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The National Science Foundation awarded nearly $3 million to 妻友社区 to launch the Research and Mentoring for Postbaccalaureates () program. At each university, RaMP supports approximately 10 students per year in gaining full-time research experience, mentoring for potential career paths and building a network of professional contacts. 

Georgia Southern鈥檚 project, 鈥淢entoring and Research Opportunities for Careers in Coastal Science (MROC2S),鈥� aims to aid those with little to no exposure to research or the resources to do so. 

鈥淭he target is to benefit underrepresented minority students to increase diversity in the STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) fields,鈥� said Checo Col贸n-Gaud, Ph.D., associate dean of the Jack N. Averitt College of Graduate Studies and the project鈥檚 principal investigator (PI). 

Beginning in August 2024, participating students will be given an annual stipend. The postbaccalaureate fellows will have the opportunity to learn regional-specific natural resource science and participate in meaningful training with their peers before entering the field. 

鈥淚t would benefit those who are not yet sure if they want to pursue careers in natural resource science or graduate studies after earning their undergraduate degree,鈥� Col贸n-Gaud added. 

Georgia Southern鈥檚 awarded fund will extend through 2027, and with 10 participants at a time, Col贸n-Gaud anticipates that this 鈥渟ignificant and transformative鈥� experience should strengthen the workforce. 

Col贸n-Gaud is joined by three additional faculty members as co-PIs: John Carroll, Ph.D., associate professor of biology; Lacey Huffling, Ph.D., associate professor of middle grades and secondary education; and Asli Aslan, Ph.D., director of the Institute for Water and Health.