Los Rios NSF STEM Scholarship Program

该项目向科学、技术、工程和数学(STEM)学科的低收入、有学术天赋的学生提供奖学金，并(B)建立强有力的学生支持系统，以确保成功。该计划建立在先前计算机科学、工程和数学(CSEMS)支持计划的成功战略和组成部分的基础上。智力价值：STEM奖学金使学生减少了就业时间，增加了学习时间。这转化为更高的学业成就和更多的留学生，并将更多的学生转移到四年制院校。将奖学金获得者纳入该学区数学、工程和科学成就(MESA)计划的学术和专业发展活动，为教师和学术顾问以及科学和工程学科的工作专业人员提供指导机会。它还让奖学金获得者有机会在全年和暑假期间参与当地和全国的指导研究和实习生项目。更广泛的影响：该州的科学和工程工作高度集中，该项目正在为学生提供帮助填补这些工作岗位的技能。财政支持和专业发展使奖学金获得者能够及时加入劳动力大军，成为准备充分的科学家和工程师，他们可以直接为美国和全球社会做出贡献。此外，该项目还支持STEM领域的大量第一代学生和代表性不足群体的学生，从而有助于增加劳动力的多样性。

This project is providing (a) scholarships to low-income, academically talented students in a science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) discipline and (b) a robust student support system to ensure success. The program builds on the successful strategies and components of a prior Computer Science, Engineering, and Mathematics (CSEMS) supported program. Intellectual Merit: STEM scholarships allow students to reduce time devoted to employment and increase time available for studying. This translates into improved academic success and increased student retention, and transfer of a greater number of students to four-year institutions. Integrating scholarship recipients into the academic and professional development activities of the District's Mathematics, Engineering, and Science Achievement (MESA) programs provides opportunities for mentoring by faculty and academic counselors, as well as working professionals in the scientific and engineering disciplines. It also exposes scholarship recipients to opportunities to engage in mentored research and intern programs locally throughout the year and nationally during summers. Broader Impacts: The state has a high concentration of science and engineering jobs, and this project is providing students with skills to help fill those jobs. Financial support and professional development allow scholarship recipients to join the workforce in a timely manner as fully prepared scientists and engineers who can directly contribute to the American and global society. In addition, this project supports a large number of first-generation students and students from underrepresented groups in STEM fields and thus helps to increase the diversity of the workforce.