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Scholarship Program Highlights

Annual $10,000 Scholarship (for up to four years)

  • Undergraduate research opportunities 
  • A specialized S-STEM Student Orientation
  • Extensive faculty mentoring 
  • Faculty guided research experiences
  • State-of-the-art laboratories and facilities in the Ott Hall of Sciences & Nursing
  • Cohort model designed to enhance student success and career development with STEM-oriented best practices
  • Peer mentor in the sciences
  • Intentional STEM first year experience
  • Individual STEM course support
  • Intersections with STEM industry
  • Professional development

Who Qualifies for This Scholarship?

Students eligible for the STEM Scholarship must:

  1. Major in Biology, Biochemistry, Chemistry, or Physics
  2. Have an interest in studying non-clinical fields in science
  3. Be eligible for Pell grants as determined by the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)

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STEM Scholarship Details

The National Science Foundation (NSF) recently awarded Indiana Wesleyan University a $1.3 million S-STEM grant that will contribute to the national need for well-educated scientists by supporting high-achieving students with demonstrated financial need at IWU.

Students will be intentionally supported in a cohort model with STEM-oriented best practices. A distinctive of the program is a two semester first-year course aimed toward intentionally developing science identity in students while reducing barriers in challenging first year science courses.

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Partial support for this work was provided by the National Science Foundation Scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (S STEM) program under Award No. 2130078. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.

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