SCHOLARSHIPS TO ENHANCE PHYSICAL SCIENCES (STEPS)

该奖学金，以提高物理科学（STEPS）计划招募学术才华的学生从当地高中和社区学院攻读物理科学学科的学士学位，每年提供7-10个新的奖学金。除了财政支持，该计划还为STEPS学者提供协调的资源和活动，以促进学术成功和有效过渡到大学，包括：1）学生，教师，学生和行业-学生指导计划和研讨会; 2）通过研究项目，实习和辅导的学术丰富; 3）关于专业和职业发展的互动会议;以及4）第一年的学习社区，包括学生在三位一体或四位一体的共同课程中注册。STEPS的功能是1）提供早期干预，指导和财政支持的战略，转化为更大的成功，为有才华的，但经济上有挑战的学生; 2）增加有才华的西班牙裔的参与，导致更多的西班牙裔校友进入劳动力市场或追求更高的学位; 3）开发成功的计划要素，可用于促进STEM教育早期干预的最佳实践。

The Scholarships to Enhance Physical Sciences (STEPS) program recruits academically talented students from local high schools and community colleges to pursue baccalaureate degrees in physical sciences disciplines by providing 7-10 new scholarships each year. In addition to financial support, the program provides STEPS scholars with coordinated resources and activities to foster academic success and effective transition to college, including: 1) student-student, faculty-student, and industry-student mentoring programs and workshops; 2) academic enrichment through research projects, internships, and tutoring; 3) interactive sessions on professional and career development; and 4) a first year learning community that includes student enrollment in a triad or tetrad of common courses. The function of STEPS is to 1) provide strategies for early intervention, mentoring, and financial support that translate into greater success for talented, but financially challenged students; 2) increase the participation of talented Hispanics, leading to more Hispanic alumni entering the workforce or pursuing advanced degrees; and 3) develop successful program elements that can be used to promote best practices for early intervention in STEM education.