Recruiting and Keeping Undergraduate Students in the Sciences

德克萨斯大学埃尔帕索分校（UTEP）的理学院将为有经济需要的有才华的新生提供12个S-STEM奖学金，这些新生主修生物学、化学、数学、地质学和物理学。 奖学金每年最高可达10，000美元，为期两年。 重点是从社区的当地高中招募西班牙裔学者，他们表现出对科学的天赋。 奖学金是在他们的学位计划的前两年进行学生，即达到4年制机构的初级地位。如果选定的学者不符合10 000美元奖学金的经济需要，将提供更多的奖学金。除了直接的财政奖学金，学生将立即被安置在大学生村，使他们成为沉浸在大学的经验。 此外，即将入学的S-STEM新生队列（6人）将与其他申报相同专业的新生一起加入学习社区。 学习社区包括一个大学研讨班，这将是主要的具体。 每个学者在大一和大二的每学期都要参加同一个研究导论课程。第二年的学生将自动成为同龄人的领导者/指导他们即将到来的同事。 学生准备并将被鼓励从事本科研究。 与他们选择做研究的教师将是他们的导师和顾问，直到毕业。 目的是在4-5年内至少有30名学生毕业，然后进入研究生院。 所需经费为五年550 381美元。

The College of Science at the University of Texas-El Paso (UTEP) is to offer 12 S-STEM scholarships, to talented freshmen in financial need, who major in the disciplines of biology, chemistry, mathematics, geology and physics. The scholarship is to be up to $10,000 per year for two years. The focus is to be on recruiting Hispanic scholars from local high schools in the community, who demonstrate an aptitude for science. Scholarships are to carry students over the first two years of their degree plan, i.e. to reach junior status in the 4 year institution. In the case of selected scholars not meeting the financial need status for a $10,000 scholarship, more scholarships are to be offered. In addition to a direct financial scholarship the students are to be immediately housed in the University Student Village so that they become immersed in the College experience. In addition, the incoming S-STEM freshmen student cohort of 6 is to be enrolled in a Learning Community with other incoming students who declare the same major. The Learning Community involves a University Seminar class, which will be major specific. Each of the Scholars is also to be enrolled in the same Introduction to Research class every semester during their freshman and sophomore years. The second year students will automatically become peer leaders/guides to their incoming colleagues. Students are prepared for and will be encouraged to engage in undergraduate research. The faculty member with whom they choose to do research will be their mentor and advisor until graduation. The intent is to graduate at least 30 students in 4-5 years who will then go to graduate school. The request is $550,381 for five years.