Scholarships for STEM majors up to $10,000 per year!

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The Elms College Elms STEM program, supported by grant award #2220981 from the National Science Foundation, provides scholarships and programming to students who major in STEM fields and attend Elms College.

Transfer students in the majors: Biology, Biotechnology, Computer Science, Computer Information Technology and Security, Data Science and AI, Chemistry, or Mathematics are invited to apply. 

To be eligible for the Elms STEM scholarship, you must:

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  • Be a prospective transfer student at Elms College with at least 60 credits and less than 90 credits,
  • Be a prospective major in Biology, Biotechnology, Computer Science, Computer Information Technology and Security, Chemistry, or Mathematics. This scholarship is not for students who are solely interested in clinical fields such as pre-medical professions or elementary or secondary education.
  • Be a citizen or national of the United States, alien admitted as refugee, or alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence
  • Have FAFSA documented financial need. 
  • Underrepresented communities in the sciences such as African-American, Latinx, female students, and first-generation college students are strongly encouraged to apply. 
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The Elms STEM scholarship program also provides opportunities such as:

  • STEM related campus jobs
  • Research opportunities
  • STEM internships
  • Career lecture series
  • Faculty and peer mentoring
  • STEM innovation challenge 

To apply for the Elms STEM Scholarship:

For more information, contact Dr. Nina Theis (theisn@elms.edu) for science majors, or Dr. Beryl Hoffman (hoffmanb@elms.edu) for Computer Science and Mathematics.

Current S-STEM recipients:

Photo of Current S-STEM recipients: outside Lyon center at Elms College

Past S-STEM recipients:

Photo of past S-STEM recipients: outside Lyon center at Elms College
Photo of past S-STEM recipients: outside Lyon center at Elms College
Alexandra Norton ’22
Mariah Dudash ’20
April Thresher ’20
Babba Jaden ’20
Andrew Zulch ’19
April Thresher ’20
Penny Ankamah ’24
Samuel Kevin Kinuthia, ’23,
Ray Manzi, ’24
Johnnae Vernon, ’24
Victor Williamson, ’24
Photo of past S-STEM recipients: outside Lyon center at Elms College
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