Singh, K. V., & Khan, F. (2025, June), BOARD # 449: S-STEM Project Overview: Supporting Low-Income Engineering and Computing Students with Scholarships for Higher Degree Attainment  Paper presented at 2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition , Montreal, Quebec, Canada . https://peer.asee.org/55829

\bibitem{asee_peer_55829}
  Singh, K. V., \& Khan, F. (2025, June), \emph{BOARD \# 449: S-STEM Project Overview: Supporting Low-Income Engineering and Computing Students with Scholarships for Higher Degree Attainment}
  Paper presented at 2025 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition , Montreal, Quebec, Canada .
  https://peer.asee.org/55829

Kumar Vikram Singh and Fazeel Khan.  "BOARD # 449: S-STEM Project Overview: Supporting Low-Income Engineering and Computing Students with Scholarships for Higher Degree Attainment".  2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition , Montreal, Quebec, Canada , 2025, June.  ASEE Conferences, 2025.  https://peer.asee.org/55829 Internet.  19 Aug, 2025

\bibitem{asee_peer_55829}
  Kumar Vikram Singh and Fazeel Khan.
  "BOARD \# 449: S-STEM Project Overview: Supporting Low-Income Engineering and Computing Students with Scholarships for Higher Degree Attainment".
  \emph{2025 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition , Montreal, Quebec, Canada , 2025, June}.
  ASEE Conferences, 2025.
  https://peer.asee.org/55829 Internet.  19 Aug, 2025

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AB  - This S-STEM project addresses the national need for a well-educated engineering and computing workforce by supporting the retention and graduation of low-income students with demonstrated financial need and strong academic potential. The project focuses on creating pathways that allow students to progress from an associate's and bachelor's degree (at the regional campus) in technology to a bachelor's and possibly even a master's degree in engineering and computing at the main campus. This has been achieved by creating curricular pathways and providing infrastructure and support to encourage higher degree attainment by participating students while reducing graduation time. Over six years, this project aims to provide scholarships to 132 full-time students pursuing Associate, Bachelor's, and Master's degrees in Engineering, Computer Science, and related fields. So far, through this project, three cohorts of students have been recruited through a holistic review process, with recruitment strategies involving high school visits, outreach events, and collaborations with community colleges. As of Fall 2024, 45 students have been funded, with $256,125 in scholarships awarded. The diverse body of S-STEM scholars includes ~27% female, 11% African American/Black, 11% Asian, and ~7% Hispanic students. So far, ten students have graduated with a bachelor's degree who started with an associate's degree, and one student who started with an associate degree has completed a master's program. This supporting paper associated with the poster highlights the various aspects of this project, including recruitment strategies, curricular pathway development, cohort building, etc. We anticipate that this project will generate data on recruiting and retaining low-income, academically talented students, with findings related to fostering community and identity among scholarship recipients through mentoring and peer support, promoting excellent retention and workforce development.
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