Lessons for Success

在通信科学和疾病的科学家的数量竞争成功， 研究资金，产生有影响力的研究，并推进学科的科学基础是 受到几个因素的挑战。这些因素包括教师和研究人员持续短缺， 阻碍研究职业发展和学科内的科学扩展。这 申请建议继续支持阿莎的成功经验会议，该会议已被 在过去的15年里，我们成功地应对了这些挑战。在这次为期2.5天的会议上，联邦政府 受资助的研究人员提供有关撰写研究基金和研究职业能力的培训和指导 30名在传播科学和疾病及相关领域非常有前途的早期职业科学家 纪律，每年。会议结合了演讲，模拟赠款审查，小组讨论， 讨论和一对一的会议，向与会者介绍赠款和专业 研究职业能力，有助于他们的研究生产力，以及他们的 职业满意度和保留率。参与者对研究的里程碑有很好的了解 职业生涯和良好的教练如何成功地实现这些里程碑通过个人工作 与会议教员就完善5年计划，修订正在进行的摘要和具体 目标部分，并解决当前的职业挑战。本报告中提出的创新要素 应用程序包括在会议日之前和之后扩展成功经验教训 为沿着研究管道的发展提供额外的机会。那些没有 必要的赠款写作经验将有机会参加更入门级的 计划，以帮助他们成为有资格申请成功的经验教训。那些已经完成 将邀请Lessons for Success通过以下方式培养他们的审查、指导和网络技能： 各种各样的机会。项目评估数据在项目结束后立即收集， 会议关于资助成功和研究生涯保留的参与者结果数据 在会议后2年和5年收集。在接下来的五年融资周期中， Lessons for Success旨在通过推进研究来扩大其对研究管道的影响 职业发展，学术生产力，保留和资金成功约150 早期职业科学家专注于通信科学和疾病的研究。

The number of scientists in Communication Sciences and Disorders competing successfully for research funding, producing impactful research, and advancing the scientific base of the discipline is challenged by several factors. These factors include persistent faculty and researcher shortages, obstacles to research career advancement, and scientific expansion within the discipline. This application proposes continued support of ASHA’s Lessons for Success conference, which has been successfully addressing these challenges for the past 15 years. At this 2.5-day conference, federally funded researchers provide training and guidance in grant writing and research career competencies to 30 highly promising early-career scientists in communication sciences and disorders and related disciplines, annually. The conference combines presentations, mock grant reviews, small-group discussions, and one-on-one sessions to inform participants about grantsmanship and professional research career competencies that contribute positively to their research productivity as well as their career satisfaction and retention. Participants become well oriented to the milestones of a research career and well coached on how to successfully achieve these milestones through individual work sessions with conference faculty on refining 5-year plans, revising in-progress Abstract and Specific Aims sections, and addressing current career challenges. Innovative elements proposed in this application include extending the Lessons for Success experience before and after the conference days to provide additional opportunities for development along the research pipeline. Those without the requisite grant-writing experience will have the opportunity to participate in a more entry-level program to help them become eligible to apply for Lessons for Success. Those who have completed Lessons for Success will be invited to build their reviewing, mentoring, and networking skills through a variety of opportunities. Program evaluation data are collected immediately following the conference. Participant outcomes data regarding funding success and retention in a research career are collected at 2 years and 5 years following the conference. Over the next 5-year funding cycle, Lessons for Success aims to expand its impact on the research pipeline by advancing the research career development, scholarly productivity, retention, and funding success of approximately 150 early-career scientists focused on research in Communication Sciences and Disorders.