Enhancing Recruitment and Retention for Women in Science and Engineering

该项目通过四种不同类型的支持为生物、化学、数学、计算机科学、物理和工程专业的学生提供奖学金，每种类型的支持都有自己的标准，基于四个预测因素：i)学习成绩，ii)参与STEM，iii)参与STEM，以及iv)坚持STEM。这种多方面的方法基于该机构对全女性学生的经验，这些学生表现出不同的经济和个人情况，为参加STEM课程所做的不同程度的学术准备，以及对STEM职业以及这种职业道路如何与他们的能力和兴趣相结合的不同深度的知识。两项关键的学生支持服务是奖学金的基础：插电式科学中心和案例研究研讨会，这两项服务都在创建一个支持性的基础设施和社区，并帮助学生更好地了解STEM职业。此外，案例研究活动有一个增值部分，即向当地9-12年级学生提供帮助，帮助他们了解STEM职业。这一项目的学术价值在于，它提供了比传统方法更明确的参与STEM和成功的途径，即通过个性化的方法授予奖学金。这一努力的更广泛影响通过学者参与该机构的科学中心感受到，在那里，学生在STEM追求中得到强有力的支持，创造了更具技术意识的人口，并增加了未来的学生池。

This project is providing scholarships for students in the disciplines of biology, chemistry, math, computer science, physics, and engineering majors through four distinct types of support, each with its own criteria based on four predictors: i) Academic performance, ii) Engagement in STEM, iii) Involvement in STEM, and iv) Tenacity in STEM. This multi-faceted approach is based the institution's experience with its all-female student population who exhibit a variety of economic and personal circumstances, differing degrees of academic preparation for STEM course taking, and varying depths of knowledge about STEM careers and how such career paths intersect with their abilities and interests. Two key student support services underpin the scholarship awards: a drop-in science center and Case Study workshops, both of which are creating a supportive infrastructure and community and are helping students better understand STEM careers. Furthermore, the Case Study activities have a value-added component in the form of outreach to local grade 9-12 students helping them learn about STEM careers. The intellectual merit of this project lies in its provision of more defined avenues for STEM involvement and success than traditional approaches through the individualized approaches to awarding scholarships. The broader impacts of this effort are felt through the scholars' participation in the institution's science center where students are strongly supported in their STEM pursuits, creating a more technically aware population and increasing the pool of future students.