This Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Undergraduate Education will provide $749,765 to Long Island University in Brooklyn, New York from February 2023 through January 2029. The funding supports Cultivating Academic Success in Computing, which aims to increase degree completion among low-income, high-achieving undergraduate students pursuing bachelor's degrees in computer science.
Over the six-year period of performance, the project will fund scholarships for 13 unique full-time students across three cohorts. Scholarship recipients and their peers will receive comprehensive mentoring and experiential learning opportunities with industry partners. This includes traditional advising, engagement with computer science faculty, industry partnerships, and near-peer mentors. The goal is to help students build identity in STEM fields while gaining experience to improve retention, graduation, and meaningful placement after degree completion. Outcomes will advance knowledge around supporting talented, low-income STEM students at urban educational institutions under the NSF's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076).