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Suggested Citation:"APPENDIX D: LIST OF ACRONYMS." National Research Council. 1996. The National Scholars Program: Excellence with Diversity for the Future - Program Design. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/9106.
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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)

Suggested Citation:"APPENDIX D: LIST OF ACRONYMS." National Research Council. 1996. The National Scholars Program: Excellence with Diversity for the Future - Program Design. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/9106.
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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

Suggested Citation:"APPENDIX D: LIST OF ACRONYMS." National Research Council. 1996. The National Scholars Program: Excellence with Diversity for the Future - Program Design. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/9106.
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Suggested Citation:"APPENDIX D: LIST OF ACRONYMS." National Research Council. 1996. The National Scholars Program: Excellence with Diversity for the Future - Program Design. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/9106.
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