in their careers. Already in place is a Minority Pre-doctoral Leadership Development Program that was established in 1993 to support students enrolled in doctoral programs. The proposed program will enable GSA to influence, support and assist minority students at ,the beginning of their graduate careers. The program will meet its goal of recruiting and helping support minority graduate students for research careers in gerontology through a series of activities including conducting workshops that complement and enrich the students' graduate school experience; linking students with mentors who can help them develop a personalized plan for research-skill development; providing career guidance and assistance to the participants; linking students with a broad based support network of professionals and other students; and providing travel support for students to attend relevant national scientific meetings, important seminars and workshops.