Sustainable Engineering Graduate Scholars Program - Diversifying the Pipeline to the PhD

哥伦比亚大学工程学院的S-STEM项目的目标是培养一批工程师，通过培养水、能源和基础设施领域的学生，来应对当前的环境和社会挑战。该项目以本科和博士阶段的教育改革为基础，以硕士阶段的改革为目标。通过使用研究型硕士学位，学者将被支持从本科学习过渡到博士课程。该项目强调招募弱势群体，每年将颁发10个奖学金。奖学金获得者还将从哥伦比亚工程学院获得全额学费减免，并从他们的教师研究顾问那里获得津贴。对学生的支持结构包括辅导、队伍建设和领导力发展。这项工作的重点是招聘和留住多样化的研究生群体，并促进他们融入研究中心，以促进学生、教学经验、领导能力和其他基于研究的培训之间的联系。

The goal of this S-STEM project by Columbia University Engineering is to prepare a cohort of engineers to meet the current environmental and societal challenges by preparing the students in the areas of water, energy and infrastructure. The project is building on education reform at the undergraduate and doctoral levels and targets reform at the Masters level. By using a research-based Masters degree, scholars will be supported to bridge the period from undergraduate studies into the doctoral program. The program is emphasizing the recruitment of underrepresented populations and will award 10 scholarships every year. The scholarship recipients will also receive a full tuition waiver from Columbia Engineering and a stipend from their faculty research advisor. Support structures for the students include mentoring, cohort building and leadership development. The work is focusing on the recruitment and retention of a diverse group of graduate students and facilitates their integration into research centers to promote connections between students, teaching experiences, leadership and other research-based training.