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UHCL NSF Scholar Orientation
Bun Yue: [email protected] 281-283-3864
Sharon Hall: [email protected] 281-283-3868
2/2/2012
Congratulations!
• This is a prestigious award!
Background
• Third round of funding from NSF.
• Started in 2002.
• Current funding will end in 2015.
• Need your help in securing future funding!
Future Funding
• Keeping records
• ‘Success stories’ and ‘testimonials’
• Papers
Maintaining Eligibility
• http://sce.uhcl.edu/nsfcsems/eligibility.asp
• Make sure that all forms are filled and returned as soon as possible.
• Respond to email and surveys quickly.
Maintaining Eligibility
• No need to re-apply for the scholarship every semester.
• Need to show progress on degree completion.– Enrolled full-time (12 hours per semester)– Maintain GPA– Participate in activities
New Scholarship Program
• Many new features!
Amount of scholarship
• Three components:1. Academic performance: ‘output’; $2,500 to
$3,500.
2. Effort and Participation: ‘input’; up to $500
3. Undergraduate research: up to $1,600.
• Total not to exceed $5,000 per regular semester.
Spring 2012 Award
• Performance: $2,500, $3,000 or $4,000.
• Effort & Participation: $125, $250, $375 & $500.
• Research: $100 or $200.
• Total: $2,500 to $4,000.
Academic Performance
• GPA, especially required courses.
• Progress in degree completion.
• Work with Dr. Hall and your faculty mentor.
Effort• Award up to $500 for the next semester.
• Efforts: key metrics:– Involvement in undergraduate research– Involvement in marketing and promotion of the
NSF Scholar program– Participation and leadership in NSF Scholar
Organization– Participation in NSF Scholar Program activities
Undergraduate Research
• Additional award throughout the entire scholarship period every semester.– Presented at UHCL Student Conference for
Research and Creative Arts: $200.– Presented at accepted external conferences:
$400.– Had a paper accepted for publications in
refereed conferences or journals: $1,000.
UHCL Student Research Conference
• http://www.uhcl.edu/ResearchArtsConference/.
• We will assist you on your way.
Programs
• Mentoring
• NSF Scholar Organization
• Undergraduate Research
• Industrial luncheon program
Mentoring
• Directors: Dr. Yue and Dr. Hall: meet with Dr. Hall at the middle of the semester.
• Faculty mentor: meet with the mentor twice every semester.
NSF Student Organization
• http://sceweb.uhcl.edu/nsfscholar/
• Help each other to succeed.
• Dr. Yue and Dr. Hall will be the advisor.
• Design, plan and implement activities.
• Scholars ‘own’ the organization.
• Will have budget support.
Undergraduate Research
• Research is problem solving.
• Very beneficial.
• Easier to start than most think.
• Start by discussing it with your mentor.
• Can sign up for an independent study course.
Industrial Speaker Series
• Joint effort with UHCL Alumni Association.
• http://newsroom.uhcl.edu/pr/uhcl/uh-clear-lake-kicks-off-new-nsf-218614.aspx
Industrial Luncheons
• “Let scholars interact with highly successful professionals in a small, personal and free setting.”
• Attend at least one industrial partner luncheon per semester.
• Each luncheon has at least one industrial mentor, at least one faculty mentor, and up to six NSF Scholars.
Benefits
• Get to know highly successful professionals personally.
• Build good professional network.
• Ask questions and get answers from professionals.
• Interact with fellow peers with similar career goals and paths.
Thank you & Questions
“Hmm, UHCL NSF STEM scholarshipis good!”