The E-Scholars Program: Fostering Engineering Careers in Energy

电子学者计划为对能源相关职业特别是可再生能源感兴趣的工科学生提供财务、学术和职业发展支持。这一队列是从对能源感兴趣的工程学学生和高危群体的目标人群中挑选出来的，重点是第一代大学生。该项目的目标是通过奖学金支持、学术和个人咨询以及通过三管齐下的方法建立队列：队列建设、队列聚焦和桥梁活动来实现的。该项目建立在现有的三个项目、麦克奈尔和向上绑定项目的基础上。学生主要是通过现有的渠道(例如，向上绑定)和新的渠道，如计划网站和工程推广来招募的。20名学生将获得四年平均每年6500美元的奖学金。

The E-Scholars program provides financial, academic, and professional development support for engineering students interested in energy-related careers, especially in renewable energy. The cohort is being drawn from a target population of engineering students with energy interests and from at-risk groups, with an emphasis on 1st-generation college students. The project goals are achieved through a combination of scholarship support, academic and personal counseling, and cohort building using a three-pronged approach: cohort building, cohort focusing, and bridging activities.The project builds on existed TRiO, McNair, and Upward Bound projects. Students are primarily being recruited through existing channels (e.g., Upward Bound) and new ones such as the program web site and engineering outreach. Twenty students are receiving four year scholarships averaging $6500 annually.