NSF Scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics
(S-STEM)
NOTE CONCERNING FUTURE ANTICIPATED DEADLINES
The S-STEM program expects to have proposal deadlines in August in 2009 and beyond. A new Program Solicitation will be available at least 3 months before the deadline.
CONTACTS
PROGRAM GUIDELINES
Solicitation
07-524
Please be advised that the NSF Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide (PAPPG) includes
revised guidelines to implement the mentoring provisions of the America COMPETES Act (ACA)
(Pub. L. No. 110-69, Aug. 9, 2007.) As specified in the ACA, each proposal that requests
funding to support postdoctoral researchers must include a description of the mentoring
activities that will be provided for such individuals. Proposals that do not comply
with this requirement will be returned without review (see the PAPP Guide Part I:
Grant Proposal Guide Chapter II for further information about the implementation of
this new requirement).
SYNOPSIS
This program makes grants to institutions of higher education to support scholarships for academically talented, financially needy students, enabling them to enter the workforce following completion of an associate, baccalaureate, or graduate level degree in science and engineering disciplines. Grantee institutions are responsible for selecting scholarship recipients, reporting demographic information about student scholars, and managing the S-STEM project at the institution.
The program does not make scholarship awards directly to students; students should contact their institution’s Office of Financial Aid for this and other scholarship opportunities.
EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY
This program provides educational opportunities for
Undergraduate Students
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This program provides indirect funding for students at this level or focuses on educational developments for this group such as curricula development, training or retention. To inquire about possible funding opportunities not directly from NSF, please look at the active awards for this program.
Abstracts of Recent Awards Made Through This Program
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