This program makes grants to institutions of higher education to support scholarships for academically talented students demonstrating financial need, enabling them to enter the STEM workforce or STEM graduate school following completion of an associate, baccalaureate, or graduate-level degree in science, technology, engineering or mathematics disciplines. Grantee institutions are responsible for selecting scholarship recipients, reporting demographic information about student scholars, and managing the S-STEM project at the institution.
S-STEM scholarship recipients will be selected by the awardee institution, but must be enrolled full time in a program leading to an associate, baccalaureate, or graduate degree in one of the following disciplines for each term for which a student receives a scholarship:
- biological sciences (except medicine and other clinical fields);
- physical sciences, including physics, chemistry, astronomy, and materials science;
- mathematical sciences;
- computer and information sciences;
- geosciences;
- engineering;
- technology areas associated with the preceding fields (for example, biotechnology, chemical technology, engineering technology, information technology, etc.)
The S-STEM program emphasizes the importance of recruiting students to STEM disciplines, mentoring and supporting students through degree completion, and partnering with employers to facilitate student career placement in the STEM workforce. Participating institutions are expected to support the goals of the S-STEM program including the following: improved educational opportunities for students; increased retention of students to degree achievement; improved student support programs at institutions of higher education; and increased numbers of well-educated and skilled employees in technical areas of national need.
It is expected that scholarship recipients will achieve at least one of the following by the end of the scholarship award period: receive an associate, baccalaureate, or graduate degree in one of the S-STEM disciplines; transfer from an associate degree program to a baccalaureate degree program or from an undergraduate program to a graduate program in one of the S-STEM disciplines; and successfully pass one or more of an institution's self-identified attrition points.
Eligibility
Applicants should consult with their Associate Deans for Research prior to internal submission to assure they meet eligibility criteria.
For complete eligibility requirements, see the opportunity announcement: here
Submission Process
Internal deadline for letter of intent is no later than 5:00 p.m. on July 31, 2015. The letter of intent should not exceed one page and must address the major elements of the NSF FOA. Please attach NSF-style biosketches or CVs for the PIs. Proposal should be submitted to Dr. Suzanne Rivera at suzanne.rivera@case.edu
Final nominees will be notified of their selection by August 7, 2015.
Final proposal due in the Office of Research Administration by September 15, 2015.
Funding agency deadline is September 22, 2015.