Title
NSF Scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (S-STEM)
Agencies
National Science Foundation (NSF)
Description
A well-educated science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) workforce is a significant contributor to
maintaining the competitiveness of the U.S. in the global economy. The National Science Foundation (NSF)
Scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (S-STEM) program addresses the need for a
high quality STEM workforce in STEM disciplines supported by the program and for the increased success of lowincome academically talented students with demonstrated financial need who are pursuing associate, baccalaureate,
or graduate degrees in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) [6], [16].
Recognizing that financial aid alone cannot increase retention and graduation in STEM, the program provides awards
to Institutions of Higher Education (IHEs) to fund scholarships and to advance the adaptation, implementation, and
study of effective evidence-based curricular and co-curricular activities that support recruitment, retention, transfer (if
appropriate), student success, academic/career pathways, 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 institutional, educational, and social science researchers; and partnerships
among institutions of higher education and local business and industry, if appropriate.
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 workforce or graduate programs in STEM; 2) to improve
the education of future scientists, engineers, and technicians, with a focus on academically talented low-income
students; and 3) to generate knowledge to advance understanding of how factors or evidence-based curricular and
co-curricular activities affect the success, retention, transfer, academic/career pathways, and graduation in STEM of
low-income students.
The STEM disciplines supported by the S-STEM program include:
Biological sciences (except medicine and other clinical fields);
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Physical sciences (including physics, chemistry, astronomy, and materials science);
Mathematical sciences;
Computer and information sciences;
Geosciences;
Engineering; and
Technology areas associated with the preceding disciplines (for example, biotechnology, chemical
technology, engineering technology, information technology, etc.)
The S-STEM program particularly encourages proposals from 2-year institutions, Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs),
Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSIs), tribal colleges, and urban
public and rural institutions.
More Information
https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2017/nsf17527/nsf17527.pdf
Submission Limits
An Institution may submit one proposal (either as a single institution or as subawardee or a member of a
Collaborative Research project) from each constituent school or college that awards degrees in an eligible field. See
Additional Eligibility Information below for more details.
Deadlines
Internal Notice of Intent |
Jan 10, 2020 |
Notification of Internal Competition |
Jan 11, 2020 |
Internal Pre-proposal |
Jan 27, 2020 |
Results of Internal Competition |
Feb 14, 2020 |
Agency Notice of Intent/Pre-proposal |
N/A |
Agency Proposal |
Mar 25, 2020
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