Scholarships to Enhance the High-Tech Workforce of Southern New

两批25名学术上有才华，经济上有困难的工程专业学生每年获得平均3,000美元的奖学金。 经过一年的规划期，两个队列都在第二年启动。 第一批由25名大学生组成，第二批由25名新生组成。 奖学金的颁发期限分别为三年或四年。 因此，计划在五年的项目期间，共有50名学生分享175年的奖学金。 有计划取代任何学者谁不保持奖学金资格合格的高年级学生。该项目建立在以前成功的CSEMS项目。 该项目的显著特点包括使用学习社区和同伴辅导-众所周知的提高保留率的战略。 其他优点包括强调学习，强大的学术加上许多学生支持服务，评估与ABET过程和项目导向的整合，团队建设经验。

Two cohorts of twenty five academically talented, financially needy students majoring in engineering are receiving scholarships averaging $3,000 annually. Following a one year planning period, both cohorts are initiated during the second year. One cohort consists of 25 sophomores and the second of 25 freshmen. The scholarships are being awarded for three or four years respectively. Thus, it is planned that a total of 50 students share 175 year-long scholarships over the five year project period. There are plans for replacing any scholars who do not maintain scholarship eligibility by qualified upper classmen.The project builds on a previous successful CSEMS project. Notable project features include the use of learning communities and peer tutoring - strategies known to increase retention. Other merits include the emphasis on advisement, the strong academics coupled with the many student support services, the integration of the evaluation with the ABET process and project-oriented, team building experiences.