NSF's Tribal Colleges and Universities Program: Nations United in Improving Science and Technology Education in Native Americans

摘要

Developed in accordance with the White House Initiative on Tribal Colleges and Universities (WHITCU) and begun in Fiscal Year 2001, the Tribal Colleges and Universities Program (TCUP) is the newest addition to the cadre of programs administered by the National Science Foundation's Division of Human Resource Development. TCUP provides awards to enhance the quality of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) instructional and outreach programs, with an emphasis on the leveraged use of information technologies at Tribal Colleges and Universities (TCUs), Alaskan Native-serving Institutions, and Native Hawaiian-serving institutions. Support is available for the implementation of comprehensive institutional approaches to strengthen STEM teaching and learning in ways that improve access to, retention within, and graduation from STEM programs, particularly those that have a strong technological foundation. Through this program, assistance is provided to eligible institutions in their efforts to bridge the 'digital divide' in access to STEM education and career opportunities.