The National Science Foundation is funding two programs for UNM students as a joint effort between the School of Engineering and the College of Arts and Sciences. Students who hope to receive a 2007-2008 scholarship from the NSF must have their applications in by June 15, 2007.
The S-STEM Program was funded by NSF for four years in the amount of $499,724. Through this program, UNM is able to offer about (22) renewable scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) of up to $5,000 per academic year.
Students are selected on the basis of financial need, academic merit, and potential for professional success. Financial need is determined by U.S. Department of Education guidelines for federal student financial aid. Students who need more information about how to qualify for federal financial aid can contact the UNM Financial Aid Office at (505) 277-2041 or online at: Financial Aid.
These scholarships are designed for students who are pursuing a Bachelor of Science degree in biology, computer science, engineering, geosciences including earth and planetary sciences or environmental sciences, mathematics, statistics, chemistry, physics or astrophysics. Students must be enrolled for 12 or more credit hours.
The S-STEM Program is an expansion of the current Computer Science, Engineering, and Mathematics Scholarship (CSEMS) Program. CSEMS is also funded through a four-year NSF grant of $397,000 that started in the spring 2005. The CSEMS Program currently offers (30) scholarships of up to $3,000 per academic year and this program is also based on financial need and academic merit. One application may be used for both scholarships.
For more information on these NSF scholarship programs, please contact the Engineering Student Services’ NSF scholarship coordinator at (505) 277-5064 or elsac@unm.edu. The scholarship application is available at http://www.unm.edu/~nsfstem.
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