Increasing Retention of STEM Students with Financial Need via the NSF S-STEM Desire Scholarship Program

Autor/inn/en	Wright, Bernadette; Lee, Sunghee; Zaromatidis, Katherine; Huk, Oksana
Titel	Increasing Retention of STEM Students with Financial Need via the NSF S-STEM Desire Scholarship Program
Quelle	In: Journal of STEM Education: Innovations and Research, 22 (2021) 4, S.24-38 (15 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Wright, Bernadette) ORCID (Lee, Sunghee) ORCID (Huk, Oksana)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1557-5284
Schlagwörter	School Holding Power; STEM Education; Financial Needs; Low Income Students; Student Financial Aid; Scholarships; Minority Group Students; Undergraduate Students; Social Support Groups; Academic Support Services; Student Needs; Program Effectiveness; New York + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? STEM; Finanzielle Beihilfe; Studienfinanzierung; Studienförderung; Scholarship; Stipendium; Social support; Soziale Unterstützung
Abstract	We present findings from a focused review of National Science Foundation (NSF) Scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (S-STEM) programs, along with interim findings from the Iona College "Development of Excellence in Science through Intervention, Resilience, and Enrichment (DESIRE)" S-STEM scholarship program. DESIRE supports academically talented chemistry and computer science majors with financial need. Data were gathered through focus groups of S-STEM students and surveys of S-STEM students and other students. Our findings suggest that S-STEM and similar programs can maximize chances for retention of diverse undergraduate STEM students by combining scholarships with five sets of strategies, aimed at 1) social support and social connections; 2) academic support, including academic/emotional support (e.g., peer support); 3) meeting the needs of students with work or family obligations; 4) research and professional field engagement opportunities; and 5) supporting new freshmen. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01