JoinThe Role of Faculty in Fostering STEM Transfer Student Success
In 2012 Eckerd College received a grant from the National Science Foundation to create a scholarship program for transfer students majoring in one of the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) majors offered at Eckerd. This article outlines the motivations for creating the scholarship program, the process used in the selection of its participants, and the elements of the program that
were most effective in enhancing the success of transfer students.