Scholarships for Attracting and Retaining High Ability Computer Science and Engineering Students

该项目吸引了工程和计算机科学方面的高能力少数民族学生，随后通过经济援助计划和补充奖学金将他们留在大学。为了实现这一目标，采用了两级方法。首先，他们用奖学金吸引高能力的高中生。第二，他们提供奖学金给那些在大学一年级表现出良好学习成绩的新生。最后，他们保留高能力的学生与六西格玛方法工程和计算机科学教育（通过不断监测和调整过程质量的改善）。其他保留活动包括全面的教师指导，辅导计划，建议和咨询，参与研究和暑期实习。

This project attracts high ability minority students in engineering and computer science and subsequently retains them at the university through financial aid packages and supplemental scholarships. To accomplish this objective, a two-tier approach is used. First, they attract high ability high school students with scholarships. Second, they offer scholarships to beginning sophomores who have demonstrated good academic performance in their freshman year. Finally, they retain high ability students with a Six Sigma approach to engineering and computer science education (improvement of the process quality by constant monitoring and adjustment). Other retention activities include comprehensive faculty mentoring, tutorial programs, advising and counseling, involvement in research, and summer internships.