This project is working to instill an interest in mathematics, science, and engineering careers in Hispanic high school students and enhance their mathematics and science skills. One hundred and twenty high school students are participating in the project activities. The students, after school, work in teams studying mathematics and science. Each student is assigned two mentors, an engineer and an engineering student. The mentors serve as role models and resource persons to provide the students with realistic information about careers in engineering. The students and their mentors meet as a group several times during the school year. The students also visit and observe their mentors at work, The project utilizes the methods and approaches of "El Ingeniero", a career education/mathematics and science enrichment program which has been identified as an exemplary program in "Changing America: The New Face of Science and Engineering", the final report of the Task Force on Women, Minorities, and the Disabled in Science and Technology.

Agency
National Science Foundation (NSF)
Institute
Division of Human Resource Development (HRD)
Type
Standard Grant (Standard)
Application #
9153519
Program Officer
Arturo Bronson
Project Start
Project End
Budget Start
1991-09-15
Budget End
1993-08-31
Support Year
Fiscal Year
1991
Total Cost
$114,612
Indirect Cost
Name
Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers Foundation
Department
Type
DUNS #
City
Alexandria
State
VA
Country
United States
Zip Code
22314