N.C. State University has won a grant worth nearly $1 million to increase diversity in science and engineering disciplines.
The two-year, $987,000 National Science Foundation grant will be used to encourage students from underrepresented minority populations to consider graduate training in science, engineering, technology and mathematics.
The targeted populations are African-Americans, Native-Americans and Latinos.
The money will fund 12 fellowships for two years each. Each student will receive a $30,000 stipend as well as tuiton and fees, travel money and health insurance.
Here's NCSU's press release on the new initiative.
Comments
Ridiculous social
Wed, 03/04/2009 - 18:11 — SweetsieRidiculous social engineering and a waste of tax money.
diversity rip off
Wed, 03/04/2009 - 14:13 — native71This money might as well be flushed down the toilet.If a group of people is underrepresented possibly its because they are less inclined towards this or that discipline.Will we be seeing a grant to diversify the basketball,football ect. teams?Perhaps this money could be used to help refurbish WILSON LIBRARY a state treasure.Then we could encourage all these underrepresented people to read instead of having babies.
Woohoo!
Wed, 03/04/2009 - 11:45 — FurbishLousewartThe future is looking bright and ripe with opportunity for me!