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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Appendix D: The Mathematical Sciences Since 1998
Appendix D: The Mathematical Sciences Since 1998
Pages 105-112
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Comparing Table D-2 with Table 2-3 in Chapter 2, one sees that the percentage of graduate students supported by NSF research assistantships has declined somewhat in the years since the establishment of the VIGRE program, while the fraction of students supported by NSF-sponsored teaching assistantships has increased. Of course, most teaching assistant ships are provided by universities, so looking at NSF support gives only a partial picture.
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FIGURE D-1 National Science Foundation support to full-time graduate students in mathematics and statistics at doctorate-granting institutions as a percentage of federal support, 1980-2006. SOURCE: National Science Figure D-1.eps Foundation-National Institutes of Health, "Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates in S&E," accessed via bitmap image WebCASPAR, http://webcaspar.nsf.gov.
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SOURCE: National Science Foundation-National Institutes of Health, "Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates in S&E," bitmap image accessed via WebCASPAR, http://webcaspar.nsf.gov. AMS data show similar results.
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citizens/permanent residents, underrepresented minorities, or female, 1980-2006. SOURCE: National Science Foundation-National-Institutes of Health, "Survey of Graduate Students Figure D 4.eps bitmap image and Postdoctorates in S&E," accessed via WebCASPAR, http://webcaspar.nsf.gov.
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FIGURE D-5 Number of degrees awarded in the mathematical sciences in the United States, 1980-2006, by degree Figure D-5.eps level. SOURCE: Adapted from NSF, Division of Science Resources Statistics (2008)
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The percentage of underrepresented minorities is divided by total doctorates, which include some people for whom race/ethnicity is "other/unknown." SOURCE: National Science Foundation, "Survey of Earned Doctorates/Doctorate Records File," accessed via WebCASPAR, http://webcaspar.nsf.gov. Looking at recent doctorates and where they were planning to go after receiving their doctorate, the committee sees similar trends during the VIGRE program (Table D-4)
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SOURCE: National Science Foundation-National Institutes of Health, "Survey of Figure D-7.eps Graduate Students and Postdoctorates in S&E," accessed via WebCASPAR, http://webcaspar.nsf.gov. bitmap image
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EVALUATION OF NSF'S VIGRE PROGRAM TABLE D-5 "VIGRE-like" Activities of Departments That Did Not Receive a VIGRE Award Topic Number Outreach to K-12 students 40 Outreach to K-12 teachers 53 Summer camps in mathematics/statistics 30 Postdoctoral fellowships 44 Graduate traineeships 57 Undergraduate research experiences 71 Mentoring by faculty 95 Mentoring of students by postdoctorals or graduates 31 Teaching collaborations with other departments outside of mathematics or statistics 67 Research collaboration with other departments outside of mathematics or statistics 92 Group activities that include undergraduates, graduates, postdoctorals, and faculty 50 Other activities 11 SOURCE: Committee request for information. Total number of departments responding was 122.
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