Graduate Engineering Education for Women, Minorities and/or Persons with Disabilities

华盛顿大学的项目将制定招聘、留用和资助计划，以大幅增加未被充分代表的少数民族、妇女和残疾人进入攻读工程博士学位的研究生课程的人数。在华盛顿大学残疾学生办公室的大力支持下，对残疾学生的特别重视将提高我们招募和吸引残疾人的能力。该项目将大大扩大对目标群体的财政援助数额，同时加强招聘和留住所需的努力，以吸引、留住和毕业更多的博士生。一项广泛的研究计划将成为招聘和保留战略的关键要素之一。多学科的努力将成为吸引优秀研究生到我们国家认可的研究中心和项目的磁石。美国国家科学基金会的资金将提供最初的学生支持，而工程学院将开发持续的奖学金和奖学金支持，以使该项目长期持续下去。我们招聘和保留策略的另一个关键因素是五年的资助期，而不是仅仅由NSF基金资助的总共8名博士生。这将通过以下方式实现：使用学费减免；在资助期间，积极快速地将候选人从NSF支持转移到机构支持。

The University of Washington project will develop recruiting, retention and funding programs to substantially increase the number of underrepresented minorities, women and persons with disabilities entering graduate study leading to doctoral degrees in engineering. A special emphasis on disabled students, with strong support from the University of Washington Disabled Students Office, will improve our ability to recruit and attract persons with disabilities. This project will significantly expand the amount of financial assistance available to the targeted groups, while intensifying the recruiting and retention efforts required to attract, retain and graduate more PhD students. An extensive research program will serve as one of the key elements of the recruiting and retention strategies. The multi-disciplinary efforts will serve as a magnet in the attraction of outstanding graduate students to our nationally recognized research centers and programs. NSF funding will provide initial student support, while the College of Engineering develops sustaining fellowship and scholarship support to perpetuate the program on a long-term basis. Another key element of our recruiting and retention strategy is the five-year grant period, rather than the total of eight PhD students that could be funded by NSF funds alone. This will be accomplished by: the use of tuition waivers; and aggressive and quick transfer of candidates from NSF support to institutional support during the grant period.