Idaho Scholarships for Transfer Students

博伊西州立大学(BSU)的爱达荷州转学学生奖学金项目提供了大约50个土木工程、电气工程、材料科学和工程、机械工程、计算机科学和数学方面的奖学金。该计划的首要目标是减少毕业时间，并增加转学学生群体的留存率。该计划的目标是：1)在博伊西州立大学建立一个工程、计算机科学和数学专业的转学学生群体；2)向每年2,000美元到10,000美元不等的转学学生群体提供奖学金，为期最长四年；3)实施编程以满足转学学生群体的需要：Aleks：一项数学复习战略；4)从转学学生群体中培养转学学生领袖学者；5)使用转学学生的调查结果(将于2010年秋季进行)来提供信息并调整编程，以及6)将转学学生群体整合到现有的学生支持计划中。这个项目的智力优势在于聚集的项目团队，他们在创新教学技术、本科生研究和学生成功方面表现出成功、承诺和领导力。北卡罗来纳州立大学以强大的项目为基础，招收和留住代表不足的非传统学生。该计划为有经验的转学学生以及首次转学博伊西州立大学的学生提供了一个支持性的环境。该计划提供专门的课程内容，以满足转学学生的需求。更广泛的影响在于有可能为子女获得奖学金的家庭提供持久的遗产，因为大多数北卡罗来纳州立大学的学生都是第一代学位寻求者。这项计划旨在增加工程学专业中代表性不足群体的参与度和留存率，利用现有的学生支持努力。它显著提高了北卡罗来纳州立大学工程、计算机科学和数学专业的知名度和兴趣，导致追求这些职业的学生数量总体增加。最终，这将促进西北地区的经济增长。

The Idaho Scholarships for Transfer Students program at Boise State University (BSU) provides approximately 50 scholarships in civil engineering, electrical engineering, materials science and engineering, mechanical engineering, computer science and mathematics. The overarching goals of the program are to decrease the time to graduate and increase retention for the transfer student cohort. Program objectives are to: 1) establish a transfer student cohort for engineering, computer science and mathematics stu-dents at Boise State University, 2) provide scholarships awards to the transfer student cohort ranging from $2,000 to $10,000 annually for up to four years, 3) implement programming to meet the needs of the transfer student cohort: ALEKS: a mathematics review strategy, 4) develop transfer student leader scholars from within the transfer student cohort, 5) use survey results from transfer students (to be conducted fall, 2010) to inform and adapt programming, and 6) integrate the transfer cohort into existing student support programs. The strength of the intellectual merit for this project lies in the assembled project team who demonstrate success, commitment and leadership in innovative teaching techniques, undergraduate research, and student success. BSU builds on strong programs to recruit and retain underrepresented and nontraditional students. The program provides a supportive environment for experienced transfer students as well as to students that are transferring to Boise State University for the first time. The program provides specialized program content that is tailored to the needs of transfer students. The broader impacts lie in the potential to provide a lasting legacy to the families whose sons and daughters receive scholarships, as most BSU students are first-generation degree seekers. Designed to increase the participation and retention of underrepresented groups in engineering, this program leverages existing student support efforts. It significantly raises the visibility and interest in the engineering, computer science and mathematics programs at BSU, resulting in an overall increase in the number of students pursuing these careers. Ultimately, this will result in enhanced economic growth in the Northwest.