WSU Students ASK: A Success & Scholarship Program for Students Applying Scientific Knowledge

在科学，技术，工程和数学（S-STEM）计划NSF奖学金的资助下，“WSU学生要求：学生应用科学知识的成功和奖学金计划”将支持表现出经济需求的高成就，低收入学生。 该计划的重点是支持数学和科学专业在赖特州立大学的成功。这个S-STEM轨道2项目预计将持续五年，并将为42名主修科学和数学的经济风险学生提供奖学金。 奖学金将在学生大学二年级开始开始。 该项目包括一个全面的指导和体验式学习途径，以支持学生的学术和职业发展。所有奖学金学生将参加至少一年的本科研究。 在大学的第二年（该计划的第一年），奖学金获得者将参加以课堂为基础的本科研究经验，然后加入一个教师研究团队一个学期。 该计划将支持谁想要通过夏季继续他们的研究学生。 在第三年，学生可以继续从事研究，或参加外部实习和相关机会。 第四年的重点是帮助学生就业和/或申请研究生或专业课程。该项目团队将进行研究，可以贡献关于体验式学习的影响的新知识，再加上对科学技能开发，STEM社区成员和学术成功的财政援助。计划评估将包括一个混合方法的方法，结合定性方法，网络分析和统计建模。由于赖特州立大学与许多其他本科研究机构相比，具有学术异质性的学生群体，因此项目团队将专注于研究有助于将该计划的许多积极影响扩展到更多样化的学生群体的因素。该项目有可能产生与低收入、学业优秀学生成功相关的四个维度（体验式STEM学习、STEM社区成员资格、技能发展和学业成功）的新知识。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

With funding from the NSF Scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (S-STEM) program, the "WSU Students ASK: A Success and Scholarship Program for Students Applying Scientific Knowledge" will support high-achieving, low-income students with demonstrated financial need. The program focuses on supporting the success of mathematics and science majors at Wright State University. This S-STEM Track 2 project is expected to last five years and will provide scholarships to 42 financially at-risk students majoring in science and mathematics. The scholarships will begin in the students' second year of college. The project includes a comprehensive mentoring and experiential learning pathway to support students' academic and career development.All scholarship students will participate in at least one year of undergraduate research. During their second year in college (first year in the program), scholarship recipients will enroll in a classroom-based undergraduate research experience, then join a faculty research team for one semester. The program will support students who want to continue their research through the summer. In their third year, students can continue to pursue research, or participate in external internships and related opportunities. The fourth year focuses on assisting students with career placement and/or application to graduate or professional programs. The project team will conduct research that can contribute new knowledge about the impact of experiential learning coupled with financial aid on scientific skill set development, STEM community membership, and academic success. Program assessment will include a mixed-methods approach that combines qualitative methods, network analysis, and statistical modeling. Since Wright State has an academically heterogeneous student body compared to many other undergraduate research institutions, the project team will focus on a study of factors that help to scale the many positive effects of this program to a more diverse population of students. The project has the potential to generate new knowledge about four dimensions (experiential STEM learning, membership in the STEM community, skill development, and academic success) relevant to the success of low-income, academically talented students.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.