Accelerating Puerto Rican Students into the National Research Effort in Mathematics and Computer Science

该项目每年为13名成绩优异、经济困难的计算机科学或数学本科生和10名从数学硕士和博士课程或计算机、信息科学和工程博士课程中挑选出来的研究生提供奖学金。智力优势：奖学金的目标是本科生(过渡到第三年学习到完成学位)和研究生(为合格考试和研究开始做准备)的高自然流失期。该项目扩大了以前CSEMS奖项的范围，强调质量和研究。该计划的总体目标是改善招聘、留住和为就业或研究生做准备。由同学和教职员工对奖学金获得者的正式分组和指导制度为帮助学生取得成功提供了支持。奖学金获得者正在接受严格的跨学科培训。更广泛的影响：波多黎各学生进入两个高需求学科的科学职业的渠道，有助于满足国家和地方各部门对这些专业人员的日益扩大的需求及其相关的不同观点。

This project is providing scholarships each year for 13 high-achieving, financially needy computer science or mathematics undergraduate students and 10 graduate students selected from masters and doctoral programs in mathematics or from the doctoral programs in computer, information science, and engineering. Intellectual Merit: The scholarships target a period of high attrition for undergraduate students (transition to the third year of study to completion of degree) and for graduate students (preparation for qualifying exams and beginning of research). This project expands the scope of a previous CSEMS award to emphasize quality and research. The overall goals of the program are to improve recruitment, retention, and preparation for employment or graduate school. A formal system of cohorts and mentoring of scholarship recipients by fellow students and faculty provide support to help students succeed. Rigorous interdisciplinary training is being imparted to scholarship recipients. Broader Impact: The entry of Puerto Rican students into the pipeline for scientific careers for two disciplines in high demand helps to meet the ever-expanding need for these professionals and their associated diversity of viewpoints in various sectors nationally and locally.