ofresults includes faculty observations of student learning experiences.BackgroundThe STEM scholarship is awarded on a competitive basis with an emphasis on selecting studentsto form a diverse cohort. The intention is to create a group of scholars representing differentSTEM majors, academic years, gender, race, socioeconomic background, and culturalexperience. Scholars are awarded a $5,000 scholarship (providing significant tuition assistance)which is renewable for up to three years. These scholarships are funded by a National ScienceFoundation S-STEM grant and the selected students must have demonstrated financial need andan eligible declared major (Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Information Technology;Electrical, Computer, Civil