Scholarship Program for Computer Science and Engineering

计算机科学与工程奖学金计划

• 批准号: 9987232
• 负责人: Michael Driscoll
• 金额: $ 22万
• 依托单位: Portland State University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2000
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2000-02-15 至 2002-01-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=9987232&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Scholarship; Program; Computer; Science; Engineering

The proposed scholarship program at would be part of a larger school-wide and statewide effort to increase the numbers of students graduating from computer science and engineering programs by 25% or more. The project will award 40 $2,500 scholarships to qualified upper division students enrolled in engineering or computer science programs as full-time students. Recruitment and outreach for awards will target low-income, academically talented students from groups under-represented in appropriate fields who will be able to enroll full time and complete their degree within two years if they receive the support of an award as part of their financial aid package. The addition of a targeted scholarship program to the school's existing scholarship and student support offerings will enable the university to: Increase transfer student enrollment by 20% in SEAS programs in computer science and engineering; Increase the percentage of upper division students enrolling full-time by 10%; Increase retention of upper division students to graduation within two years; Improve diversity of upper division student body by targeted recruitment for under-represented groups by 15%; and Improve geographic diversity of upper division student body by 5% to expand enrollment of economically disadvantaged students from rural Oregon. The school as part of its overall recruitment activities will lead recruitment for applicants. Special consideration will be given to working with community partners, such as the Oregon Math, Engineering, and Science Achievement (MESA) K-12 enrichment program for under-represented students, and the Society for Women Engineers, to identify and recruit students under-represented in appropriate fields. The school will also work with other administrative units, such as the financial aid and admissions office, to identify and encourage application from qualified applicants who meet the basic program criteria. Awards decision factors will include academic indicators such as lower division GPA and class rank, as well as indicators of professional success (motivation, communication skills, and leadership) provided by the required letters of recommendation from faculty or employers, and by student essays. Once students have accepted their awards, SEAS will coordinate its student service efforts with support services offered through other units to provide each student with a support infrastructure which is tailored to meet their needs in order to assure their success through graduation and post-graduation employment.

拟议的奖学金计划将是全校和全州范围内将计算机科学和工程专业毕业生人数增加25%或更多的更大努力的一部分。该项目将向作为全日制学生注册的工程或计算机科学专业的合格高年级学生颁发40美元2500美元的奖学金。奖项的招聘和外展将面向来自适当领域代表性不足群体的低收入、学业有才华的学生，如果他们获得作为其一揽子财政援助计划的一部分的奖项支持，他们将能够在两年内注册全日制并完成学位。在学校现有的奖学金和学生支持项目中增加一项有针对性的奖学金计划将使学校能够：将计算机科学和工程专业的SEA项目的转校生招生人数增加20%；将全日制高年级学生的招生比例提高10%；在两年内增加高年级学生到毕业时的保留率；通过有针对性地面向代表不足的群体招生，将高年级学生群体的多样性提高15%；将高年级学生群体的地理多样性提高5%，以扩大俄勒冈州农村经济困难学生的招生规模。作为整体招聘活动的一部分，该校将牵头招聘申请者。将特别考虑与社区合作伙伴合作，如俄勒冈州数学、工程和科学成就(MESA)K-12代表不足学生增收计划和女性工程师协会，以确定和招收适当领域代表不足的学生。学校还将与其他行政单位合作，如经济援助和招生办公室，以确定和鼓励符合基本项目标准的合格申请者的申请。奖项的决定因素将包括学术指标，如较低的GPA和班级排名，以及由教职员工或雇主要求的推荐信和学生论文提供的专业成功指标(动机、沟通技能和领导力)。一旦学生接受奖项，SEA将协调其学生服务努力与通过其他单位提供的支持服务，为每个学生提供量身定做的支持基础设施，以满足他们的需求，以确保他们在毕业和毕业后就业成功。