S-STEM Scholarship Application

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Basic Information
Student Requirements Fieldset

Eligibility Criteria

To be eligible for the S-STEM scholarship, students must meet the following criteria:

  1. be enrolled at least half-time as an incoming first-year Biology or Neuroscience major at the University of Kentucky
  2. be low-income, defined as those whose family incomes fall below 125% of federally established poverty levels
  3. have at least $4000 of unmet financial need after other sources of aid are applied
  4. demonstrate academic potential as defined by an unweighted high school GPA of ≥ 3.65
    OR an unweighted high school GPA of ≥ 3.3 and completion of precalculus or calculus
  5. complete the scholarship application below

* For questions about eligibility criteria, please contact Dr. Jennifer Osterhage at jennifer.osterhage@uky.edu.

Essays
In 250 words or fewer, explain why are you pursuing a degree in Biology/Neuroscience?
In 500 words or fewer, describe a unique challenge that you have faced and how that experience has contributed to your personal development.
Please list any extracurricular activities, awards or other recognition, and work experience.
LoR fieldset

Submit a letter of recommendation from a STEM high school teacher.
If you do not have one ready to upload, you or your teacher can email it to Dr. Jennifer Osterhage (jennifer.osterhage@uky.edu) once completed. Please note that your application will not be reviewed or considered for this scholarship without a letter of recommendation.

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Allowed types: pdf, doc, docx.
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