APEX Scholars Project

APEX 学者项目

• 批准号: 0728432
• 负责人: John Carzoli
• 金额: $ 58.06万
• 依托单位: Oakton Community College
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2007
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2007-10-01 至 2012-09-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0728432&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: APEX; Scholars; Project

The APEX Scholars Program is providing scholarships to students pursuing degrees in mathematics, physical sciences, biological sciences, engineering and related technologies, and computer science and technology. APEX Scholars receive scholarship funds, as well as academic support and cohort opportunities, to participate in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) enrichment activities. Other students who do not quite meet academic qualifications receive a one-time APEX Incentive Award that allows them to demonstrate academic potential at the college level. Successful Incentive students become APEX Scholars. Successful APEX Scholars who transfer to a baccalaureate STEM program receive APEX Plus scholarship to continue their educations. Virtual cohort activities link these students throughout the country. Intellectual Merit: The APEX Scholars Program is adapting successful support mechanisms developed through the college's NSF-funded Center for Promoting STEM (CP-STEM). Using the mechanism of CP-STEM to coordinate APEX Scholars, this brings together large groups of students whose shared interest in STEM allows them to learn from each other. Broader Impacts: The program enables a cohort of students across the spectrum of STEM subjects to better understand the nature of different STEM fields. Interacting and working together within the cohort helps develop teamwork skills essential to success in the workplace. In addition, the continuum of financial support through community college programs and into baccalaureate programs offers opportunities to STEM students not normally available.

APEX学者计划为攻读数学、物理科学、生物科学、工程和相关技术以及计算机科学和技术学位的学生提供奖学金。APEX学者获得奖学金，以及学术支持和队列机会，参加科学，技术，工程和数学（STEM）丰富活动。其他不太符合学历的学生将获得一次性的APEX奖励，使他们能够在大学水平上展示学术潜力。成功的激励学生成为APEX学者。成功转入学士学位STEM课程的APEX学者将获得APEX Plus奖学金继续接受教育。通过虚拟群组活动将全国各地的这些学生联系起来。智力优势：APEX学者计划正在调整通过该学院的NSF资助的促进STEM中心（CP-STEM）开发的成功支持机制。使用CP-STEM的机制来协调APEX学者，这汇集了大量的学生，他们对STEM的共同兴趣使他们能够相互学习。更广泛的影响：该计划使STEM学科范围内的一群学生能够更好地了解不同STEM领域的本质。在队列中进行互动和共同工作有助于培养在工作场所取得成功所必需的团队合作技能。此外，通过社区学院课程和学士学位课程提供的连续财政支持为STEM学生提供了通常无法获得的机会。