Terre Haute, In. – The National Science Foundation has awarded Rose Hulman Institute Of Technology a grant of $126,000 to be used for mentorship programs aimed at strengthening the connection between graduate, Ph.D. students, and younger undergraduates in STEM fields. STEM is an acronym that stands for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics. It encompasses a wide range of academic disciplines and careers. Rose-Hulman stated that its engineering program will be the first to benefit from this funding.