Scholarships for Success

弗朗西斯科州立大学的计算机科学系、数学系和工程学院共同努力，为贫困学生提供奖学金。SFSU的MESA工程计划为该奖学金计划提供行政和管理服务。合作教育方案和MESA工程方案都为这些奖学金的获得者提供主要的支助服务。凭借其低收入和少数民族学生的大量招生及其在全国领先的高科技领域之一的位置，旧金山弗朗西斯科州立大学提供了一个不寻常的机会，鼓励来自代表性不足的群体的有才华的学生追求计算机科学，工程和数学的职业生涯。旧金山弗朗西斯科的多媒体峡谷和附近的硅谷提供了许多高质量教育在这些领域的价值的例子。由于经济原因，几乎所有的SFSU学生都必须兼职工作。在多媒体峡谷、硅谷和湾区经济的其他高科技领域，工作机会很容易获得，这使得学生每周离开学校的时间太长。这延误了学生的学业进展，减少了当地工业急需的合格专业人员的可用性。这些奖学金是针对有才华但经济上有困难的学生，他们同意使用奖学金来腾出额外的时间进行学术工作。通过减少学生执行非相关工作的必要性，并增加他们的学习时间，该计划将帮助许多高素质的学生完成他们的教育。

A collaborative effort by the Computer Science Department, the Mathematics Department, and the School of Engineering at San Francisco State University provides scholarships for its needy students. The MESA Engineering Program at SFSU provides administrative and managerial services for this scholarship program. The Cooperative Education Program and the MESA Engineering Program both provide major support services to the recipients of these scholarships. With its large enrollment of low-income and minority students and its location in one of the leading high-tech areas of the country, San Francisco State University offers an unusual opportunity to encourage talented students from underrepresented groups to pursue careers in computer science, engineering, and mathematics. San Francisco's Multimedia Gulch and nearby Silicon Valley offer numerous examples of the value of high-quality education in these fields. For financial reasons, almost all SFSU students must work part-time. The easy availability of jobs in Multimedia Gulch, Silicon Valley, and the other high-tech sectors of the Bay Area economy pull students out of school for too many hours per week. This delays students' academic progress and reduces the availability of the qualified professionals that are in great demand in local industry. These scholarships are directed to talented but financially needy students who will agree to use the scholarship funds to free up extra time for academic work. By reducing the necessity for students to perform nonrelevant work and by increasing their study time, this program will help many highly qualified students complete their education.