Neuroscience Scholars Program (NSP): Preparing the Next Generation of Neuroscience Leaders

在拟议的神经科学学者计划(NSP)的更新中，神经科学学会(SFN)将以该计划的历史为基础，为来自代表性不足的种族和民族以及残疾个人(代表性不足的神经科学研究人员)的研究生和博士后神经科学研究人员加强职业发展和专业网络机会。2019年至2024年NSP将追求三个具体目标，旨在实现多样化的神经科学劳动力在研究和领导职位上蓬勃发展：(1)通过保留成功的方案要素，同时深化指导、网络和领导力建设活动，为至少84名NSP研究员提供密集的网络、指导和职业建设活动；(2)为多达350名NSP伙伴完成目前的职业促进活动，包括面对面和在线专业发展规划以及参加SFN年会的新机会；以及(3)让NSP校友成为NSP和更广泛的神经科学界的领导者和导师，以支持他们在神经科学领域的持续职业发展和长期职业成功。SFN将继续实施新伙伴计划的关键战略，即提供指导、财政支持、社会融合和社区建设机会，但将通过以多种方式强调领导力建设和终身指导，深化新伙伴计划的经验。续展期间将为新伙伴计划研究员、伙伴和校友提供机会，领导新伙伴计划的网络研讨会和在线讨论，担任新伙伴计划的班级顾问和导师，并组织新的两年一次的新伙伴计划年中会议。这些NSP活动寻求为代表不足的神经科学研究人员建立知识、技能和经验的资产，以最佳地促进他们的进步和过渡到更高级的研究、教育和培训活动。自1982年以来，已有900多名研究生和博士后完成了新国家计划，并成为新国家计划校友职业生涯社区的一部分。评估研究一直表明，新伙伴关系校友继续沿着成功的职业轨迹前进，在学术界和工业界获得高级领导职位，在同行评议的期刊上积极发表文章，为其研究方案吸引赠款资金，充当明显的榜样，并通过他们的榜样和指导，影响下一代UNE为进一步在神经科学领域取得卓越贡献他们的不同观点。

In the proposed renewal of the Neuroscience Scholars Program (NSP), the Society for Neuroscience (SfN) will build on the program’s history of enhancing career development and professional networking opportunities for graduate and postdoctoral neuroscience researchers from underrepresented racial and ethnic groups and individuals with disabilities (underrepresented neuroscience researchers, or UNRs). The 2019-2024 NSP will pursue three specific aims intended to achieve a diverse neuroscience workforce thriving in research and leadership positions: (1) provide intensive networking, mentoring, and career-building activities to at least 84 NSP Fellows by retaining successful programmatic elements while deepening mentoring, networking, and leadership-building activities; (2) round out current career-enhancing activities for up to 350 NSP Associates to include in-person and online professional development programming as well as new opportunities to travel to the SfN Annual Meeting; and (3) engage NSP Alumni as leaders and mentors in the NSP and broader neuroscience community to support their continued career trajectory and long-term professional success in neuroscience. SfN will continue NSP’s key strategies of providing mentoring, financial support, and social integration and community-building opportunities but will deepen the NSP experience for both Fellows and Associates by emphasizing leadership-building and lifelong mentoring in multiple ways. The renewal period will provide opportunities for NSP Fellows, Associates, and Alumni to lead NSP webinars and online discussions, serve as NSP class advisors and mentors, and organize a new biennial mid-year NSP Conference. These NSP activities seek to build the assets of knowledge, skills, and experience of underrepresented neuroscience researchers to optimally facilitate their progress and transition to more advanced research, education, and training activities. Since 1982, over 900 graduate students and postdoctoral UNRs have completed the NSP and become part of the career-long community of NSP Alumni. Evaluation studies consistently show that NSP Alumni continue along successful career trajectories, attain senior leadership positions in academia and industry, publish actively in peer-reviewed journals, attract grant funding for their research programs, serve as visible role models, and by their example and mentorship, influence the next generation of UNRs to contribute their diverse perspectives to furthering excellence in the field of neuroscience.