This project works to fund scholarships for twenty-eight unique full-time students who are pursuing bachelor's degrees in biology, chemistry, engineering, mathematics, or physics to 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.

• Principle Investigators: Yanlai Chen, Sigal Gottlieb, Shakhnoza Kayumova, Pauline Entin, Zheng Chen