Scholarships-Creating Opportunities for Applying Mathematics

国家科学基金的科学、技术、工程和数学奖学金(S-STEM)项目将为奖学金-创造数学应用机会(S-COAM)项目提供资金。S-COAM项目旨在支持87名有经济需求和学术前景的低收入学生在宾夕法尼亚印第安纳大学(IUP)的STEM学科取得成功。奖学金将在五年内提供给正在攻读STEM学士学位、辅修数学或应用数学硕士学位的学生。该项目将在硕士学生和本科生之间建立一种支持性的联系，让他们参与队列活动，包括研究和实习机会、会议旅行支持和动手技术研讨会。该项目还将鼓励学生学习高级数学课程，并将学生与导师和外部演讲者联系起来。一年级的学生将在研究生助理和同龄人的支持下，参加相关课程和定制的同行主导的讨论课程。该项目以IUP现有的学生支持基础设施为基础，旨在：(1)增加攻读辅修数学的理科本科生人数，并加强他们为就业和深造做好准备；(2)提高数学专业本科生和研究生的留存率；(3)通过有针对性的招生计划，增强STEM学生的多样性；(4)扩大应用数学硕士课程的招生规模；(5)改善整体学术环境、学生文化和研究机会；(6)加强学生的领导能力、技术技能和终身学习的能力。实现这些目标的战略包括：(A)将支持性辅导计划与队列活动和及时的建议结合起来；(B)将学生与大学范围的学术、社会和职业发展网络连接起来；(C)建立干预措施，帮助应届研究生在高级课程中取得成功；(D)为先进的行业标准软件创建动手培训讲习班；(E)利用IUP的多文化招聘来增加STEM的多样性；以及(F)邀请不同的研究人员和行业专业人员与学生互动。S-COAM项目将调查教师互动、网络、项目所有权和持久性之间的关系，以及同行领导的团队学习对微积分I、微积分II和线性代数学生的影响。S-COAM项目将开发一种系统的调查工具，以评估数学职业认同和信念。该项目旨在确定最佳实践，并分析课程和联合课程活动如何影响留校率、学生学业成功、坚持完成学位、进入研究生项目以及STEM职业道路。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力优势和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

The National Science Foundation's Scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (S-STEM) program will fund the Scholarships-Creating Opportunities for Applying Mathematics (S-COAM) project. The S-COAM project aims to support 87 low-income students with demonstrated financial need and academic promise to succeed in STEM disciplines at Indiana University of Pennsylvania (IUP). The scholarships will be provided over five years to students who are pursuing either bachelor's degrees in STEM with a minor in mathematics or master's degrees in applied mathematics. The project will create a supportive connection between master's students and undergraduates by engaging them in cohort activities, including include research and internship opportunities, conference travel support, and hands-on technology workshops. The project will also encourage students to pursue advanced mathematics courses and will connect students with mentors and external speakers. First year students will participate in linked courses and customized peer-led discussion sessions with support from graduate assistants and cohort peers. Building on existing student support infrastructures at IUP, this project aims to: (1) Increase numbers of science undergraduates pursuing a mathematics minor and enhance their preparation for the workforce and further studies; (2) Improve retention of undergraduate and graduate students majoring in mathematical areas; (3) Enhance diversity of STEM students through targeted recruitment initiatives; (4) Expand recruitment for the master's program in Applied Mathematics; (5) Enhance overall academic environment, student culture, and research opportunities; and (6) Strengthen students' leadership abilities, technical skills, and aptitude for life-long learning. Strategies to achieve these goals include: (a) Integrating a supportive mentoring program with cohort activities and timely advising; (b) Connecting students to university-wide networks for academic, social, and career development; (c) Building interventions to help new graduate students succeed in advanced courses; (d) Creating hands-on training workshops for advanced industry-standard software; (e) Leveraging IUP's multicultural recruiting to enhance STEM diversity; and (f) Inviting a diverse group of researchers and industry professionals to interact with students. The S-COAM project will investigate the relationship between faculty interaction, networking, project ownership, and persistence as well as the impact of peer-led team learning for students enrolled in Calculus I, Calculus II, and Linear Algebra. The S-COAM project will develop a systematic survey tool to assess mathematical professional identity and beliefs. The project aims to identify best practices and analyze how curricular and co-curricular activities affect retention, student academic success, persistence to degree completion, placement in graduate programs, and pathways to STEM careers.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.