Achievement Scholarships in Engineering, Mathematics, and Science

该项目正在向学习科学、技术、工程和数学(STEM)学科的有学术天赋的低收入学生提供奖学金。符合条件的学生有资格获得在学院学习两年的奖学金，并在转到四年制大学的STEM领域后获得转学奖学金。该项目正在实现以下目标：1.向至少58名学业有才华、经济困难的STEM学生提供奖学金，包括来自代表人数不足的群体的学生。2.为奖学金获得者提供学业支持，使至少80%的学生坚持以3.0或更高的平均绩点转学。3.为奖学金获得者提供咨询支持，使至少80%的学生完成转学要求，申请并被接受为四年制院校的转学学生。智力价值：该项目通过财政支持，加强学生与教师的接触，以及接触他们选择的领域，来增加学生的学术成功。它得到了全州数学工程科学成就(MESA)计划的大力支持，并得到了学院通过数学和自然科学部门、财政援助、校长和董事会的大力支持。STEM教师作为奖学金获得者的导师，帮助他们优化教育经验，提炼他们的兴趣，并帮助他们社会化，融入一种学科文化。更广泛的影响：该项目正在增加该学院STEM领域传统上代表性较低的群体的学生入学人数。它还提高了学生的保留率和成就率，并增加了转到四年制大学攻读STEM专业的学生数量。策略包括提高学生的自我效能感，自主学习，及早接触研究和纪律文化。获得STEM领域的学位使学生为在地方和国家需要的领域获得高薪工作做好准备，这对学生个人以及地方和国家经济都有好处。正在记录最佳做法和吸取的经验教训，并与其他机构分享。

The project is making scholarships available to academically talented low-income students pursuing degrees in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) disciplines. Qualified students are eligible to receive scholarships for two years of academic study at the college and a transfer scholarship upon transferring to a four-year university in a STEM field. The project is achieving the following objectives: 1. Providing scholarships to at least 58 academically talented, financially disadvantaged STEM students, including those from underrepresented groups. 2. Providing academic support to scholarship recipients so that at least 80% persist to transfer with a grade point average of 3.0 or higher. 3. Providing counseling support to scholarship recipients so that at least 80% complete transfer requirements, apply, and are accepted as transfer students to a four-year institution. Intellectual Merit: The project is increasing the academic success of students through financial support, enhancement of student engagement with faculty, and exposure to their chosen field. It is strongly supported by the statewide Mathematics Engineering Science Achievement (MESA) program and by the college through the Divisions of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Financial Aid, the President, and the Board of Trustees. STEM faculty act as mentors for scholarship recipients to help optimize their educational experience, refine their interests, and assist them with socialization into a disciplinary culture. Broader Impact: The project is increasing the enrollment of students from traditionally underrepresented groups in the STEM fields at the college. It is also improving their retention and success and increasing the number of students who transfer to four-year universities as STEM majors. Strategies include the promotion of self-efficacy in students, independent learning, and early exposure to research and disciplinary culture. Obtaining a degree in a STEM field prepares students for rewarding high-wage employment in areas of local and national need benefiting both individual students, and local and national economy. Best practices and lessons learned are being documented and shared with other institutions.