SCHOLARSHIPS TO ENHANCE PHYSICAL SCIENCES (STEPS)

加强物理科学奖学金（STEPS）项目每年提供7-10个新的奖学金，从当地高中和社区大学招收有学术天赋的学生，攻读物理科学学科的学士学位。除了财政支持外，该计划还为STEPS学者提供协调的资源和活动，以促进学业成功和有效地过渡到大学，包括：1)学生与学生，教师与学生，行业与学生的指导计划和研讨会；2)通过研究项目、实习和辅导来丰富学术知识；3)专业与职业发展互动环节；4)一个第一年的学习社区，包括学生参加三或四门共同课程。STEPS的功能是：1)提供早期干预、指导和经济支持的策略，为有天赋但经济困难的学生带来更大的成功；2)增加西班牙裔人才的参与，使更多的西班牙裔校友进入劳动力市场或攻读更高的学位；3)开发成功的项目要素，可用于促进STEM教育早期干预的最佳实践。

The Scholarships to Enhance Physical Sciences (STEPS) program recruits academically talented students from local high schools and community colleges to pursue baccalaureate degrees in physical sciences disciplines by providing 7-10 new scholarships each year. In addition to financial support, the program provides STEPS scholars with coordinated resources and activities to foster academic success and effective transition to college, including: 1) student-student, faculty-student, and industry-student mentoring programs and workshops; 2) academic enrichment through research projects, internships, and tutoring; 3) interactive sessions on professional and career development; and 4) a first year learning community that includes student enrollment in a triad or tetrad of common courses. The function of STEPS is to 1) provide strategies for early intervention, mentoring, and financial support that translate into greater success for talented, but financially challenged students; 2) increase the participation of talented Hispanics, leading to more Hispanic alumni entering the workforce or pursuing advanced degrees; and 3) develop successful program elements that can be used to promote best practices for early intervention in STEM education.