CSEM Scholarships at the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs

科罗拉多大学科罗拉多斯普林斯分校（UCCS）的学生通常是自费的，大约43%的工程和应用科学大一新生和70%的大四学生在学年期间工作。这大大增加了他们毕业的时间。由于UCCS提供的奖学金很少，学生的工作时间比许多其他校园的学生要长。UCCS还服务于相当大的未被充分代表的少数民族（12.7%，不包括亚洲人）和农村人口。这些学生通常家庭收入较低，需要工作来支付学费。为了提高入学率、保留率和毕业率，并提高学生质量，该项目将颁发40个奖学金，每个奖学金2500美元。该奖学金使受助人可以继续全日制学习，增加他们的教育经验，并进入CSEM领域的工作岗位。经过严格的选拔程序，奖学金颁发给大一、大二、大三和大四的学生。学生的选择基于两套标准：学术和专业。学术标准包括高GPA，强有力的推荐信，以及深思熟虑的书面学习计划。专业标准包括参与指导或其他服务活动、学生组织、领导角色、职业目标和面试。获奖者受到严密监控，每个月与他们指定的导师和其他教员会面。

Students at the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs (UCCS) are usually self-supported, with approximately 43% of Engineering and Applied Science freshmen and 70% of seniors working during the academic year. This significantly increases their time to graduation. Because UCCS has few scholarships available, students work longer hours than those on many other campuses. UCCS also serves a sizeable under-represented minority (12.7%, not including Asians) and rural population. These students often have lower family incomes and need to work to pay for their education. To enhance enrollment, retention and graduation rates, and to increase the quality of students, this project will award 40 scholarships at $2,500 each. The scholarships enable the recipients to pursue studies full-time, enhance their educational experience, and enter the workforce in CSEM fields. The scholarships are awarded to freshmen, sophomores, juniors and seniors, after a rigorous selection process. The students are selected based on two sets of criteria: academic and professional. Academic criteria include high GPA, strong letters of reference, and a well-thought out written plan of study. Professional criteria include participation in mentoring or other service activities, student organizations, leadership roles, career goals, and interviews. Awardees are monitored carefully and meet every month with their assigned mentor and other faculty.