Conference: Increasing Diversity in Animal Behavior through Undergraduate Participation in the Animal Behavior Society Meetings, Pirenopolis, Brazil, June 22-26, 2009

会议：通过本科生参加动物行为学会会议来增加动物行为的多样性，巴西皮雷诺波利斯，2009 年 6 月 22-26 日

• 批准号: 0930509
• 负责人: Emilia Martins
• 金额: $ 7.66万
• 依托单位: Indiana University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2009
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2009-06-01 至 2014-05-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0930509&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Conference; Increasing; Diversity; Animal; Behavior

This project will take a diverse group of undergraduate students each year to the annual meeting of the Animal Behavior Society, the largest professional society in our discipline. The organizers, members of the Diversity Committee of the Animal Behavior Society, will advertize, identify and select participants who are members of underrepresented groups, low income, first generation, and currently attending schools at which there are few opportunities for research. Ten students each year will be provided with funds to cover all travel, housing, and registration expenses. In addition to attending all meeting events, the students will participate in training activities designed to make sure they get the most out of the meetings. Each student will also be matched with mentors with whom they can interact during the meeting itself. In 2009, the ABS meetings will be hosted in Brazil, offering an important international experience for our students. Based on recent experience, we expect at least 60% of undergraduate award winners to be members of traditionally underrepresented minority groups. Moreover, in written surveys, almost 90% of students who participated in our program activities agreed that they were more likely to go into graduate research in science as a result of having attended the ABS meetings. More than 80% report having had informal interactions with scientists at the meetings who are likely to have an impact on their future careers. The program provides a unique opportunity for graduate training faculty to meet and interact closely with future doctoral students who are members of underrepresented groups.

该项目每年都会带领不同的本科生参加动物行为协会的年会，这是我们学科中最大的专业协会。组织者是动物行为协会多样性委员会的成员，他们将宣传、识别和选择参与者，这些参与者是代表性不足的群体、低收入群体、第一代以及目前就读于研究机会很少的学校的成员。每年将向十名学生提供资金，用于支付所有旅行、住宿和注册费用。除了参加所有会议活动外，学生还将参加旨在确保他们从会议中获得最大收益的培训活动。每个学生还将与导师匹配，他们可以在会议期间与导师互动。 2009 年，ABS 会议将在巴西举办，为我们的学生提供重要的国际经验。根据最近的经验，我们预计至少 60% 的本科生获奖者是传统上代表性不足的少数群体的成员。此外，在书面调查中，几乎 90% 参加我们项目活动的学生都认为，由于参加了 ABS 会议，他们更有可能从事科学研究。超过 80% 的受访者表示在会议上与科学家进行了非正式互动，这些互动可能会对他们未来的职业生涯产生影响。该计划为研究生培训教师提供了一个独特的机会，让他们能够与未来属于代表性不足群体的博士生见面并密切互动。