Broadening Participation

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Broadening Participation

• Tom Brady Potential Activities for 07
  Budget
• Sally OConner Cyber Tools for Undergraduate
  Education

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Broadening ParticipationFY 2007

• Goal Increase the number of proposals submitted
  to BIO from individuals from groups
  under-represented in those areas of the
  Biological Sciences supported by NSF

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Broadening Participation

• BIO RESPONSIBILITY
• INDEPENDENT RESEARCHERS
• POSTDOCS
• GRADUATE STUDENTS
• UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS

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BIO Research Proposals and Funding 1999-2004
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National STEMProduction of Ph.D.s as a
Percentage of Domestic Ph.D.s
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Comparison of the Number of Doctoral Recipients
in Selected Sciences and Engineering  2003
Biological Sciences Chemistry Computer Science Physics Astronomy Engineering
of Total of Total of Total of Total of Total
Total Doctoral Recipients 5694 2037 866 1247 5265
Total US Citizens 3782 66 1169 57 384 44 625 50 1899 36
African American 100 1.76 35 1.72 17 1.96 13 1.04 86 1.63
Latino/Hispanic 157 2.76 38 1.87 8 0.92 23 1.84 96 1.82
American Indian 11 0.19 2 0.10 2 0.23 0 0.00 7 0.13
   
Includes individuals who did not report their
citizenship at time of survey. (Source Survey of
Earned Doctorates Summary Report 2003).
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Broadening Participation

• Research Grants
• QEM Workshops
• CAA/RIG
• Minority Postdocs
• CREST
• Graduate Supplements for Broadening
  Participation
• Undergraduate Mentorships for Broadening
  Participation

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QEM Workshops

• Three year award
• Two workshops per year
• Focused on Faculty from Underrepresented Groups
  and those at Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs)

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Research Initiation Grants Career Advancement
Awards

• Broadening Participation Faculty from
  underrepresented groups or minority serving
  institutions
• RIG New Investigators
• CAA May have previously been PI
• 150k, 24 months, 25k equipment

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Minority Postdocs

• Increase the number of research scientists from
  underrepresented minority groups
• Awards for research and training
• Applicants choose sponsoring scientist and
  provide research/training plan
• 2-3 Year Awards
• 50K/yr
• 4K Travel Grant
• 50K Starter Grant

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Graduate Supplements

• Supplements to Current or New Research Awards
• Students from Underrepresented Groups
• Up to 3 years
• 37K per year - 27K stipend, 10K for research
• Attract New Students into Graduate School

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CRESTCenters for Research Excellence in Science
and Technology

• Partner with EHR (Directorate for Education and
  Human Resources)
• Joint Competition
• Establish up to 5 new CREST Centers with a
  Biological Focus

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CRESTCenters for Research Excellence in Science
and Technology
GOALS

• Build Research Capability at Minority Serving
  Institutions
• Build Strength in Specific Research Area
• Develop Knowledge
• Expand Diverse Student Presence in STEM Fields

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Competitive Proposals

• Unifying research Focus
• Long-term institutional objectives priorities
  consistent with project
• Potential to reach national standards of
  excellence
• Ability to produce demonstrable achievements
  within award period
• Potential to develop National Competitiveness

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Focus

• Attract Faculty
• Secure Instrumentation
• Faculty Start-up Packages
• Robust Metrics
• Leverage Partnerships
• Integrate Across NSF Research Directorates

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Current CREST Centers (14)
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CREST centers pursuing biology related research

• California State University at Los Angeles
• New Mexico State University
• Alabama AM University
• Texas AM University - Kingsville
• University of Puerto Rico - Rio Piedras

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California State University Los Angeles

• Center for Environmental Analysis (CES-CREST)
• CEA-CREST team formulated spatially explicit
  model of predator-prey dynamics

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New Mexico State University

• Center for Research Excellence in Bioinformatics
  and Computational Biology (BCB)
• Among the first minority institutions with
  research center in bioinformatics and the first
  BCB program in New Mexico

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Alabama AM University

• Center for Forest Ecosystems Assessment (CFEA)
• Intellectual benefits of CFEA shared with greater
  community of scholars, students, and
  practitioners of natural resource science and
  policy

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Texas AM University - Kingsville

• Research on the Environmental sustainability of
  semi-arid coastal areas (RESSACA)
• Minority student involvement at graduate level of
  environmental engineering, integration of
  research and education, and environmental
  research as pertains to public policy

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University of Puerto Rico Rio Piedras

• Center for Tropical Applied Ecology and
  Conservation at the University of Puerto Rico
• Multidisciplinary groups work together to solve
  complex environmental problems facing the
  tropics, with emphasis on the Caribbean

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Research Centers in Minority Institutions

• The National Center for Research Resources
  (NIH-NCRR) provides RCMI grants to expand
  research capacity in colleges and universities
  that
• Have 50 or greater enrollment
• of students underrepresented in
• the biomedical sciences
• Award doctoral degrees in the
• health professions or health-
• related sciences

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Research Centers in Minority Institutions
(NIH/NCRR)

• Tuskegee University
• Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and
  Science
• Howard University
• Florida AM University
• Clark Atlanta University
• Morehouse School of Medicine
• University of Hawaii
• Morgan State University
• Jackson State University

• City College, CUNY (two Centers)
• Universidad Central del Caribe
• University of Puerto Rico, Medical Sciences
  Campus
• Ponce School of Medicine
• Meharry Medical College
• Texas Southern University
• University of Texas, El Paso
• University of Texas, San Antonio

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Research Centers in Minority Institutions
(NIH/NCRR)
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Undergraduate Mentoring in the Biological Sciences

• Enhancement activities that will prepare students
  for a scientific career including graduate
  studies
• Mentoring activities that will ensure the
  successful completion of students in the program
• Research and field experiences
• 600K/4yrs

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Treisman Model

• Focus on excellence, rather than adequacy
• Collaborative learning
• Faculty sponsorship

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UMBC Meyerhoff Scholars Program
The Meyerhoff Program seeks to increase the
number of minorities, particularly
African-Americans, who earn doctoral degrees in
the sciences, mathematics, computer science, and
engineering.

• Open to all highly-achieving minority high
  school seniors with an interest in graduate study
  in the sciences or engineering.
• The program currently holds approximately 180
  students.
• 95 of graduating Meyerhoff Scholars
  immediately enter into professional and graduate
  schools.

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Structure of the Meyerhoff Scholarship Program

• Scholarship support for all students
• The Summer Bridge Program prior to entrance,
  featuring academic coursework, time management
  coursework, and social networking activities.
• Research experience
• Interaction with a practicing professional mentor
  
• Personal interaction with UMBC faculty and staff
  
• Special academic support, cultural enrichment,
  and career-oriented workshops

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Broadening ParticipationFY 2007