Scholarships for Economically Disadvantaged Students From Indianapolis

该项目的目标是改善经济困难的科学、技术、工程和数学（STEM）学生的吸引力、招聘、保留、专业准备和毕业。方法有三：积极从印第安纳波利斯大都会地区的两个当地学校系统中招收学生；为STEM学生提供经济、学业和社交方面的个性化支持；并通过校内研究和校外实习，为学生的科学专业发展提供独家方案。第一批五名学生由奖学金项目资助，为期四年。巴特勒大学打算为最后15名学生提供超过授予期限的年度金额的奖学金。奖学金获得者有一个支持网络，以确保他们的学业成功。这种支持包括一个由受过专门训练的学术顾问/导师组成的社区，为奖学金获得者提供的指导和特别项目，学生支持服务的有针对性的援助，同伴导师，以及奖学金获得者的共同住房单元。奖学金获得者有机会通过校园研究发展成为专业科学家，并与当地工业或政府合作伙伴进行STEM实习。智力优势：奖学金获得者获得了科学严谨的文科教育，为研究生学习或直接进入工作岗位做好了准备。更广泛的影响：该项目影响两个社区：印第安纳波利斯的学生社区，其中有资格获得这些奖学金的参与者，以及当地的科学产业，他们将从受过科学培训的劳动力中受益。获得奖学金的学生毕业时，必须具备其科学专业的技术知识，并具备在本地STEM行业工作的经验，以帮助实现这些目标。

The objectives of this project are to improve the attraction, recruitment, retention, professional preparation, and graduation of economically disadvantaged science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) students. The methods are threefold: aggressively recruit students from two local school systems in the metropolitan area of Indianapolis; offer personalized support of those STEM students financially, academically, and socially; and provide exclusive programs for their scientific professional development through on-campus research and off-campus internships. The first cohort of five students is funded for their four years by the scholarship program. Butler University intends to fund the scholarships for the last fifteen students at the annual amount beyond the duration of the granting period. Scholarship recipients have a support network in place to insure their academic success. This support includes a community of specially trained academic advisors/mentors, orientation and special programs for scholarship recipients, targeted assistance from student support services, peer mentors, and a common housing unit for scholarship recipients. The scholarship recipients have opportunities for development as professional scientists through on-campus research as well as a STEM internship with a local industrial or government partner. Intellectual merit: The scholarship recipients gain a liberal arts education reinforced by scientific rigor so that they are prepared for graduate study or direct entry into the work force. Broader impact: The project affects two communities: the community of students in Indianapolis from which participants eligible for these scholarships are drawn and the local scientific industry that stands to benefit from a scientifically trained workforce. Scholarship recipients graduate possessing the technical knowledge of their science major and have experience with the local STEM industry to help advance the objectives.