APPENDIX D
LIST OF ACRONYMS
AAAS
American Association for the Advancement of Science
ACT
American College Testing Program
AISES
American Indian Science and Engineering Society
Alliance
Leadership Alliance
AMP
Alliances for Minority Participation (NSF)
BUSP
Biology Undergraduate Scholars Programs (University of California, Davis)
CIC
Committee on Interinstitutional Cooperation
CITE
College Board's Equity 2000 Program
COFHE
Consortium on Financing Higher Education
COSEPUP
Committee on Science, Engineering, and Public Policy
FCCSET
Federal Coordinating Council for Science, Engineering, and Technology
GEM
National Consortium for Graduate Degrees for Minorities in Engineering and Science, Inc.
GRE
Graduate Records Examination
MARC
Minority Access to Research Careers
MESA
Mathematics, Engineering, and Science Achievement Program
MARS
Monitoring and Reporting System (AMP)
NACME
National Action Council for Minorities in Engineering, Inc.
NASA
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NCES
National Center for Education Statistics
NOBChE
National Organization for the Professional Advancement of Black Chemists and Chemical Engineers
NPSC
National Physical Sciences Consortium
NRC
National Research Council
NSF
National Science Foundation
PRISM-D
Clark Atlanta University Program
QEM
Quality Education for Minorities Program
RFP
Request for Proposal
SACNAS
Society for the Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science
SAT
Scholastic Aptitude Test
S&E
Science and Engineering
Project SEED
Summer Education Experience for the Disadvantaged (ACS)
SHARP SHARP PLUS
Summer High School Apprenticeship Research Programs
SPACE
Strategic Preparedness for Advancing Careers in Engineering
SSIP
Space Science Student Involvement Program
WISE
Women in Science and Engineering