This National Science Foundation (NSF) Innovations in Graduate Education (IGE) Track 2 award to the University of Minnesota will assess different methods used to match science graduate students with faculty advisors. The $995,095 award, effective October 1, 2024 through September 30, 2029, will explore how recruitment approaches such as rotations and direct admissions impact graduate students' experiences, sense of belonging, and persistence. The researchers will conduct a national survey of graduate students and interviews with faculty advisors, graduate program coordinators, and students who switched labs to understand the affordances and constraints of various recruitment methods. The goal is to provide data-informed recommendations on best practices for graduate student-advisor pairing policies. This work aims to contribute to knowledge about factors affecting graduate student success and enable programs to make evidence-based decisions about their recruitment procedures.
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