Science Related Degrees: Improving the Retention of Women and Minorities through Research Experience, Mentoring and Financial Assistance

科罗拉多矿业学院（CSM）致力于相信妇女和少数民族可以在科学相关领域做出独特而实质性的贡献。一系列广泛的项目，如科学、工程和数学领域的女性项目（WISEM）和少数族裔工程项目（MEP），致力于提高CSM女性和少数族裔的保留和发展。该项目为在科罗拉多矿业学院就读的经济负担沉重的女性和少数族裔学生提供财政援助。我们相信，通过将为女性和少数族裔提供的高质量项目与适当的财政支持相结合，CSM的女性和少数族裔人口将继续增加。此外，该项目包含强大的研究和指导组件。指导部分旨在为奖学金获得者提供完成学位所需的指导和鼓励，而研究部分旨在进一步激发参与者对科学相关领域的兴趣。

The Colorado School of Mines (CSM) is dedicated to the belief that women and minorities can make unique and substantial contributions to science related fields. A broad range of programs, such as the Women in Science, Engineering and Mathematics program (WISEM) and the Minority Engineering program (MEP), are dedicated to improving the retention and advancement of women and minorities at CSM. This project provides financial assistance for economically burdened female and minority students who are attending the Colorado School of Mines. It is our belief that by combining the high quality programs that are already offered for the retention of women and minorities with appropriate financial support, the female and minority population at CSM will continue to increase. Additionally, the project contains a strong research and mentoring component. The mentoring component is designed to provide the scholarship recipients with the guidance and encouragement necessary to complete their degrees while the research component is designed to further excite the participants' interest in science related fields.