The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $2,000,000 Project Grant under the STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program to the Regents of the University of California at Riverside (UC Riverside). The grant, awarded on July 1, 2025, will support the "The Computing Scholars Experience Lab Program" over a six-year period from October 1, 2024, to September 30, 2030.
The program aims to improve the retention, success, and completion rates of 55 high-achieving, low-income students enrolled in computing programs at UC Riverside, including Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Data Science, Computer Science with Business Applications, and Robotics. Key components of the program include providing individual faculty mentorship, academic coaching, internship and research opportunities, skills development workshops, and collaborative learning experiences through the "Scholar Experience Lab." The program also seeks to generate knowledge about the academic and career pathways of low-income students in STEM fields.
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