Sec. 322. Models for graduate student support

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The Director shall enter into an agreement with the National Research Council to convene a workshop or roundtable to examine models of Federal support for STEM graduate students, including the Foundation’s Graduate Research Fellowship program and comparable fellowship programs at other agencies, traineeship programs, and the research assistant model. The purpose of the workshop or roundtable shall be to compare and evaluate the extent to which each of these models helps to prepare graduate students for diverse careers utilizing STEM degrees, including at diverse types of institutions of higher education, in industry, and at government agencies and research laboratories, and to make recommendations regarding— how current Federal programs and models, including programs and models at the Foundation, can be improved; the appropriateness of the current distribution of funding among the different models at the Foundation and across the agencies; and the appropriateness of creating a new education and training program for graduate students distinct from programs that provide direct financial support, including the grants authorized in section 527 of the America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2010 ( 42 U.S.C. 1862p–15 ).

At a minimum, in comparing programs and models, the workshop or roundtable participants shall consider the capacity of such programs or models to provide students with knowledge and skills— to become independent, creative, successful researchers; to participate in large interdisciplinary research projects, including in an international context; to adhere to the highest standards for research ethics; to become high-quality teachers utilizing the most currently available evidence-based pedagogy; in oral and written communication, to both technical and nontechnical audiences; in innovation, entrepreneurship, and business ethics; and in program management.

The participants in the workshop or roundtable shall include current or recent STEM graduate students. Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the National Research Council shall submit to Congress a summary report of the findings and recommendations of the workshop or roundtable convened under this section.

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