NSF Scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Program (S-STEM)

The main goal of the S-STEM program is to enable academically talented, low-income students to pursue successful careers in promising STEM fields. Ultimately, the S-STEM program seeks to increase the number of academically promising low-income students who graduate with an S-STEM eligible degree and contribute to the American innovation economy with their STEM knowledge. Recognizing that financial aid alone cannot increase retention and graduation in STEM, the program provides awards to institutions of higher education (IHEs) not only to fund scholarships, but also to adapt, implement, and study evidence-based curricular and co-curricular activities that have been shown to be effective in supporting recruitment, retention, transfer (if appropriate), student success, academic/career pathways, and graduation in STEM.

This is a limited submission. Interested teams should submit an internal Notice of Intent via InfoReady by January 10, 2024 at this link. Please share with interested faculty members.

Teams should make a compelling case that the proposed activities prepare students for jobs in areas of national need.

Awards for Track 2 (Implementation Projects) projects may not exceed $2,000,000 total for a maximum duration of 6 years.

Awards for Track 3 (Inter-institutional Consortia) projects may not exceed $5,000,000 total for a maximum duration of 6 years.

Active Dear Colleague Letters associated with the S-STEM Program.

Please check that the DCL is still active and contact a S-STEM Program Director prior to submission.

• DCL 22-120, Enhancing Engineering Technology and Advanced Semiconductor Manufacturing Technician Education (ETSTE)