Mentored Access to Programs in Science (MAPS)

科学项目指导访问 (MAPS)

• 批准号: 1354825
• 负责人: Christopher Jones
• 金额: $ 61.67万
• 依托单位: Saint Mary's College of California
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2014
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2014-06-15 至 2019-05-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1354825&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Mentored; Access; Programs; Science; MAPS

The School of Sciences at Saint Mary's College of California is implementing a program designed to address the nation's need for science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) professionals. Mentored Access to Programs in Science (MAPS) is providing full-tuition scholarships and robust student support and mentoring services to 24 academically talented, financially needy students in biochemistry, chemistry, mathematics or physics undergraduate programs. MAPS Scholars also receive career placement services to better prepare them to enter the STEM workforce or attend graduate school in STEM disciplines upon graduation.Several support mechanisms are provided to foster student success. Freshman MAPS Scholars live in the dedicated Science Living and Learning Community (Sci-LLC) and take part in the First Year Advising Cohort (FYAC). Each student is assigned a faculty mentor in his/her selected discipline, have access to live-in tutors and participate in both social and academic community-building activities. In the sophomore year, students become part of the Science Academic Cohort (Sci-AC) and again have the opportunity to participate in a variety of community-building activities. In the junior and senior years, MAPS scholars are assisted by the Career Gateway and Career Center programs in exploring and applying for positions as research assistants, science tutors, interns and entry-level STEM employees. Collectively, these personalized support services, combined with the financial support from the S-STEM scholarship, provide MAPS Scholars with the best preparation possible to ensure their success as STEM professionals. The Science Academic Cohort and Career Gateway programs are being piloted as a part of the MAPS project. If successful, they will be extended to all STEM students at Saint Mary's and disseminated nationally. In an effort to achieve the societal goal of adding diversity to the STEM workforce, emphasis is placed on recruiting students from groups that are typically underrepresented in STEM disciplines.

加州圣玛丽学院的科学学院正在实施一项旨在满足国家对科学、技术、工程和数学（STEM）专业人员需求的计划。 指导访问科学计划（MAPS）提供全额学费奖学金和强大的学生支持和指导服务，以24学术人才，经济上有需要的学生在生物化学，化学，数学或物理本科课程。 MAPS学者还接受职业安置服务，以更好地准备他们进入STEM劳动力或在毕业后进入STEM学科的研究生院。提供了几种支持机制，以促进学生的成功。 新生MAPS学者住在专门的科学生活和学习社区（Sci-LLC），并参加第一年咨询队列（FYAC）。每个学生都被分配到他/她所选择的学科的教师导师，有机会获得生活在导师，并参与社会和学术社区建设活动。 在大二，学生成为科学学术队列（Sci-AC）的一部分，并再次有机会参加各种社区建设活动。 在大三和大四，MAPS学者由职业门户和职业中心计划协助探索和申请研究助理，科学导师，实习生和入门级STEM员工的职位。总的来说，这些个性化的支持服务，再加上S-STEM奖学金的财政支持，为MAPS学者提供了最好的准备，以确保他们作为STEM专业人士的成功。作为MAPS项目的一部分，科学学术队列和职业门户计划正在进行试点。 如果成功的话，它们将扩展到圣玛丽的所有STEM学生，并在全国范围内传播。 为了实现增加STEM劳动力多样性的社会目标，重点是从STEM学科通常代表性不足的群体中招募学生。