Graduating ENgineers In the US: GENIUS Scholarship Program

Howard University, Washington DC

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Abstract

The GENIUS Scholarship Program provides scholarship support for incoming academically talented freshman engineering students with unmet financial need for a duration of 2 years. The scholarship awards range from $4,000 to $10,000 based on individual unmet student financial need. In totality, the GENIUS Scholarship program supports 3 cohorts of 12 students for a total of 36 students over a five year period. The scholarship program supports students majoring in any of the discipline departments that comprise the College of Engineering, Architecture, and Computer Science. This program offers a suite of "best practices" to effectively address significant issues facing students from underrepresented groups such as: 1) Effective academic integration into the campus; 2) Effective social integration into the campus; 3) Appropriate financial support; and 4) Disillusionment with engineering.