Modesto Junior College STEM Scholarships in Agricultural Science

该项目的目标是：(A)为申报农业科学专业的有经济需要和学术天赋的学生提供60个奖学金；(B)增加成功完成两年制农业课程并将农业科学专业转到四年制大学的学生人数。智力优势：正在实施多种招聘方法，包括印刷和数字媒体以及学生和家长陈述。向传统上任职人数不足的学生和从事农业教育事业的学生进行了具体的外联工作。奖学金是通过基于经济需要、GPA、论文、面试和推荐的竞争性过程来颁发的。获奖者通过以队列为基础的活动获得支持服务，如教师指导、建议、领导力培训、社会活动、职业发展机会和密集农业暑期学院。更广泛的影响：该计划正在培养受过高等教育的未来农业科学专业人员，如农业经济学家、农场所有者和工程师、技术人员以及未来的教师。学生接受培训，成为未来同龄人的导师，创建同龄人网络，并增加进一步的合作机会。该项目的课程结构可作为整个学院以及其他机构其他以科学、技术、工程和数学(STEM)为基础的课程的典范。

The goals of this project are (a) to provide 60 scholarships for students with financial need and academic talent who declare majors in Agricultural Science programs and (b) to increase the number of students who successfully complete a 2-year course of study in agriculture and transfer as an Agricultural Science major to a 4-year university. Intellectual Merit: Multiple recruitment approaches are being implemented, including print and digital media and student and parent presentations. Specific outreach efforts are made to traditionally underrepresented students and students pursuing a career in Agriculture Education. Scholarships are awarded through a competitive process based on financial need, GPA, essay, interview, and recommendation. Recipients receive support services through cohort-based activities such as faculty mentoring, advising, leadership training, social activities, professional development opportunities, and an intensive Agriculture Summer Institute. Broader Impacts: The program is preparing highly-educated future Agricultural Science professionals such as agriculture economists, farm owners and engineers, technicians, and future teachers. Students receive training to become mentors for future cohorts, creating a network of peers and increasing further collaborative opportunities. The programmatic structure of this program serves as a model for other science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) based courses of study throughout the college, as well as in other institutions.