Training Scientists and Engineers for a New Economy Transition

该项目每年向理工科、计算机技术、工科、工程技术、环境科学专业的低收入本科生提供26个奖学金，为期4年。该计划的主要目标是增加该地区有才能但经济困难的居民的数量，使他们能够在STEM项目中获得更高的教育学位。该项目将重点招收和留住这些学生以取得学位。它建立在指导学生和提供密集、持续干预策略的综合基础设施之上。工商合作伙伴的积极参与将增加实习/研究机会，并促进在高科技行业的安置。该项目旨在提供学术支持服务，确保80%的学生每学期平均GPA达到3.0；80%的S-STEM学生毕业于毕业班前30%的学生；并且在毕业后12个月内获得高级机构准入或获得就业安置的转学计划参与者人数的成功率达到80%。该项目将使弗吉尼亚西南部地区受益，该地区面临着巨大的经济挑战，被迫改变其经济基础。它旨在满足对工程和信息学等领域毕业生的需求，这些领域对发展该地区的新经济至关重要。

This project will provide 26 scholarships annually for four years to low-income undergraduates in science, computer technology, engineering, engineering technology, and environmental science majors. The primary goal of the program is to increase the number of talented but financially disadvantaged residents of the region to achieve higher education degrees in STEM programs. This project will focus on the recruitment and retention of these students to degree achievement. It builds upon a comprehensive infrastructure for mentoring students and providing intensive, continuous intervention strategies. The active participation of business and industry partners will enhance internship/research opportunities, as well as facilitate placements in the high technology industry. The project aims to provide academic support services to ensure 80% achieve an average GPA of 3.0 each semester; to graduate 80% of S-STEM students in the top 30% of their graduating class; and to achieve an 80% success rate in the number of transfer program participants who obtain admittance to a senior institution or obtain job placement within 12 months of graduation. The project will benefit the Southwest Virginia region which faces substantial economic challenges and is forced to change its economic base. It seeks to meet the demand for graduates in fields such as engineering and informatics which will be critical to developing a New Economy for the region.