NSF Scholarships for Computer Science, Engineering, and Mathematics Majors

加州大学欧文分校拟议的NSF学者计划的目的是帮助计算机科学、工程或数学专业的有学术天赋的低收入三年级和四年级本科生完成他们的学士学位，并成功地从大学过渡到工作或研究生教育。这个为期两年的项目每年将资助40名学生，每人获得2500美元的奖学金。奖学金将与现有的学术咨询和其他学生支持服务挂钩。要符合资格，学生必须是大三或大四的学生，全日制注册，主修计算机科学、工程或数学，他们有资格获得联邦佩尔助学金，并且GPA最低为2.75(大约是这些专业的平均GPA)。符合条件的学生将被邀请提交一封申请信，其中必须包含兴趣和动机的证据，职业和研究生兴趣的描述，以及NSF奖学金如何帮助他们完成学位的解释。学者将被要求保持每个季度的资格，并定期与他们的学术或教师顾问会面。在每个学年开始时，将举行一次介绍会，让学者们相互了解，并了解他们可以获得的许多学术和职业相关服务，例如由以下单位提供的服务：本科生研究机会计划(UROP)？McNair/STAR计划？？职业中心？？加州少数族裔参与联盟(CAMP)？？学生学术进步服务(SAAS)？信息和计算机科学系？工程和物理学院这类活动的例子包括简历撰写和面试技能研讨会、招聘会、教师指导的研究机会，高级课程的辅助课程，与行业合作伙伴的高级设计项目，行业圆桌会议，与校友和公司代表共进午餐，由当今顶尖技术公司举办的信息会议，研究生院预科课程，以及基于网络的简历书。将进行两种类型的评估：1)形成性评估，旨在为计划的改进提供建设性反馈；2)总结性评估，旨在评估计划的总体成功。将实施学生跟踪系统，以监测NSF学者的学业进步和毕业率，以及从资格池中随机挑选的一组类似的匹配的非学者学生。将使用各种数据收集方法，如焦点小组、访谈和调查。学生在毕业一年后将继续被跟踪。

The purpose of the proposed NSF Scholars Program at the University of California, Irvine, is to assist academically-talented, low-income third- and fourth-year undergraduates majoring in computer science, engineering, or mathematics to complete their baccalaureate degrees and to make a successful transition from college to work or graduate education. The two-year program will support 40 students a year with scholarships of $2,500 each. Scholarships will be linked to existing academic advising and other student-support services. To be eligible, students must be juniors or seniors, enrolled full-time and majoring in computer science, engineering, or mathematics, who are eligible for Federal Pell Grants and have a minimum GPA of 2.75 (approximately the average GPA for these majors). Eligible students will be invited to submit a letter of application, which must contain evidence of interest and motivation, a description of career and graduate school interests, and an explanation of how the NSF scholarship would help them complete their degree. Scholars will be required to remain eligible each quarter and to meet regularly with their academic or faculty advisors. An Orientation Meeting will be held at the beginning of each academic year to acquaint scholars with each other and the many academic and career-related services that are available to them, such as those provided by the following units: ?Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP) ?McNair/STAR Program ??Career Center ??Center for Opportunities and Diversity in Engineering (CODE) ??California Alliance for Minority Participation (CAMP) ??Student Academic Advancement Services (SAAS) ??Department of Information and Computer Science ??Schools of Engineering and Physical Sciences Examples of such activities include resume writing and interviewing skills workshops, job fairs, faculty-mentored research opportunities, adjuncts for upper division courses, senior design projects with industry partners, industry roundtables, lunches with alumni and corporate representatives, information sessions presented by today's top technological firms, a graduate school prep course, and a Web-based resume book. Two types of evaluations will be conducted: 1) a formative evaluation designed to provide constructive feedback for the improvement of the program, and 2) a summative evaluation designed to assess the overall success of the program. A student tracking system will be implemented to monitor the academic progress and graduation rates of the NSF Scholars, plus a similar, matched group of students who are not scholars selected at random from the eligibility pool. A variety of data collection methods, such as focus groups, interviews, and surveys, will be used. Students will continue to be tracked one year after graduation.