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

在神经科学学者计划（NSP）的拟议更新中，神经科学学会（SfN）将建立在该计划的历史基础上，为来自代表性不足的种族和民族群体以及残疾人（代表性不足的神经科学研究人员或UNRs）的研究生和博士后神经科学研究人员提供职业发展和专业网络机会。2019-2024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岗位上蓬勃发展：（1）通过保留成功的计划要素，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准会员提供全面的职业发展活动，包括面对面和在线专业发展计划以及参加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社区的领导者和导师，以支持他们在神经科学领域的持续职业轨迹和长期职业成功。SfN将继续NSP提供指导，财政支持，社会融合和社区建设机会的关键战略，但将通过强调领导力建设和多种方式的终身指导来加深研究员和同事的NSP经验。续约期间将为NSP研究员，同事和校友提供机会，领导NSP网络研讨会和在线讨论，担任NSP类顾问和导师，并组织新的两年一度的年中NSP会议。这些NSP活动旨在为代表性不足的神经科学研究人员建立知识，技能和经验资产，以最佳方式促进他们的进步和过渡到更先进的研究，教育和培训活动。自1982年以来，超过900名研究生和博士后UNRs完成了NSP，并成为NSP校友职业生涯的一部分。评估研究一致表明，NSP校友继续沿着成功的职业轨迹，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，为他们的研究计划吸引赠款资金，作为可见的榜样，并通过他们的榜样和指导，影响下一代UNR贡献他们的多样化观点，以促进神经科学领域的卓越。

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.