Center for Undergraduate Research & Education Student Scholars in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics

拟议的项目通过支持30至42名在学术上有天赋但经济条件较差的本科生攻读生物学、化学、计算机科学、工程、数学科学和物理学学位，为科学家和数学家进入劳动力市场或攻读STEM领域的研究生学位做好准备。该项目与中央俄克拉荷马大学现有的NSF STEP资助相吻合，该资助旨在为一群即将进入STEM专业的新生在为期四周的暑期桥项目中创造一个无缝过渡到大学生活的机会。该项目延续了Summer Bridge initiative发起的努力，为经济困难的Bridge学生提供学术支持，通过让他们参与全面的定向项目、有效的学术建议和辅导以及本科研究，加强教师和同伴的互动。

The proposed project is preparing scientists and mathematicians to enter the workforce or pursue graduate degrees in STEM fields by supporting between 30 and 42 academically talented but financially disadvantaged undergraduates pursuing degrees in biology, chemistry, computer science, engineering, mathematical sciences, and physics. The project is doing so by dovetailing with an existing NSF STEP grant at the University of Central Oklahoma that aims to create a seamless transition to university life for a cohort of incoming freshman STEM majors during a four-week Summer Bridge program. The project is sustaining efforts initiated with Summer Bridge initiative, providing financially disadvantaged Bridge students with academic support that enhances faculty and peer interactions by engaging them in a comprehensive orientation program, effective academic advisement and tutoring, and undergraduate research.