Minority-Serving Institutions and Grant Review Representation
BioScience Talks10 Feb 2022

Minority-Serving Institutions and Grant Review Representation

While numerous studies have described the funding discrepancies faced by scientists at minority-serving institutions (MSIs), there is a relative paucity of information available about MSI-based scientists' participation in grant review, the process used by research funders to allocate their budgets. A new article from the American Institute of Biological Sciences (AIBS) sheds further light on grant review and the factors that underlie scientists' ability to participate in it.

Writing in the journal BioScience, AIBS scientists Stephen A. Gallo, Joanne H. Sullivan, and DaJoie R. Croslan describe the results of a survey disseminated to thousands of MSI-based scientists aimed at elucidating discrepancies in grant review participation between MSI-based scientists and those who work at traditionally White institutions (TWIs). The survey questions addressed a range of topics, including the scientists' recent funding and peer review experiences, as well as their motivations for engaging in the grant review process.

The survey results point to serious issues in grant review: Only 45% of respondents from MSIs reported participating in the grant review process, compared with an earlier survey's finding that 76% of scientists from TWIs were. This mismatch cannot be accounted for by differences in frequency of grant submission (which is roughly the same) or in scientist preferences, say the authors—76% of MSI scientists reported an interest in taking part in grant review.

In this episode of BioScience Talks, we're joined by the article's authors to discuss these and other findings described in their article—as well as the ways that these issues might be best addressed through DEI initiatives and other approaches.

Episoder(177)

In Their Own Words: Marvalee Wake

In Their Own Words: Marvalee Wake

This episode is the next in our oral history series, In Their Own Words. These pieces chronicle the stories of scientists who have made great contributions to their fields, particularly within the bio...

16 Okt 202048min

Often Understudied, Fences Pose Ecological Threats

Often Understudied, Fences Pose Ecological Threats

Fences are one of humanity's most frequent landscape alterations, with their combined length exceeding even that of roads by an order of magnitude. Despite their ubiquity, they have received far less ...

14 Okt 202021min

In Their Own Words: Neil deGrasse Tyson

In Their Own Words: Neil deGrasse Tyson

This episode is the next in our oral history series, In Their Own Words. These pieces chronicle the stories of scientists who have made great contributions to their fields. Each month, we will publish...

18 Sep 202054min

Measuring Metabolism: How Much Food Does a Bear Need?

Measuring Metabolism: How Much Food Does a Bear Need?

The keys to conserving large mammals, such as bears, often lie in better understanding their ecophysiology. Armed with knowledge about the animals' energy needs, conservationists can encourage actions...

9 Sep 202032min

In Their Own Words: Gene E. Likens

In Their Own Words: Gene E. Likens

This episode is the next in our oral history series, In Their Own Words. These pieces chronicle the stories of scientists who have made great contributions to their fields, particularly within the bio...

17 Aug 202054min

21st Century Natural History Collections

21st Century Natural History Collections

Natural history collections are a crucial resource to many scientific endeavors, and their value has been bolstered by recently undertaken digitization efforts. However, many opportunities remain to i...

12 Aug 202028min

Hot Days and Tree Transpiration

Hot Days and Tree Transpiration

Shade from urban trees has long been understood to offer respite from the urban heat island effect, a phenomenon that can result in city centers that are 1–3 degrees Centigrade warmer than surrounding...

28 Jul 202026min

In Their Own Words: Douglas Futuyma

In Their Own Words: Douglas Futuyma

This episode is the next in our oral history series, In Their Own Words. These pieces chronicle the stories of scientists who have made great contributions to their fields, particularly within the bio...

8 Jul 202039min

Populært innen Vitenskap

fastlegen
rekommandert
tingenes-tilstand
sinnsyn
forskningno
rss-rekommandert
liberal-halvtime
smart-forklart
jss
tomprat-med-gunnar-tjomlid
villmarksliv
fjellsportpodden
rss-paradigmepodden
dekodet-2
pod-britannia
psykopoden
rss-overskuddsliv
tidlose-historier
aldring-og-helse-podden
nevropodden