MINORITY SCIENCE PATHS: NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION -- Copyright -- PREFACE -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- CONTENTS -- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY -- THE SELECTION PROCESS -- AWARDS -- EDUCATION OUTCOMES -- AREAS FOR FURTHER INVESTIGATION -- CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION -- SCOPE OF THE STUDY -- SOURCES OF DATA -- CHAPTER 2 THE SELECTION PROCESS -- CHARACTERISTICS OF APPLICANTS -- AWARDEES -- FIELD DIFFERENCES IN RECRUITMENT AND OFFERS -- FIELD DIFFERENCES IN CHARACTERISTICS OF OFFEREES -- EFFECTS OF GRE SCORES ON OFFERS -- AWARD RATES BY TYPE OF BACCALAUREATE INSTITUTION -- HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES -- DECLINATIONS -- CHAPTER 3 EDUCATIONAL OUTCOMES OF GRADUATE FELLOWS -- INTRODUCTION -- COMPLETION RATES -- EFFECTS OF FIELD AND QUALITY GROUP -- GENDER EFFECTS -- GRE SCORES -- PH.D. COMPLETION BY INSTITUTION TYPE -- QUALITY OF DOCTORATE PROGRAM -- POSTGRADUATION PLANS OF MGFP DOCTORATE FELLOWS -- CHAPTER 4 SUMMARY OF FINDINGS -- THE SELECTION PROCESS -- AWARDS -- EDUCATION OUTCOMES -- AREAS FOR FURTHER INVESTIGATION -- APPENDIX DETAILED STATISTICAL TABLES.