ESTEEM: Enhanced Support in Technology Entrepreneurship for Engineering Majors

ESTEEM：加强对工科专业科技创业的支持

• 批准号: 1060682
• 负责人: Susannah Scott
• 金额: $ 59.98万
• 依托单位: University of California-Santa Barbara
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2011
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2011-08-15 至 2017-07-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1060682&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: ESTEEM; Enhanced; Support; Technology; Entrepreneurship

The ESTEEM (Enhanced Support in Technology Entrepreneurship for Engineering Majors) program provides financial, academic and social support to first-generation college students enrolled in engineering or computer science. Four cohorts of 10 juniors are selected in the Fall quarter for four consecutive academic years. Each Scholar has strong academic potential, financial need, and a desire to complement their technical training with entrepreneurship/leadership skills. The overall objective of the ESTEEM program is to increase the completion rate of engineering degrees and promote successful transitions to careers in engineering and related fields by low-income first-generation college students. The students are provided scholarships, tutoring, community-building, networking events, and assistance with graduate school and employment applications. In addition, ESTEEM Scholars have the opportunity to act as peer-mentors for lower-division engineering students, to undertake summer internships in a research lab or in industry, and to attend a professional meeting.

ESTEEM（工程专业技术创业增强支持）计划为第一代工程或计算机科学专业的大学生提供财务，学术和社会支持。四个队列的10名大三学生被选中在秋季季度连续四个学年。每个学者都有很强的学术潜力，财务需求，并希望用创业/领导技能来补充他们的技术培训。ESTEEM计划的总体目标是提高工程学位的完成率，并促进低收入的第一代大学生成功过渡到工程及相关领域的职业生涯。为学生提供奖学金，辅导，社区建设，网络活动，并协助研究生院和就业申请。此外，ESTEEM学者有机会担任低年级工程专业学生的同行导师，在研究实验室或行业进行暑期实习，并参加专业会议。