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Evaluation of NSF's Program of Grants for Vertical Integration of Research and Education in the Mathematical Sciences (VIGRE) (2009) / Chapter Skim
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... to prepare undergraduate students, graduate students, and postdoctoral fellows for a broad range of opportunities available to individuals with training in the mathematical sciences; and (2) to encourage departments in the mathematical sciences to consider a spectrum of education activities and their integration with research."4 To date, more than 50 departments at 40 institutions have received VIGRE awards.
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... Chapter 3 describes the VIGRE award process and reviews the progression of VIGRE goals from the inception of the program until the present, indicating that although the core goals have remained con sistent over time, the program's emphasis has changed, as have goals outside the core. In Chapter 4, the committee reviews NSF's administration of the VIGRE program, and in Chapter 5 the committee uses information generated from its data sources and its own expertise to review the achievements of the program.
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... The committee found considerable confusion among potential applicants to VIGRE about the goals and expectations of the VIGRE program. The committee believes that applicants would benefit from increased clarity in the linking of VIGRE program goals with national goals for mathematics and in the criteria for success in both initial and renewal proposals.
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... The committee believes that a program designed to increase departmental interaction, communica tion, and cooperation is ill-served when a significant proportion of the graduate student and postdoctoral population, namely, foreign nationals, is excluded. Recommendation 6: Allow international students and postdoctoral fellows to receive financial support from VIGRE projects.
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...  SUMMARY this report; and this constraint, at times, requires interpretation by the committee. Some issues that the committee regarded as beyond its charge are the following: • The mechanics of proposal preparation and submission; • The justification of previous reports and of NSF's conclusions used to initiate and formulate the VIGRE program; • The process used by NSF to allocate funds among its directorates and programs; • Salaries paid by universities to faculty, postdoctorals, and graduate students; and • The priority given by NSF to this report and to the committee's recommendations.
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