ABSTRACT

In this paper, we report the description and evaluation of an annual workshop titled “Capacity Building Workshops for Competitive S-STEM Proposals from Two-Year Colleges in the Western U.S.” which was offered in June of 2019, 2020, and 2021 with the goal of facilitating submissions to the NSF S-STEM program from 2-year colleges (2YCs). The two-day workshop was composed of separate sessions during which participants discussed several aspects of proposal preparation. Participants also received pre- and post-workshop support through webinars and office hours. To evaluate the program, post-workshop surveys were administered through Qualtrics™. The workshop and related activities received overall positive feedback with specific suggestions on how to better support participants. The paper discusses specific challenges faced by 2YC teams in preparing their proposals. Over three offerings, the program welcomed 103 participants on 51 teams from 2YCs. As of 2021, 11 teams total (from the 2019 cohort) submitted proposals. Among them, four were funded, which is approximately double the typical success rate. Six of the declined teams resubmitted and one of them is currently in negotiations.

摘要

在本文中，我们报告了题为“美国西部两年制大学竞争性 S-STEM 提案能力建设研讨会”的年度研讨会的描述和评估，该研讨会于 2019 年 6 月、2020 年和 2021 年举办，目标是促进两年制大学 (2YC) 向 NSF S-STEM 项目提交申请。为期两天的研讨会由多个单独的会议组成，与会者讨论了提案准备的几个方面。参与者还通过网络研讨会和办公时间获得研讨会前后的支持。为了评估该计划，通过 Qualtrics™ 进行了研讨会后调查。研讨会及相关活动总体上得到了积极的反馈，并就如何更好地支持参与者提出了具体建议。本文讨论了 2YC 团队在准备提案时面临的具体挑战。该计划共举办了三期，吸引了来自 2YC 51 个团队的 103 名参与者。截至 2021 年，共有 11 个团队（来自 2019 年团队）提交了提案。其中四项获得资助，大约是典型成功率的两倍。六支被拒绝的球队重新提交了申请，其中一支目前正在谈判中。