Science and Technology Scholarship Program Supporting Enrollments in Computer Science, Engineering, Biological and Physcial Sciences and Mathematics

该项目为符合经济条件的全日制学生提供奖学金，主修物理科学、工程、计算机科学、环境科学、生物技术、生物信息学或数学。总体目标是扩大招生规模，减少经济障碍，增加留学生和转学。科学与技术奖学金计划为学生提供具有挑战性和支持性的计划，为他们转到四年制院校做好准备。选择标准包括成绩、学生论文和推荐信。奖学金获得者有机会参与文化体验、职业探索和规划、实习和社区服务项目。智力优势：该项目正在发展留住学生和在理工科专业取得成功所需的支持网络。学院有一个有组织的团队来支持学生，包括来自同行的学习社区支持，一个项目顾问，教师导师，以及一个扩展的辅导计划。学习社区的学生将被跟踪至少四年，以确定完成四年制学位所需的时间。更广泛的影响：该奖学金计划正在帮助培养科学、技术、工程和数学(STEM)领域的毕业生，以帮助缓解位于马里兰州中部的高科技行业所需的准备充分的人才短缺问题。该计划包括一项招聘计划，以吸引有潜力在所确定的领域取得成功的妇女、少数族裔和残疾人。

This project is providing scholarships for full-time financially eligible students majoring in the physical sciences, engineering, computer science, environmental science, biotechnology, bioinformatics, or mathematics. The overall goals are to expand enrollment, reduce economic barriers, and increase student retention and transfer. The Science & Technology Scholarship Program provides students with a challenging and supportive program that prepares them for transfer to four-year institutions. Selection criteria include grades, a student essay, and letters of recommendation. Scholarship recipients have opportunities to participate in cultural experiences, career exploration and planning, internships, and community service projects.Intellectual Merit: This project is developing the support network needed for student retention and success in science and technology majors. The college has an organized team to support the students, including learning community support from peers, a program advisor, faculty mentors, and an expanded tutoring program. The students in the learning community are being tracked for a minimum of four years to determine the time required for completion of the four-year degree. Broader Impacts: This scholarship program is helping to produce graduates in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields to help alleviate the shortage of well prepared personnel needed by the high technology industries located in central Maryland. The program includes a recruitment plan to attract women, minorities, and persons with disabilities with the potential for success in the identified fields.