Empowering Financially Disadvantaged Students with Talents in Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Information Technology, Mathematics, and Physics

37名有经济需要的有学业天赋的学生将获得不同期限的奖学金。奖学金被分配给几个主修生物、化学、计算机科学、信息技术、数学或物理的学生。通过高中参观、大学开放日、地区性大学博览会、科学博览会和会议，潜在的获奖者被告知奖学金的可用性。合格的大学生正在通过电子邮件和邮寄被识别和联系。重点是增加学生进入STEM学科学习的多样性。向学者提供许多学生支持服务，包括同行辅导服务、教师指导，以及参加当地和地区专业会议、职业咨询和参与当地行业实习计划的机会。该项目是在之前CSEMS奖学金计划的基础上进行的，该计划将奖学金获得者的保留率提高到88%，远远高于相同学科专业所有学生的保留率。

Thirty-seven academically talented students with financial need are being awarded scholarships of varying lengths. The scholarships are being distributed among several cohorts majoring in Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Information Technology, Mathematics or Physics. Potential awardees are being informed about the scholarship availability through high school visits, university open houses, regional college fairs, science fairs and conferences. Qualified university students are being identified and contacted by e-mail and postal mail. An emphasis is being placed on increasing the diversity of students entering studies in STEM disciplines.Many student support services are being made available to the scholars including peer-tutoring services, faculty mentoring, and opportunities to attend local and regional professional meetings, career counseling, and participation in an internship program with local industry. This project is building on a previous CSEMS scholarship program that raised the retention rate of scholarship recipients to 88 percent, considerably higher than the retention rate of all students majoring in the same disciplines.