Undergraduate Scholarships in Biomolecular Engineering, Science and Technology

生物分子工程、科学与技术本科奖学金

• 批准号: 0849998
• 负责人: David Collard
• 金额: $ 59.8万
• 依托单位: Georgia Tech Research Corporation
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2009
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2009-03-15 至 2015-02-28
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0849998&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Undergraduate; Scholarships; Biomolecular; Engineering; Science

This project, administered through a chemistry and biochemistry department, provides a scholarship program for annual cohorts of up to 20 academically talented undergraduates who are pursuing baccalaureate degrees in closely allied biology, chemistry, and engineering disciplines. Program functions are to: 1) increase the number of STEM graduates from underrepresented groups, 2) decrease time-to-degree, and 3) provide support services that improve retention of students to degree achievement and placement in STEM careers. The program addresses the first two years of the college curriculum as a foundation for retention of students in STEM disciplines and for further academic success by providing enhanced mentoring, a coherent suite of student support services based around a Living Learning Community, and multiple opportunities for interactions with research active faculty and alumni. In addition, it fosters enhanced involvement of scholars in experiential learning programs (such as undergraduate research and internships) that provide them with the skills, experiences, and motivations needed to succeed in college and to enter productive, sustainable and rewarding careers in STEM disciplines. A broader goal of the program is to create and document the effectiveness of a scalable and transferable paradigm for the education of tomorrow's leaders in science and technology.

该项目由化学和生物化学系管理，每年为攻读生物学、化学和工程学相关学科学士学位的20名有学术天赋的本科生提供奖学金。项目的功能是：1)增加来自代表性不足群体的STEM毕业生的数量，2)减少获得学位的时间，以及3)提供支持服务，以提高学生的学位成就和在STEM职业中的安置。该项目将大学前两年的课程作为留住STEM学科学生的基础，并通过提供增强的指导、基于生活学习社区的连贯的学生支持服务套件，以及与研究活跃的教师和校友互动的多种机会，为学生取得进一步的学术成功奠定基础。此外，它还促进学者更多地参与体验式学习项目（如本科研究和实习），为他们提供在大学取得成功所需的技能、经验和动机，并在STEM学科中进入富有成效、可持续和有回报的职业。该计划的一个更广泛的目标是为未来的科学和技术领导者的教育创造和记录可扩展和可转移范式的有效性。