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

华盛顿大学项目将制定招聘、保留和资助计划，以大幅增加代表不足的少数族裔、妇女和残疾人进入研究生学习并获得工程学博士学位的人数。在华盛顿大学残疾学生办公室的大力支持下，特别重视残疾学生，将提高我们招收和吸引残疾人的能力。该项目将大大增加对目标群体的财政援助金额，同时加强所需的招聘和留住工作，以吸引、留住和毕业更多的博士生。广泛的研究计划将作为招聘和留住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进入我们国家认可的研究中心和项目的磁石。NSF的资金将提供最初的学生支持，而工程学院将发展持续的奖学金和奖学金支持，以使该计划长期存在。我们招生和留住战略的另一个关键因素是五年的资助期，而不是仅由NSF基金资助的总共八名博士生。这将通过以下方式实现：使用学费豁免；以及在赠款期间，积极和迅速地将候选人从国家科学基金的支助转到机构支助。

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.