Extramural Asociates Research Development Award (EARDA)

描述（由申请人提供）：贝内特女子学院致力于支持和扩大研究发展办公室的活动，该办公室由第一和第二阶段的FRESP EARDA奖建立和支持。这种支持将在过渡FRESP EARDA奖励期间继续进行。此外，学院将在过渡时期后提供资源和财政支持，以维持和扩大其活动。过渡奖的长期目标是增加科学教师在生物医学和行为科学领域提交的研究申请的数量。过渡FRESP EARDA奖的目标是(1)增加生物医学和行为科学领域的科学教师向NIH、NSF和其他联邦机构提交的资助申请数量，(2)每年为科学教师提供试点研究项目奖，以获得初步数据，(3)增加学生的校内和校外暑期研究机会，(4)与研究密集型机构建立研究合作，(4)建立研究合作关系。(5)在班尼特学院每学期举办一次科学研讨会；(6)增加进入研究生院和专业学院从事研究工作的学生人数。PI将举办申请写作研讨会，促进教师和学生参加研究研讨会和专业会议，为学生组织暑期机会论坛，安排访问研究生院和专业学院，并与研究密集型机构建立合作伙伴关系。所有这些活动都旨在提高理科生的研究技能，并激励他们从事生物医学和行为科学的研究工作。与在线资助信息搜索、资助写作、向联邦资助机构提交电子资助申请相关的研讨会将在资助期间和之后继续进行。研究发展办公室的活动评估将通过问卷调查和教师研究咨询委员会的反馈来完成。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Bennett College for Women is committed to support and expand the activities of the Office of Research Development, established and supported by Phase I and Phase II FRESP EARDA awards. This support will be continued during the Transition FRESP EARDA Award period. In addition, the College will provide resources and financial support beyond the transition period to maintain and expand its activities. The long-term goal of the Transition Award is to increase the number of research applications submitted by science faculty in the area of biomedical and behavioral sciences. The objectives of the Transition FRESP EARDA Award are (1) to increase the number of grant applications submitted to NIH, NSF, and other Federal agencies by science faculty in the area of biomedical and behavioral sciences, (2) to sponsor pilot research project awards annually for science faculty to obtain preliminary data, (3) to enhance intramural and extramural summer research opportunities for students, (4) to establish research collaborations with research intensive institutions, (5) to conduct one scientific symposium each semester at Bennett College, and (6) to increase the number of students entering graduate and professional schools and pursue research careers. The PI will conduct application writing workshops, facilitate faculty and students attending research seminars and professional meetings, organize summer opportunities forums for students, arrange visits to graduate and professional schools, and establish collaborative partnerships with research intensive institutions. All these activities are designed to enhance research skills of science students and motivate them to pursue research careers in biomedical and behavioral sciences. Workshops related to on-line grant information search, grant writing, electronic grant application submission to Federal grant agencies will continue during and beyond the grant period. Assessment of the activities of the Office of Research Development will be accomplished through questionnaires and feedback from the Faculty Research Advisory committee.