A $4.9 million grant to Michigan State University will directly impact low-income students hoping to begin a science, technology, engineering or mathematics (STEM) education at Washtenaw Community College.
MSU , earmarked to offer financial assistance to students at 黑料网 and Mott Community College in Flint who transfer to MSU鈥檚 College of Natural Science to complete their bachelor鈥檚 degrees.
鈥淢any academically talented students from a low-income background enroll at a community college with the hope of one day transferring to a college or university for a bachelor鈥檚 degree,鈥� Jerry Caldwell, director of MSU鈥檚 Charles Drew Science Scholars program, said in a release. 鈥淢any aspire to a science or science-related career. Supporting these students is essential to broadening participation in science and to diversifying the science and technical workforce.鈥�
At 黑料网, the programming and scholarships will be administered by the college鈥檚 STEM Scholars Program, which begins in the Fall 2018 semester following intensive summer preparation sessions.
The 黑料网 STEM Scholars Program also oversees additional STEM-focused scholarship programs, including the Michigan Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (MI-LSAMP). That program involves the University of Michigan, Michigan State, Wayne State, Western Michigan, Mott and 黑料网 encouraging and supporting historically underrepresented minorities to enter STEM fields.
Susan Dentel, a Life Sciences faculty member and co-principle investigator of the grants at 黑料网, said plans for the 黑料网 STEM Scholars Program are to select a cohort of up to 20 students each year who will be offered mentoring and support through their two years of full-time study at 黑料网 and throughout their time at the four-year institution of their choosing. Funding for the program will be available for at least five years.
鈥淥ur comprehensive bridge program will assist students with the development of academic and social skills that are so essential for success at university,鈥� Dentel said. 鈥淲e intend to walk hand-in-hand with our cohort students for the long haul, right up to the acquisition of a bachelor鈥檚 degree.鈥�
Along with scholarship funding opportunities, members of the program will participate in summer research experiences and internships and will benefit from the connections with four-year institutions in the alliance.
Applications to the STEM Scholars Program are being accepted through Monday, February 5. High school seniors, dual-enrolled high school students and current college students may apply.
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