This bill directs the National Science Foundation to establish a mentorship demonstration program that awards grants to colleges and universities to improve how faculty and researchers mentor students and early-career scientists in STEM fields. The program will support activities like training mentors in cultural competencies, researching effective mentorship methods, and implementing evidence-based mentoring practices across institutions. The bill gives priority funding consideration to minority-serving institutions, historically Black colleges and universities, tribal colleges, rural institutions, and emerging research universities. The legislation authorizes five million dollars annually from 2027 through 2031 to run the program and requires the NSF to report back to Congress within five years on whether the program improved mentorship quality and, if successful, develop a plan to make it permanent. Additionally, the bill requires NSF-funded institutions to improve their reporting processes for harassment, discrimination, and other forms of scientific misconduct.
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