Computer Science, Engineering, and Mathematics Scholarships Program

老道明大学开发了一项奖学金计划，为有能力、经济困难的学生提供援助，以完成计算机科学、工程、工程技术或数学(NSF指定的CSEM领域)理科学士课程的最后两年。老道明大学是这样一个项目的理想人选。该机构已经在CSEM的每个领域都有强大的、活跃的和协作的学术项目。这所大学有各种各样的学生，包括很大比例的女性和少数族裔，以及很大比例的符合佩尔标准的学生。该大学还与该州的社区学院进行了非常积极的互动，这些学校的转校生人数很高。从现有学生和社区大学学生中确定CSEM地区的候选学生作为奖学金考虑对象。这些学生的申请，不仅包括以前的学业表现，还包括一篇描述职业目标的论文和推荐信，由奖学金委员会进行评估。遴选过程的最后一步是对校园里的每一位候选人进行正式面试。奖学金获得者随后在老道明大学的教职员工的指导和帮助下，进一步增加了在两年内成功毕业的可能性。CSEM奖学金立竿见影地提高了国家的技术劳动力。

Old Dominion University has developed a scholarship program that is providing aid to capable, financially-disadvantaged students to complete the last two years of a Bachelor of Science program in Computer Science, Engineering, Engineering Technology, or Mathematics (NSF designated CSEM areas). Old Dominion University is an ideal candidate for such a program. The institution already has strong, active, and collaborative academic programs in each of the CSEM areas. The university has a diverse body of students, including a large percentage of women and minorities, and a large percentage of Pell eligible students. The university also has very active interactions with community colleges in the state, and high transfer enrollments from these schools. Candidate students in the CSEM areas are identified for scholarship consideration both from existing students and from community college students. The applications of these students, include not only prior academic performance, but also an essay describing career goals and letters of reference, are evaluated by a scholarship committee. The final step in the selection process is a formal interview of each candidate on campus. The scholarship awardees are then mentored and helped by faculty at Old Dominion University, further increasing the likelihood of successful graduation within two years. The CSEM scholarship has the immediate effect of improving the nation's technology workforce.