Summary:
Scholarship for science, technology, engineering or math degrees, for students of hispanic descent and/or that demonstrate significant leadership or service within the underserved community.
Application Deadline Date:
Tuesday, April 30, 2024
Lower Limit Amount ($):
500
Upper Limit Amount ($):
5,000
Academic Area:
science, technology, engineering or math degrees
Description:
Great Minds in STEM is an organization that enables Hispanic students pursuing careers in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) to be leaders in the national STEM community. For its scholarship program, it seeks out students who demonstrate leadership qualities or service within underserved communities.
Scholarship recipients will receive:
- A merit-based scholarship ranging in amounts from $500 to $5,000 or a non-merit based scholarship ranging from $500 – $1,000.
- Listing in the GMiS Scholars press release
- Transportation support to the annual GMiS Conference, where Scholars are presented with their scholarship by the sponsor. The 2023 GMiS Conference is scheduled to be hosted in Pasadena, CA.. Scholars will be provided travel beginning TBD.
Award Purpose:
Tuition
Year In School:
Masters
PhD
Eligibility Requirement - Gender:
Any
Eligibility Requirement - Citizenship:
Any
Eligibility Requirement - Residency:
Any
Eligibility Requirement - Other:
- Applicants must demonstrate merit through academic achievements, leadership and campus/community activities
- Applicants must be pursuing a science, technology, engineering or math degree
- Applicants must have an overall minimum GPA of 3.0 or higher on a 4.0 scale for merit-based scholarships. Applicants may have a minimum 2.5 GPA for non-merit-based donor scholarships.
- Applicants must be of Hispanic descent and/or must demonstrate significant leadership or service within the underserved community
- Applicants may be enrolled full-time or part-time at the time of application and the time of the scholarship award
- Applicants must be enrolled in a STEM or health-related undergraduate or graduate program for the upcoming fall semester, at an accredited 2-yr or 4-yr college/university in the U.S. or its territories.
- If you have already earned a bachelors degree and are seeking support for another bachelors degree OR you have already earned a masters degree and are seeking support for another masters degree OR you have already earned a doctoral degree and are seeking support for another doctoral degree, you are ineligible to apply to this scholarship program.
Specializations:
Business and the Environment
Climate Change Science and Solutions
Ecosystem Management and Conservation
Energy and the Environment
Environmental Policy Analysis
Forestry
Industrial Ecology and Green Chemistry
People, Equity, and the Environment
Water Resource Science & Management
Urban
Date Updated:
Thursday, March 28, 2024
Recipients:
0
Recurring:
Annual - Apr