NSF Computer Science, Engineering, and Mathematics Scholarships (CSEMS) Program

马萨诸塞大学阿默斯特分校的计算机科学系、数学和统计系以及工程学院加入了国家科学基金会的CSEM奖学金计划，以解决以下问题：1)全国缺乏工程师、数学家和计算机科学家；2)妇女、少数族裔和残疾人在这些学科中的代表性不足。马萨诸塞州大学的计划将通过招募50名学生参加项目，增加CSEM领域的学士学位数量，通常是在他们的初中和高中。将特别注意招募妇女、少数群体和残疾人。有才华的低收入学生将从社区大学转移人口和有合理预期在两年内毕业的上层学生中招收(总共40人)。马萨诸塞州大学的计划也为未来提供了一条管道，通过大学资源资助10名经济困难的新生。招收、留住和毕业50名学生的目标将通过一项以当前研究和最佳实践为基础的教员驱动的综合计划来实现，该计划结合了1)招聘、2)财政支持、3)精心设计的必修课、4)特别研讨会活动以及5)学术和个人支持设施。所有CSEMS计划活动都将经过专业评估。

The Departments of Computer Science, and Mathematics and Statistics and the College of Engineering, at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, joins the National Science Foundation's CSEM Scholarship Program to address: 1) the national shortage of engineers, mathematicians and computer scientists, and 2) the under-representation of women, minorities and persons with disabilities in those disciplines. The UMass plan will increase the number of baccalaureate degrees in CSEM fields by recruiting fifty students for program participation generally during their junior and senior years. Particular attention will be paid to the recruitment of women, minorities and persons with disabilities. Talented, low-income students will be recruited from the community college transfer population and from upper-class students who have a reasonable expectation of graduating within two years (40 total). The UMass plan also provides a pipeline for the future by funding ten economically disadvantaged freshmen through University resources. The goal of recruiting, retaining and graduating 50 students will be accomplished through a faculty- driven, comprehensive program based on current research and best practices combining 1) recruitment, 2) financial support, 3) a carefully designed required course, 4) a special seminar activity and 5) academic and personal support facilities. All CSEMS program activities will be professionally evaluated.