The National Science Foundation (NSF) Scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics program (S-STEM) addresses the need for a high quality STEM workforce in areas of national priorities. The program seeks to increase the success of low-income academically talented students with demonstrated financial need who are pursuing associate, baccalaureate, or graduate degrees in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). The program provides awards to Institutions of Higher Education (IHEs) to fund scholarships, and to enhance and study effective curricular and co-curricular activities that support recruitment, retention, student success, and graduation in STEM. The S-STEM program encourages collaborations among different types of partners: Partnerships among different types of institutions, collaborations of STEM faculty and educational and social science researchers, or partnerships among institutions of higher education and business and industry. The program seeks:
1. to increase the number of low-income academically talented students with demonstrated financial need obtaining degrees in STEM and entering the STEM workforce or graduate study;
2. improve the education of future scientists, engineers, and technicians, with a focus on academically talented low-income students; and
3. advance understanding of the factors or curricular and co-curricular activities affecting the success of low-income students.
The S-STEM program particularly encourages proposals from 2-year institutions, Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs), and urban public and rural institutions. Students who are interested in scholarships should contact their Institution’s Office of Financial Aid to inquire about this and other scholarship opportunities. Students who are awarded S-STEM scholarships must be U.S. citizens, permanent residents, nationals, or refugees.
Full Proposal Deadline(s) (due by 5 p.m. proposer's local time): September 22, 2015
Source: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2015/nsf15581/nsf15581.htm
1. to increase the number of low-income academically talented students with demonstrated financial need obtaining degrees in STEM and entering the STEM workforce or graduate study;
2. improve the education of future scientists, engineers, and technicians, with a focus on academically talented low-income students; and
3. advance understanding of the factors or curricular and co-curricular activities affecting the success of low-income students.
The S-STEM program particularly encourages proposals from 2-year institutions, Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs), and urban public and rural institutions. Students who are interested in scholarships should contact their Institution’s Office of Financial Aid to inquire about this and other scholarship opportunities. Students who are awarded S-STEM scholarships must be U.S. citizens, permanent residents, nationals, or refugees.
Full Proposal Deadline(s) (due by 5 p.m. proposer's local time): September 22, 2015
Source: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2015/nsf15581/nsf15581.htm
