BlackboardFSU-PC Receives $512,000 Science Grant
PANAMA CITY -- The National Science Foundation has awarded Florida State University-Panama City a $512,000 grant. Funding will provide 30 FSU-PC students enrolled in electrical, computer, civil and environmental engineering with two-year scholarships of up to $7,500 per academic year. This is the first NSF grant received by FSU-Panama City.
Dean George DePuy will details of the grant during a press conference on Wednesday. During academic year 2008/2009 development of the scholarship selection criteria and award processes will occur as well as establishing internship/work study programs and professional networking opportunities for recipients.
"We are honored to receive this significant grant from the National Science Foundation," stated Dr. Korhan Adalier, Principal Investigator of the NSF grant and Program Coordinator for the Civil and Environmental Engineering program at FSU-PC. "The additional opportunities the grant will provide for students to obtain a quality engineering degree are very exciting and we are delighted to work with the NSF in supporting their goal of increasing science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) graduates."
The first 10 scholarships will be awarded to students entering an engineering program at FSU Panama City in Fall 2009. In 2010, 10 additional scholarships will be awarded, with a total of 20 students in the program. The final 10 scholarship awards will occur in 2011, with 20 students served during the year. The last cohort will graduate in 2013.
The scholarships will be awarded based on financial need and academic ability. Interested students are advised to contact the FSU Panama City Office of Financial Aid after Jan. 6, 2009, or at the beginning of the Spring 2009 semester.
