Scholarships for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Students

科学、技术、工程和数学学生奖学金

• 批准号: 1260092
• 负责人: Rosa Nguyen
• 金额: $ 59.94万
• 依托单位: Foothill-De Anza Community College District
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2013
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2013-09-01 至 2019-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1260092&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Scholarships; Science; Technology; Engineering; Mathematics

The goal of this project is to recruit and retain to transfer or completion of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) degrees academically capable students with financial need. The focus of the project is to enable scholarship students to attend full-time and to complete their STEM programs reliably in two years. The students are being supported by the STEM Emporium at the college, a program designed to increase completions in STEM majors by supplying out-of-classroom academic support. The student scholars are also supported by many established student support groups that supply experienced and focused support for student sub-populations. Intellectual Merit: The project is providing scholarship recipients full opportunities and resources to stay in a STEM major, to focus on courses and not be distracted by working and financially supporting themselves, to attend full-time, and to engage with faculty and cohort students. The scholars are benefiting from an array of support services that includes faculty mentors, dedicated counselors, academic tutoring, and services to aid students who are transferring to universities or who wish to obtain career-track internships or research opportunities. A diverse group of faculty members, who are knowledgeable about population subgroups and serve as role models, are mentoring the students. The scholarships are increasing the academic success of students, rates of completion, transfer to universities, and career readiness. In addition, the program is offering students optional research opportunities that are traditionally available only to students at four-year universities by partnering with universities that provide access to advanced laboratories, instrumentation, and personnel. Broader Impacts: The project is improving the retention of academically talented, financially disadvantaged students, many of whom are from groups underrepresented in STEM professions, thus increasing the economic and racial diversity in STEM graduates and transfer students, and narrowing socioeconomic gaps. Students are learning job skills and gaining confidence for employment through enrichment activities such as faculty mentoring and optional internships. By recruiting and drawing students from local high schools and partnering with private sector companies, the project is giving at-risk students a financially rewarding pathway in STEM careers to which they otherwise might not have been exposed or motivated to pursue.

该项目的目标是招募和保留转移或完成科学，技术，工程和数学（STEM）学位的学术能力与经济需要的学生。该项目的重点是使奖学金学生能够全日制就读，并在两年内可靠地完成STEM课程。学生们得到了学院STEM Emporium的支持，该项目旨在通过提供课外学术支持来提高STEM专业的完成率。学生学者还得到许多成熟的学生支持团体的支持，这些团体为学生群体提供经验丰富且有针对性的支持。智力优势：该项目为奖学金获得者提供充分的机会和资源，让他们留在STEM专业，专注于课程，而不是被工作和经济支持分散注意力，参加全日制课程，并与教师和同龄学生接触。学者们受益于一系列的支持服务，包括教师导师，专门的辅导员，学术辅导，以及帮助那些转学到大学或希望获得职业实习或研究机会的学生的服务。一组多元化的教师，谁是人口亚群的知识，并作为榜样，指导学生。奖学金提高了学生的学业成绩、完成学业的比率、转入大学的比率和职业准备。此外，该计划还为学生提供了传统上只提供给四年制大学学生的可选研究机会，通过与提供先进实验室，仪器和人员的大学合作。更广泛的影响：该项目正在改善学术上有才华，经济上处于不利地位的学生的保留，其中许多人来自STEM专业代表性不足的群体，从而增加STEM毕业生和转学生的经济和种族多样性，缩小社会经济差距。学生们正在学习工作技能，并通过教师指导和可选实习等丰富活动获得就业信心。通过从当地高中招募和吸引学生，并与私营部门公司合作，该项目为处于风险中的学生提供了一条经济上有回报的STEM职业道路，否则他们可能不会接触或有动力追求。