The Experiential Learning Fellowship (ELF) Program

体验式学习奖学金 (ELF) 计划

• 批准号: 1060209
• 负责人: Travis Marsico
• 金额: $ 56.72万
• 依托单位: Arkansas State University Main Campus
• 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: 2011-08-01 至 2017-07-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1060209&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Experiential; Learning; Fellowship; ELF; Program

The ELF (Experiential Learning Fellowship) program is providing financial resources to increase the number of students successfully completing undergraduate and graduate degrees in STEM disciplines while also civically engaging them in relevant science service within their community. The scholarship support provides the financial means to finish their academic career while also providing time and access to an unparalleled learning experience and timely mentors for research. The program encourages cross-disciplinary interaction between students and faculty during the earliest academic years and strongly promotes peer learning and mentorship across the academic spectrum. Participating scholars are first introduced to research by means of seminars, field trips to community research and development sites, and laboratory visits within the university. Subsequently many scholars choose to join a community service research team and participate in the investigative process. After making progress on research goals, the teams cooperatively work toward an in-depth report of their findings and make oral and written presentations to all interested parties. When appropriate, the findings are presented at conferences and submitted to peer-reviewed publications for dissemination. In addition to increasing student learning and retention, the ELF Program has the broadening impact of building bridges between the local community and university. This fosters better relationships between the two entities and facilitates the recruitment of minority and first generation students to the university and STEM disciplines. The interactive research experience of these funded scholars is highly sought by potential future employers.

ELF（体验式学习奖学金）计划正在提供财政资源，以增加成功完成STEM学科本科和研究生学位的学生人数，同时也让他们在社区内参与相关的科学服务。奖学金支持提供了完成学术生涯的财政手段，同时也提供了时间和获得无与伦比的学习经验和及时的导师进行研究。该计划鼓励学生和教师在最早的学年之间的跨学科互动，并大力促进跨学术领域的同行学习和指导。参与的学者首先通过研讨会，实地考察社区研究和发展网站，并在大学内的实验室参观的方式介绍研究。随后，许多学者选择加入社区服务研究团队，参与调查过程。在研究目标取得进展后，团队合作，对他们的研究结果进行深入的报告，并向所有感兴趣的各方进行口头和书面陈述。在适当情况下，在会议上介绍调查结果，并提交给同行审查的出版物分发。除了提高学生的学习和保留率，ELF计划还在当地社区和大学之间建立桥梁。这促进了两个实体之间更好的关系，并促进了少数民族和第一代学生到大学和STEM学科的招聘。这些受资助的学者的互动研究经验是高度寻求潜在的未来雇主。