The LEAPS Scholars Program

林肯卓越科学学术计划（LEAPS）学者计划支持两组有学术天赋的学生在林肯大学获得生物学、化学、数学、计算机科学、物理学、环境科学或生物化学和分子生物学的学士学位。除了奖学金援助，该项目还通过生活和学习社区提供支持，协调补充指导和指导，帮助学生在林肯大学获得研究和实习机会，并过渡到学士学位后的就业和/或研究生课程。这个项目的智力价值在于它对林肯大学学生在追求STEM学位时面临的挑战进行了深思熟虑的分析，并将招聘、财政和学术支持结合起来，做出了精心策划的回应。更广泛的影响包括，通过增加这所历史悠久的黑人大学的毕业人数，使STEM劳动力多样化，并为该地区及其他地区的类似机构提供榜样。

The Lincoln's Excellence Academic Program in the Sciences (LEAPS) Scholars Program is supporting two cohorts of academically talented students in attaining baccalaureate degrees in biology, chemistry, mathematics, computer science, physics, environmental science, or biochemistry and molecular biology at Lincoln University. In addition to scholarship aid, the project is providing support through a living-and-learning community, coordinated supplemental instruction, and mentoring to assist students with research and internship opportunities while at Lincoln and with transitions to post-baccalaureate employment and/or graduate programs. The intellectual merit of this project lies in its thoughtful analysis of the challenges faced by Lincoln students in pursuit of STEM degrees and the well-planned response that combines recruitment and financial and academic support. The broader impacts include diversification of the STEM workforce through increased graduation from this Historically Black University, as well as providing a model for similar institutions in the region and beyond.