Scholarships for Economically Disadvantaged Students From Indianapolis

该项目的目标是提高经济上处于不利地位的科学、技术、工程和数学学生的吸引力、招聘、保留、专业准备和毕业。这些方法有三个方面：从印第安纳波利斯大都市区的两个当地学校系统积极招募学生;为这些STEM学生提供经济，学术和社会方面的个性化支持;并通过校内研究和校外实习为他们的科学专业发展提供独家计划。第一批五名学生由奖学金计划资助四年。巴特勒大学打算资助奖学金的最后15名学生在授予期的持续时间以外的年度金额。奖学金获得者有一个支持网络，以确保他们的学术成功。这种支持包括一个由受过专门培训的学术顾问/导师组成的社区，为奖学金获得者提供的指导和特别计划，学生支持服务的有针对性的援助，同伴导师，以及奖学金获得者的共同住房单元。奖学金获得者有机会通过校园研究以及与当地工业或政府合作伙伴的STEM实习来发展为专业科学家。智力优点：奖学金获得者获得通过科学严谨加强文科教育，使他们为研究生学习或直接进入劳动力市场做好准备。 更广泛的影响：该项目影响到两个社区：印第安纳波利斯的学生社区，有资格获得这些奖学金的参与者来自该社区，当地的科学产业将受益于受过科学培训的劳动力。奖学金获得者毕业时拥有科学专业的技术知识，并拥有当地STEM行业的经验，以帮助推进目标。

The objectives of this project are to improve the attraction, recruitment, retention, professional preparation, and graduation of economically disadvantaged science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) students. The methods are threefold: aggressively recruit students from two local school systems in the metropolitan area of Indianapolis; offer personalized support of those STEM students financially, academically, and socially; and provide exclusive programs for their scientific professional development through on-campus research and off-campus internships. The first cohort of five students is funded for their four years by the scholarship program. Butler University intends to fund the scholarships for the last fifteen students at the annual amount beyond the duration of the granting period. Scholarship recipients have a support network in place to insure their academic success. This support includes a community of specially trained academic advisors/mentors, orientation and special programs for scholarship recipients, targeted assistance from student support services, peer mentors, and a common housing unit for scholarship recipients. The scholarship recipients have opportunities for development as professional scientists through on-campus research as well as a STEM internship with a local industrial or government partner. Intellectual merit: The scholarship recipients gain a liberal arts education reinforced by scientific rigor so that they are prepared for graduate study or direct entry into the work force. Broader impact: The project affects two communities: the community of students in Indianapolis from which participants eligible for these scholarships are drawn and the local scientific industry that stands to benefit from a scientifically trained workforce. Scholarship recipients graduate possessing the technical knowledge of their science major and have experience with the local STEM industry to help advance the objectives.