Los Rios NSF STEM Scholarship Program

该项目（a）向科学、技术、工程和数学学科的低收入、学术天才学生提供奖学金，（B）建立一个强有力的学生支助系统，以确保成功。该计划建立在成功的策略和组件之前的计算机科学，工程和数学（CSEMS）支持的程序。智力优势：STEM奖学金允许学生减少就业时间，增加学习时间。这意味着提高了学业成绩，增加了学生的保留率，并将更多的学生转到四年制院校。将奖学金获得者融入学区数学，工程和科学成就（梅萨）计划的学术和专业发展活动，为教师和学术顾问以及科学和工程学科的专业人士提供指导机会。它还使奖学金获得者有机会全年在当地和夏季在全国范围内参与指导研究和实习计划。更广泛的影响：该州有一个高度集中的科学和工程工作，这个项目是为学生提供技能，以帮助填补这些工作。财政支持和专业发展使奖学金获得者能够及时加入劳动力队伍，成为能够直接为美国和全球社会做出贡献的充分准备的科学家和工程师。此外，该项目还支持大量第一代学生和STEM领域代表性不足群体的学生，从而有助于增加劳动力的多样性。

This project is providing (a) scholarships to low-income, academically talented students in a science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) discipline and (b) a robust student support system to ensure success. The program builds on the successful strategies and components of a prior Computer Science, Engineering, and Mathematics (CSEMS) supported program. Intellectual Merit: STEM scholarships allow students to reduce time devoted to employment and increase time available for studying. This translates into improved academic success and increased student retention, and transfer of a greater number of students to four-year institutions. Integrating scholarship recipients into the academic and professional development activities of the District's Mathematics, Engineering, and Science Achievement (MESA) programs provides opportunities for mentoring by faculty and academic counselors, as well as working professionals in the scientific and engineering disciplines. It also exposes scholarship recipients to opportunities to engage in mentored research and intern programs locally throughout the year and nationally during summers. Broader Impacts: The state has a high concentration of science and engineering jobs, and this project is providing students with skills to help fill those jobs. Financial support and professional development allow scholarship recipients to join the workforce in a timely manner as fully prepared scientists and engineers who can directly contribute to the American and global society. In addition, this project supports a large number of first-generation students and students from underrepresented groups in STEM fields and thus helps to increase the diversity of the workforce.