REDWOOD CITY — Cañada College has earned another grant to bolster students majoring in science, engineering and related fields.

This latest allocation provides the college with $600,000 over five years from the National Science Foundation. It is the third grant the college has received in recent months for science-related education.

"This (new) grant provides scholarship money to the students we are helping educate with the previous grants," said Amelito Enriquez, a Cañada professor of engineering and math.

The foundation's grant gives $3,000 to students eligible for trigonometry and then $4,000 annually for those ready for calculus, the college said. Each student could receive as much as $15,000 over three years. This includes $4,000 for their first year after transferring to a four-year college or university.

In the fall semester, Cañada garnered two U.S. Department of Education grants designed to guide minority students toward math and science careers.

A two-year, $1.5 million grant from the department includes an intensive six-week summer program to raise math-placement levels for students pursuing science majors, self-paced advanced instruction and tutoring with extended hours.

A $900,000 federal grant features academic counseling, mentoring and a two-week summer residential camp at San Francisco State University, where students can participate in hands-on engineering projects.

With the three grants, Cañada leaders believe their campus is developing into a center for science and technology education.

"Our goal is to become an educational center for mathematics, science, engineering and technology-related fields," said Janet Stringer, dean of the college's Science and Technology Division.

"Because we serve Silicon Valley, a global center for technological research, it's imperative that we provide quality educational opportunities for students in math and science," added college President Tom Mohr.

For more information on the scholarship requirements and application deadline, visit www.canadacollege.edu/NSFscholar.

Source: insidebayarea.com