UNCF STEM Scholarship — Win up to $5,000!
United Negro College Fund -STEM Scholarship
WIN UP TO $5,000!
The UNCF STEM Scholars Program is open to African-American high school seniors who are taking college-level courses and first-time first-year college students. You must be planning to major in a science, technology, engineering, or mathematics field and have a minimum 3.0 GPA to be eligible for this award.
100 Awards from $2,500 - $5,000!
Qualifications:
Be African American
Pursued a rigorous course of study in high school in math and science courses, including pre-calculus
Have demonstrated financial and unmet need as measured by the student’s college or university
Be a citizen, legal permanent resident, or national of the United States
Have a cumulative GPA of 3.0 on an unweighted 4.0 scale
Show evidence of readiness for and commitment to pursue STEM majors, including biological/life sciences, physics, chemistry, computer science/engineering, information sciences, engineering (industrial, mechanical, electrical or chemical), mathematics
Complete all of the application essays
Arrange for a letter of recommendation to be submitted via the UNCF application portal
Be enrolled for the first time at a U.S.-located, accredited college or university (with the exception of students concurrently pursuing a high school diploma while taking college-level courses) in the fall as a full-time, degree-seeking, first-year student
Complete and submit the application by the deadline of Thursday, March 19, 2020, 11:59 pm EST/8:59 pm PST
Application Deadline:
Thursday, March 19 2020 11:59 p.m.
↓ Early applications appreciated ↓