Engineering 2020 Scholarship Program

该项目向计算机、电气和机械工程专业的学生颁发奖学金，这些学生在学业上有天赋，但经济上处于不利地位。这些奖学金支持三批9名学生完成五年制学士学位和硕士学位课程的最后三年。社区学院转校生以及在主办机构完成头两年学习的工科学生有资格获得奖学金支持。该项目正在招收原本只能完成本科学位的学生，而不是留下来完成硕士学位。正在通过让参与的学生注册普通的初级和高级项目课程来形成学生群体。学生们得到了专门为奖学金获得者设计的研讨会课程的支持，以及教职员工的个性化指导。学校还鼓励学生利用在当地多家公司的带薪实习机会。该计划的目标包括增加来自代表不足的群体完成硕士学位的学生数量，增加成功安置在当地行业的应届毕业生数量，以及改善参与工程项目的专业发展方面。

This project is awarding scholarships to academically talented but financially-disadvantaged students in computer, electrical, and mechanical engineering. The scholarships are supporting three cohorts of nine students through completion of the final three years of an integrated five-year baccalaureate and master's degree program. Community college transfer students, as well as engineering students who have completed their first two years of study at the host institution, are eligible for scholarship support. The program is recruiting students who would otherwise complete only an undergraduate degree to instead stay and complete a master's degree. Student cohorts are being formed by having participating students enroll in common junior and senior projects courses. Students are being supported by a seminar course specifically designed for scholarship recipients and by individualized mentoring from faculty members. Students are also being encouraged to take advantage of paid internship opportunities with a variety of local companies. The goals of the program include increasing the number of students from under-represented groups who complete a master's degree, increasing the number of graduating students who are successfully placed with local industries, and improving the professional development aspects of the participating engineering programs.