CoMETS: Critical Mass of Engineering Technology Scholars

CoMETS：工程技术学者的临界质量

• 批准号: 1060136
• 负责人: Elizabeth Dell
• 金额: $ 58.22万
• 依托单位: Rochester Institute of Tech
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2011
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2011-06-01 至 2017-05-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1060136&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: CoMETS; Critical; Mass; Engineering; Technology

Participation in the development of innovative technologies requires diverse perspectives in order to quickly adapt to emerging technologies. This scholarship project at the Rochester Institute of Technology is designed to increase the diversity in Engineering Technology by addressing factors that contribute to the underrepresentation of women and minorities in these majors. The scholars in this program complete a course designed to enhance study skills, encourage graduate studies, emphasize workforce readiness, and build a community of scholars. Scholars are linked with mentors from both academia and industry. Scholarships are offered to academically talented and economically disadvantaged freshman and third year transfer students. One of the goals of this project is to demonstrate that the presence of a critical mass of underrepresented groups can aid in recruitment and retention of students in STEM disciplines. The project includes outreach activities led by the scholars that encourage K-12 students to consider STEM careers.

参与创新技术的开发需要多种视角，以便迅速适应新兴技术。这个奖学金项目在技术的罗切斯特研究所的目的是通过解决导致妇女和少数民族在这些专业的代表性不足的因素，以增加工程技术的多样性。 该计划的学者完成旨在提高学习技能，鼓励研究生学习，强调劳动力准备，并建立学者社区的课程。 学者们与来自学术界和工业界的导师联系在一起。奖学金提供给学术上有才华和经济上处于不利地位的大一和三年级转学生。 该项目的目标之一是证明，代表性不足的群体的临界质量的存在可以帮助STEM学科的学生的招聘和保留。该项目包括由学者领导的推广活动，鼓励K-12学生考虑STEM职业。