NSF Scholarships for Computer Science, Engineering, and Mathematics Majors

拟议中的美国国家科学基金会学者计划在加州大学欧文分校的目的是帮助学术天才，低收入的第三和第四年的本科生主修计算机科学，工程，或数学完成他们的学士学位，并从大学成功过渡到工作或研究生教育。这个为期两年的项目每年将为40名学生提供2,500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。要获得资格，学生必须是大三或大四学生，全日制就读，主修计算机科学，工程或数学，有资格获得联邦佩尔赠款，并具有最低GPA 2.75（约为这些专业的平均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，职业和研究生院兴趣的描述，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见面。迎新会将在每学年开始时举行，以了解学者彼此和许多学术和职业相关的服务，提供给他们，如由以下单位提供：本科生研究机会计划（UROP）？麦克奈尔/星星计划？？职业中心？？工程机会与多样性中心（Center for Opportunities and Diversity in Engineering，CODE）加州少数族裔参与联盟（CAMP）学生学术促进服务（SAAS）信息与计算机科学系这些活动的例子包括简历写作和面试技巧研讨会，招聘会，教师指导的研究机会，上师课程，与行业合作伙伴的高级设计项目，行业圆桌会议，与校友和企业代表共进午餐，由当今顶级技术公司提供的信息会议，研究生院预科课程和基于Web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，旨在评估计划的整体成功。将实施一个学生跟踪系统，以监测NSF学者的学业进展和毕业率，以及从资格库中随机选择的非学者的类似匹配学生组。将采用焦点小组、访谈和调查等各种数据收集方法。学生将在毕业后一年继续跟踪。

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.