Salish Kootenai College STEM Scholarship (S3) program

在这个项目中，蒙大拿州的部落学院Salish Kootenai学院的学生被命名为Salish Kootenai STEM学者（S3），以帮助他们获得STEM学科的学士学位。除了奖学金之外，S3的学生还可以获得个人指导，通过辅导中心获得学术支持，在部落技术企业实习的机会，研究机会，学生支持服务，数学训练营和职业咨询。在五年的资助期内，该项目旨在将来自代表性不足群体（主要是美洲原住民）的STEM毕业生人数提高到14%的全国平均水平，将宣布STEM专业的新生比例提高到31%，并将宣布专业的毕业生保留率提高到75%。这些雄心勃勃的目标正在实现，尽管该地区的贫困程度很高，非传统的学生人口（需要儿童保育和家庭支持），以及许多学生的高中准备不足。

In this project students at Salish Kootenai College, a tribal college in Montana, are named Salish Kootenai STEM Scholars (S3) to assist them in earning bachelors degrees in STEM disciplines. In addition to the scholarships, S3 Scholars have access to individual mentoring, academic support through a tutoring center, internship opportunities in tribal technological businesses, research opportunities, student support services, math boot camps, and career counseling. Over the five years of the grant the project aims to increase the number of STEM graduates from underrepresented groups, mostly Native American, to the national average of 14%, increase the proportion of entering freshmen declaring STEM majors to 31%, and increase the retention of declared majors graduating to 75%. These ambitious goals are being achieved despite the high level of poverty in the area, the nontraditional student population (needs for childcare and family support), and weak high-school preparation of many of the students.