Future Forward Scholarship Program

该未来奖学金计划（F²SP）建立在Del Mar学院之前非常成功的奖学金计划的基础上，该学院是一所服务于西班牙裔的两年制大学，通过支持STEM学生完成进入劳动力市场的应用科学学位和/或转到四年制大学的副学士学位。最终，该奖学金计划将支持至少88个专业，包括生物技术、电气工程、工程技术、地质、数学、机械工程或物理。F²SP除了提供学术和社会支持外，还提供经济支持，积极吸引来自女性、西班牙裔、不同能力学生和退伍军人等代表性不足的STEM群体的有学术天赋和经济困难的学生，通过实现以下项目目标：-创建一个“数学群体”，学习以STEM为重点的大学代数、三角和微积分I课程，弥合数学、物理和工程之间的差距。-通过校园宣传活动，增加生物技术、机械工程和工程技术专业的学生人数。-增加工程技术等技术领域的熟练毕业生人数。-增加获得STEM学科副学士学位的学生人数。-增加转读STEM学士学位课程的学生人数。-为奖学金学生提供见习和实习机会。-为所有STEM专业和职业顾问提供信息。-减少奖学金学生的工作时数。奖学金学生来自：德克萨斯州教育服务中心2区，包括42个公立学区；私立和特许学校；非营利组织，如妇女庇护所、救世军和退伍军人诊所；以及目前在校生中尚未决定、未申报的文科学生。德尔玛学院的学生支持计划，加上一个试点“数学队列”，创建了一个学习社区，解决所有STEM专业所需的基本概念，为奖学金获得者提供了坚实的基础。奖学金获得者也得到了STEM教师的广泛支持，包括指导、侵入式建议、学位监督和个人咨询。

This Future Forward Scholarship Program (F²SP) builds on a prior, highly successful scholarship program at Del Mar College, a Hispanic-serving, two-year institution, by supporting STEM students to complete applied science degrees to enter the workforce and/or associate degrees for transfer to four-year institutions. Ultimately, this scholarship program is supporting at least 88 majors in the fields of Biotechnology, Electrical Engineering, Engineering Technology, Geology, Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering, or Physics. F²SP provides financial support in addition to academic and social support, actively engaging academically talented and financially needy students from underrepresented STEM populations including women, Hispanics, differently abled students and Veterans by addressing the following program objectives: - Create a "math cohort" with STEM-focused curriculum for college algebra, trigonometry and calculus I to bridge the gap between math, physics and engineering. - Increase the number of students declaring majors in Biotechnology, Mechanical Engineering, and Engineering Technology through a campus awareness campaign. - Increase the number of skilled graduates in technical areas of need such as Engineering Technology. - Increase the number of students receiving Associate's degrees in STEM disciplines. - Increase the number of students transferring to baccalaureate degree programs in STEM. - Provide shadowing and internship opportunities for scholarship students. - Provide information to all advisors on STEM majors and careers. - Decrease the number of hours scholarship students work.Scholarship students are recruited from: the Educational Service Center Region 2 area of Texas, which includes 42 public school districts; private and charter schools; nonprofit organizations such as the Women's Shelter, Salvation Army and VA Clinic; and from currently enrolled undecided undeclared and Liberal Arts students. Student support programs in place at Del Mar College, coupled with a pilot "math cohort" creating a learning community addressing fundamental concepts needed by all STEM majors, provide a strong foundation for scholarship recipients. The cohort of scholarship recipients is also extensively supported by STEM faculty through mentoring, intrusive advising, degree monitoring and personal counseling.