Scholarships-Creating Opportunities for Applying Mathematics

宾夕法尼亚印第安纳大学的奖学金创造应用数学机会（S-COAM）项目通过各种队列活动在硕士生和本科生之间建立了支持性联系，同时增加了攻读数学学位的学生数量，提高了留校率，并加强了从地区社区学院的招聘。奖学金资助10名攻读应用数学理学硕士学位的学生，以及18名攻读数学专业或辅修数学与其他科学相关专业的本科生；至少有49名学生在三年内得到支持。有效性由学生调查和外部评估人员评估。S-COAM的亮点包括建立一个专注于应用数学的支持性学生群体，为参与的硕士生和本科生提供指导和领导机会，对学生进行研究或实习的期望，以及访问学者参加与stem相关的演讲。S-COAM为妇女、少数民族、第一代、经济弱势群体、农村和其他群体提供职业选择，为他们学习高等数学课程提供支持，并为具备就业能力的毕业生提供工业标准软件培训。S-COAM通过与当地企业的实习和就业安排，以及在当地教育机构的招聘访问和研究报告，在该地区建立大学和学生的联系。

The Scholarships Creating Opportunities for Applying Mathematics (S-COAM) project at Indiana University of Pennsylvania establishes supportive connections between Master's students and undergraduates through various cohort activities, while increasing numbers of students pursuing mathematics degrees, improving retention, and enhancing recruitment from regional community colleges. Scholarships support ten students seeking the Master's of Science degree in Applied Mathematics, and 18 undergraduates seeking a major in a mathematical area or minor in mathematics with another science-related major; at least 49 students are supported over three years. Effectiveness is assessed by student surveys and an outside evaluator. The highlights of S-COAM include the formation of a supportive cohort of students focused on applied mathematics, mentoring and leadership opportunities for participating Master's students and undergraduates, expectations of students doing research or internships and attendance of STEM-related presentations by visiting scholars. S-COAM expands career options of women, minorities, first-generation, economically disadvantaged, rural, and others by providing support to pursue advanced mathematics coursework and providing workforce-ready graduates trained on industry standard software. S-COAM builds university and student connections in the region through internship and job placement with local businesses as well recruitment visits to and research presentations at local educational institutions.