Scholarships for Engineering Students from Underrepresented Groups

该奖学金计划增加了合格工程师人才库的规模和多样性，使来自代表性不足的群体的学生能够获得工程教育，资金有限。具体而言，奖学金基金向非裔美国人、西班牙裔美国人、美洲土著人、太平洋岛民和女学生提供所需的财政援助。学者获得四年的资助，以确保成功完成学位。该项目开发了一个跨学科的工程专业群体，并让他们参与AT T少数民族工程计划（MEP）的活动，该计划提供同伴辅导，协作学习，互动学习实验室和学生生活技能组件。这些MEP计划的努力大大提高了奥本大学少数族裔工程专业学生的保留率。在拟议的项目中，职业发展讲习班、支持技术协会参与和高级辅导加强了职业发展方案的活动。大约有73名学生受益于该奖学金计划的活动。

This scholarship program increases the size and diversity of the pool of qualified engineers by making an engineering education accessible to students from underrepresented groups with limited financial resources. Specifically, scholarship funds provide needed financial assistance to African-American, Hispanic, Native American, Pacific Islanders and female students. Scholars receive funding for four years to ensure successful degree completion. The project develops an interdisciplinary cohort of engineering majors and involves them in activities of the AT&T Minority Engineering Program (MEP), which provides peer tutoring, collaborative learning, an interactive learning lab, and a student life skills component. These MEP program efforts have dramatically increased retention rates of minority engineering students at Auburn University. The MEP activities are enhanced in the proposed project with career development workshops, support for technical society participation and advanced level tutoring. Approximately 73 students benefit from the activities of this scholarship program.