Scholarship Program to Support STEM Students at North Carolina Central University

北卡罗来纳中央大学的S-STEM项目正在增加科技劳动力中代表性不足的少数族裔的数量，特别是在北卡罗来纳中央大学的物理系和环境系、地球系和地理空间科学系。通过向大二至研究生提供奖学金，NCCU的计划正在提高STEM领域的留校率、预科录取率、毕业率和研究生课程或职业的录取率。除了奖学金外，每一位S-STEM奖学金获得者都得到了广泛的支持，以确保成功，包括指派一名教师导师与学生一起工作，并向管理团队提供关于学生表现的反馈。S-STEM学者还受益于丰富的地方研究能力，包括NCCU的STEM部门、三角研究所、美国环境保护局和国家环境健康科学研究所。通过这种研究环境，奖学金获得者有机会参与研究项目并与研究人员互动；参加其所在STEM领域的系列研讨会；以及参加地方和国家研究会议。为S-STEM奖学金获得者提供的其他服务包括辅导和职业发展。S-STEM项目每年为17名学生每人提供约7100.00美元的奖学金，其中包括五个NCCU STEM系每个系至少一名研究生。

The S-STEM program at North Carolina Central University (NCCU) is increasing the number of under-represented minorities in the science and technology workforce, with particular focus on the NCCU departments of Physics and Environmental, Earth and Geospatial Sciences. With scholarships available to sophomores through graduate students, NCCU's program is improving retention, matriculation, graduation rates, and acceptance into graduate programs or careers in the STEM fields. In addition to scholarship funds, each S-STEM scholar receives extensive support to ensure success, including the assignment of a faculty mentor who works with the students and also provides feedback to the management team on student performance. S-STEM scholars also benefit from the rich local research capacity that includes NCCU's STEM departments, the Research Triangle Institute, the US Environmental Protection Agency and the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences. Through this research environment, scholarship recipients are provided the opportunity to participate in research programs and interact with researchers; attend seminar series in their STEM areas; and participate in local and national research conferences. Other services provided to S-STEM scholarship recipients include tutorials and career development. The S-STEM program provides scholarships of approximately $7100.00 per year to each of seventeen students, including at least one graduate student in each of the five NCCU STEM departments.