NSF Scholarship Program (Old Version)
For Supporting Academic Success and Technology Workforce PreparednessOld Version -- For Students Who Entered the Scholarship Program Before May 2004
Brief DescriptionIt its original form, this National Science Foundation grant provided scholarships for Computing & Information Science majors who would graduate by spring or fall of 2006. Awardees participated in program activities designed to help them to succeed and to prepare them for careers in this field. The NSF later extended the time period of the grant so that additional students were eligible for these scholarships. It is now past the deadline for new students to apply for this scholarship. However, current students who already have one of these scholarships can continue to receive it as long as they fulfill the requirements. See the new version of this grant program for further information. Longer Description of Original Grant ProjectSaint Vincent College was awarded over $360,000 by the National Science Foundation for this scholarship program for Computing & Information Science majors. The amount awarded to students accepted into this scholarship program depended upon financial need and could range up to a maximum of $3,125 per academic year. The scholarships were intended to supplement students' other financial aid and were renewable from one academic year to the next, dependent upon students' continuing eligibility. The program prepared students for the high technology workforce through internship participation, involvement in undergraduate research, and substantive interaction with mentors from technology fields. Strategies for assessing student learning outcomes in the project included portfolios of students' academic work, internship evaluations, career placements, and alumni surveys. Criteria for the selection of scholarship recipients included evidence of academic potential (e.g. grade point averages, standardized test scores, performance in undergraduate research projects, letters of reference); progress toward degree (completion of 15-18 credits per semester); and workplace/career potential (e.g. extracurricular involvement, internship performance, career goals). Some of these criteria obviously did not apply to incoming freshmen but were rather intended for students already at Saint Vincent College. Students were not expected to demonstrate performance in all of these categories. Rather, these were some of the ways in which a student's potential could be documented. Activities for NSF-CIS Scholarship recipients included mentoring seminars and on-line mentoring with project partners in technology and technology-related fields; research projects supported through competitive grants from Saint Vincent's Palumbo student research endowment fund; and participation as CIS tutors. An external Advisory Board assisted with project activities. Further Information
Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation. Go to the main NSF-CIS Scholarship Program Page |
Maintained by: