CSEM Scholarships at the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs

科罗拉多斯普林斯的科罗拉多大学（UCCS）的学生通常是自给自足的，大约43%的工程和应用科学新生和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几乎没有奖学金，学生的工作时间比其他许多校园更长。UCCS还为相当大的代表性不足的少数民族（12.7%，不包括亚洲人）和农村人口提供服务。这些学生通常家庭收入较低，需要工作来支付他们的教育费用。 为了提高入学率、保留率和毕业率，并提高学生的质量，该项目将颁发40个奖学金，每个奖学金2,500美元。奖学金使获奖者能够全日制学习，提高他们的教育经验，并进入CSEM领域的劳动力市场。奖学金是颁发给新生，大三，大三和大四，经过严格的选拔过程。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，以及经过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。获奖者被仔细监测，并满足每个月与他们分配的导师和其他教师。

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.