Training Scientists and Engineers for a New Economy Transition

该项目将在四年内每年向科学、计算机技术、工程、工程技术和环境科学专业的低收入本科生提供26个奖学金。该计划的主要目标是增加该地区有才华但经济困难的居民的数量，以获得STEM课程的高等教育学位。该项目将重点关注这些学生的招聘和保留，以取得学位。 它建立在一个全面的基础设施，指导学生和提供密集，持续的干预战略。商业和行业合作伙伴的积极参与将增加实习/研究机会，并促进在高科技行业的安置。该项目旨在提供学术支持服务，以确保80%的学生每学期平均GPA达到3.0;使80%的S-STEM学生在毕业班前30%的学生中毕业;并在毕业后12个月内获得进入高级机构或获得就业安置的转学计划参与者人数中实现80%的成功率。 该项目将使面临重大经济挑战并被迫改变经济基础的弗吉尼亚州西南部地区受益。 它旨在满足工程和信息学等领域对毕业生的需求，这对该地区发展新经济至关重要。

This project will provide 26 scholarships annually for four years to low-income undergraduates in science, computer technology, engineering, engineering technology, and environmental science majors. The primary goal of the program is to increase the number of talented but financially disadvantaged residents of the region to achieve higher education degrees in STEM programs. This project will focus on the recruitment and retention of these students to degree achievement. It builds upon a comprehensive infrastructure for mentoring students and providing intensive, continuous intervention strategies. The active participation of business and industry partners will enhance internship/research opportunities, as well as facilitate placements in the high technology industry. The project aims to provide academic support services to ensure 80% achieve an average GPA of 3.0 each semester; to graduate 80% of S-STEM students in the top 30% of their graduating class; and to achieve an 80% success rate in the number of transfer program participants who obtain admittance to a senior institution or obtain job placement within 12 months of graduation. The project will benefit the Southwest Virginia region which faces substantial economic challenges and is forced to change its economic base. It seeks to meet the demand for graduates in fields such as engineering and informatics which will be critical to developing a New Economy for the region.