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

拟议的项目正在为科学家和数学家进入STEM领域的劳动力或攻读研究生学位做准备，方法是支持30至42名在学术上有天赋但经济困难的本科生攻读生物、化学、计算机科学、工程、数学科学和物理学位。该项目是通过与中俄克拉荷马大学现有的NSF Step助学金相衔接来实现的，该助学金旨在为一批即将入学的STEM专业新生在为期四周的夏季桥项目中无缝过渡到大学生活。该项目延续了Summer Bridge计划发起的努力，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迎新计划、有效的学术咨询和辅导以及本科生研究来加强教职员工和同龄人的互动。

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.