IMPROVING ENGINEERING STUDENT SUCCESS FOR A DIVERSE STUDENT POPULATION -THIS PROJECT WILL CONTRIBUTE TO THE…

Assistance award details

Assistance award identifier

ASST_NON_2221153_049

FAIN

2221153

Recipient

GRAND CANYON UNIVERSITY

Awarding agency

National Science Foundation

Funding agency

National Science Foundation

Assistance listing (CFDA)

47.076

Total obligated

$748,773

Period

Mar 15, 2023 – Feb 28, 2029

Fiscal year

2023

Place of performance state

AZ

Source file

FY2023_All_Assistance_Full_20261006.zip

Description

IMPROVING ENGINEERING STUDENT SUCCESS FOR A DIVERSE STUDENT POPULATION -THIS PROJECT WILL CONTRIBUTE TO THE NATIONAL NEED FOR WELL-EDUCATED SCIENTISTS, MATHEMATICIANS, ENGINEERS, AND TECHNICIANS BY SUPPORTING THE RETENTION AND GRADUATION OF HIGH-ACHIEVING, LOW-INCOME STUDENTS WITH DEMONSTRATED FINANCIAL NEED AT GRAND CANYON UNIVERSITY. TO REALIZE THIS GOAL THE INSTITUTION WILL RELY ON ITS STRONG AND TRUSTED PRESENCE AS A COMMUNITY LEADER AMONG NEARBY LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS THAT SERVE HIGH-POTENTIAL, LOW-INCOME STUDENTS. OVER ITS 6-YEAR DURATION, THIS PROJECT WILL FUND SCHOLARSHIPS TO 12 UNIQUE FULL-TIME STUDENTS WHO ARE PURSUING BACHELOR?S DEGREES IN ENGINEERING OR ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY. THESE FIRST-YEAR STUDENTS WILL RECEIVE 4-YEAR SCHOLARSHIPS. THIS PROJECT AIMS TO INCREASE STUDENT RETENTION AND PERSISTENCE IN ENGINEERING BY LINKING SCHOLARSHIPS WITH MENTORING AND COMMUNITY-BUILDING ACTIVITIES TO SUPPORT STUDENTS FROM DIFFERENT CULTURAL BACKGROUNDS. THE GOAL IS TO CREATE LEARNING COMMUNITIES THAT MEET THE NEEDS OF ALL POPULATIONS AND HELP DIVERSE POPULATIONS TO THRIVE IN ENGINEERING. FACULTY MENTORS WILL BE TRAINED IN THE APPLICATION OF MENTORING APPROACHES THAT WILL SUPPORT STUDENTS COMING FROM DIFFERENT CULTURAL BACKGROUNDS. FURTHER, THE SCHOLARS WILL HAVE A DEDICATED COLLABORATIVE SPACE ON CAMPUS IN WHICH SCHOLARS CAN MINGLE, SOCIALIZE, STUDY, AND HOLD SEMINARS. THIS SPACE WILL BE LOCATED CLOSE TO CLASSROOMS AND FACULTY SO THAT STUDENTS CAN FIND COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL SUPPORTS, BUILD RELATIONSHIPS WITH PEERS AND FACULTY, AND RECEIVE MORE STRUCTURED MENTORING AND TRAINING. BECAUSE GRAND CANYON UNIVERSITY ENROLLS A HIGHLY DIVERSE STUDENT POPULATION, THIS PROJECT HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BROADEN PARTICIPATION IN THE ENGINEERING WORKFORCE AND ADVANCE KNOWLEDGE ABOUT THE IMPACT OF MENTORING APPROACHES ON STUDENT SUCCESS IN ENGINEERING FOR A DIVERSE STUDENT POPULATION. THE OVERALL GOAL OF THIS PROJECT IS TO INCREASE STEM DEGREE COMPLETION OF LOW-INCOME, HIGH-ACHIEVING UND