Support, Mentorship, Accountability, Responsibility, Training, Education, and Research (SMARTER)

这个S-STEM项目每年向在数学和计算机科学方面有天赋的全日制经济困难学生颁发20个奖学金，每个学生最高可达5，500美元，为期四年。该提案基本上是一个系统的计划，以吸引，培养和准备硕士生做数学或计算机科学博士研究。在20个奖项中，有10 - 12个是为研究生设立的，其余的是为研究生课程提供资金的本科生。学生提供广泛的支持，包括教师导师。额外的教育机会包括实习和研究经验，以及定期安排的论坛和座谈会，涵盖数学和计算机科学的研究成果和主题。该项目的目标是：（1）提高学生的保留率，以取得学位;（2）改善学生支助方案;（3）改善学生的教育机会;（4）增加国家需要的技术领域受过良好教育和技术熟练的雇员人数。该项目的一个主要成果是少数民族学生的人数显著增加，他们将有资格参加数学和计算机科学博士课程。

This S-STEM project awards 20 scholarships of up to $5,500 per student per year for up to four years to full-time financially disadvantaged students who are talented in mathematics and computer science. The proposal is essentially a systematic plan to attract, nurture, and prepare masters students to do doctoral studies in mathematics or computer science. Between 10-12 of the 20 of these awards are for graduate students, and the remainder for the undergraduates who form a feeder-pool for the graduate programs. Students are provided extensive support, including faculty mentors. Additional educational opportunities include internship and research experiences, and regularly scheduled forums and colloquia that cover research findings and topics on mathematics and computer science. The goals of this project are: (1) Increased retention of students to degree achievement; (2) Improved student support programs; (3) Improved educational opportunities for students; and (4) Increased numbers of well-educated and skilled employees in technical areas of national need. A major outcome of the project is a significant increase in the pool of minority students who will qualify for and enroll in mathematics and computer science doctoral programs.