A Scholarship Program for Natural Science Majors in the CST Scholars Academy

16名有经济需要的学术天赋学生每年获得5 000美元的学年奖学金，最多为期四年。 选择参加暑期学校的学生也有资格获得2500美元的夏季奖学金，参加可选的本科研究项目，或参加适用于满足STEM学科毕业要求的课程的全日制入学。 该项目是建立在以前的STEM人才扩展计划（STEP）资助下开发的模型上。 该项目旨在培养经济弱势和代表性不足的第一代大学生对科学的高度兴趣和成就，增加了获得STEM学科学位的西班牙裔和非洲裔美国人的数量。

Sixteen academically talented students with financial need are receiving academic year scholarships of $5,000 annually for a maximum of four years. The students who are electing to attend summer school are also eligible to receive a $2500 summer scholarship to participate in an optional undergraduate research program or to undertake a full-time enrollment in courses applicable toward meeting their graduation requirements in a STEM discipline. The project is building on a model developed under a previous STEM Talent Expansion Program (STEP) grant. Designed to foster a high level of interest and achievement in science by economically disadvantaged and underrepresented first generation college students, the project is increasing the number of Hispanics and African-Americans receiving degrees in STEM disciplines.