Welcome to S-STEM! The S-STEM program provides four years of scholarship support for up to 15 qualifying incoming Biology or Neuroscience majors per year. The average scholarship amount is $5000/year, depending on financial need.
Eligibility Criteria
To be eligible for the S-STEM scholarship, students should meet the following criteria:
- be enrolled at least half-time as an incoming first-year Biology or Neuroscience major at the University of Kentucky
- have a family income that falls below 150% of federally established poverty levels or be eligible for a federal Pell grant. You can find guidelines for this determination based on your family size HERE.
- have at least $4000 of unmet financial need after other sources of aid are applied
- demonstrate academic potential as defined by an unweighted high school GPA of ≥ 3.65 OR an unweighted high school GPA of ≥ 3.3 and completion of precalculus or calculus
- complete a scholarship application
The deadline to apply is APRIL 15
