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- The National Science Foundation in the science and technology and other research and development sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "NSF Scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Program" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 47.076 Education and Human Resources.
- This funding opportunity was created on Jun 25, 2015 and posted on Jun 25, 2015.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Sep 22, 2015. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $70,000,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $5,000,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 80 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
- Who May Submit Proposals Proposals may only be submitted by the following Institutions of higher education (as defined in section 101 (a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965) in the United States and its territories that grant associate, baccalaureate, or graduate degrees in the disciplines listed in section IV.B. are invited to submit proposals. Who May Serve as PI For the S STEMInstitutional Capacity Building and Design and Development Type 1 Single Institution projects, the Principal Investigator must be a faculty member currently teaching in one of the S STEM disciplines listed in section IV.B. who can provide the leadership required to ensure the success of the project. Projects involving more than one department within an institution are eligible, but a single Principal Investigator must accept overall management responsibility. Other members of the S STEM project management team may be listed as Co Principal Investigators. For Design and Development Type 2 Multi institutional Consortia projects, the Principal Investigator must be a faculty member currently teaching in one of the S STEM disciplines listed in section IV.B. or an educational or social science researcher who can provide the leadership required to ensure the success of the project. A consortium project must have a Principal Investigator who accepts overall management responsibility. Other members of the S STEM project management team may be listed as Co Principal Investigators or PIs on collaborative research proposals.
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Opportunity Summary:
The NSF Scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Program (S-STEM) is a National Science Foundation grant opportunity designed to strengthen the U.S. STEM workforce in areas tied to national priorities by improving access and outcomes for academically talented students with financial need. Rather than awarding funds directly to individual students, NSF makes grant awards to U.S. institutions of higher education (IHEs). Those institutions then use the funding primarily to provide scholarships to eligible students while also building and evaluating the academic and support structures that help students enter, persist in, and complete STEM degrees. A central emphasis of S-STEM is supporting low-income students who have demonstrated financial need and academic potential, with the goal of increasing STEM degree completion and helping graduates move into the STEM workforce or into graduate education.
The program has three core aims. First, it seeks to increase the number of low-income, academically talented students who earn associate, bachelor’s, or graduate STEM degrees and then either enter STEM employment or continue to graduate study. Second, it aims to improve STEM education and training for future scientists, engineers, and technicians by focusing on the needs and success pathways of these students. Third, it supports efforts to generate evidence about what works by advancing understanding of the factors, interventions, and environments (including curricular and co-curricular activities) that influence recruitment, retention, student success, and graduation for low-income STEM students. In practice, this means institutions are expected not only to distribute scholarship dollars, but also to implement, strengthen, and study activities such as mentoring, tutoring, cohort building, research experiences, advising reforms, bridge programs, career preparation, internships, and other structured supports that are tied to measurable outcomes.
S-STEM defines STEM broadly within traditional NSF-supported disciplines. Eligible fields include biological sciences (excluding medicine and other clinical fields), physical sciences (such as physics, chemistry, astronomy, and materials science), mathematical sciences, computer and information sciences, geosciences, engineering, and technology fields closely connected to these areas (for example biotechnology, chemical technology, engineering technology, and information technology). The solicitation particularly encourages submissions from two-year colleges, Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs), and institutions that serve urban public, rural, and other historically under-resourced communities, reflecting the program’s focus on broadening opportunity and improving completion rates where financial barriers often have the greatest impact.
A key feature of the opportunity is its encouragement of collaboration. NSF explicitly welcomes partnerships among different institution types (for example, a two-year and four-year transfer pathway), collaborations between STEM faculty and educational or social science researchers to strengthen evaluation and evidence-building, and partnerships between colleges/universities and business or industry to connect students with real workforce needs and experiential learning. Depending on the project structure, proposals may be single-institution efforts or multi-institution consortia. For certain project types, the Principal Investigator (PI) is expected to be a faculty member teaching in an eligible STEM discipline; for multi-institution consortia, the PI may be either a STEM faculty member or an educational/social science researcher, as long as they can provide the leadership and management required for a complex, multi-partner project.
Eligibility to apply rests with U.S. IHEs (including U.S. territories) that award associate, bachelor’s, or graduate degrees in the covered STEM disciplines. Students do not apply to NSF directly for S-STEM scholarships; instead, interested students are advised to contact their institution’s Office of Financial Aid to ask whether their school has an S-STEM award or is offering S-STEM-funded scholarships. Scholarship recipients must meet specific status requirements: they must be U.S. citizens, U.S. nationals, permanent residents, or refugees, in addition to meeting the program’s academic talent and demonstrated financial need criteria as applied by the institution.
From the funding details provided in the opportunity record, this is a discretionary NSF grant program in the Science and Technology and other Research and Development category, with no cost sharing or matching requirement. The funding opportunity number is 15-581 under CFDA 47.076 (Education and Human Resources). The estimated total funding amount listed is $70,000,000, with an expected 80 awards. Individual awards range from a floor of $650,000 up to a ceiling of $5,000,000. The posting date shown is June 25, 2015, with an original and current closing date of September 22, 2015, and an archive date of June 15, 2016. The solicitation is referenced as NSF Publication 15-581, and applicants seeking technical help accessing the announcement were directed to NSF’s Grants.gov support contact.
NSF S-STEM (Scholarships in STEM) Grant Opportunity FAQs
1) What is the NSF S-STEM program?
The NSF Scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (S-STEM) program is a National Science Foundation grant opportunity intended to strengthen the U.S. STEM workforce in areas tied to national priorities. It does this by improving access and outcomes for academically talented students with financial need through scholarships and structured student supports run by U.S. institutions of higher education (IHEs).
2) Does NSF award S-STEM scholarship money directly to students?
No. NSF makes grant awards to eligible U.S. institutions of higher education, not to individual students. Those institutions then use the funding primarily to provide scholarships to eligible students.
3) If students do not apply to NSF, how do they access S-STEM scholarships?
Students should contact their institution’s Office of Financial Aid to ask whether their school has an S-STEM award or is offering S-STEM-funded scholarships.
4) What is the overall goal of S-STEM?
The central emphasis is supporting low-income students with demonstrated financial need and academic potential, with the goal of increasing STEM degree completion and helping graduates move into the STEM workforce or continue into graduate education.
5) What are the three core aims of the S-STEM program?
The program aims to: (1) increase the number of low-income, academically talented students who earn associate, bachelor’s, or graduate STEM degrees and then enter STEM employment or continue to graduate study; (2) improve STEM education and training for future scientists, engineers, and technicians by focusing on the needs and success pathways of these students; and (3) generate evidence about what works by advancing understanding of factors, interventions, and environments that influence recruitment, retention, success, and graduation for low-income STEM students.
6) Besides scholarships, what else are institutions expected to do with S-STEM funding?
Institutions are expected not only to distribute scholarship dollars, but also to implement, strengthen, and study academic and support structures tied to measurable outcomes. Examples mentioned include mentoring, tutoring, cohort building, research experiences, advising reforms, bridge programs, career preparation, internships, and other structured supports.
7) What types of student outcomes does S-STEM focus on?
S-STEM focuses on helping students enter STEM programs, persist in them, and complete STEM degrees. It also emphasizes preparation for STEM employment and/or continuation into graduate education after earning a degree.
8) What does S-STEM consider eligible STEM fields?
S-STEM defines STEM broadly within traditional NSF-supported disciplines. Eligible fields include biological sciences (excluding medicine and other clinical fields), physical sciences (including physics, chemistry, astronomy, and materials science), mathematical sciences, computer and information sciences, geosciences, engineering, and technology fields closely connected to these areas.
9) Are medical and clinical fields included under S-STEM biological sciences?
No. The opportunity description explicitly excludes medicine and other clinical fields from the biological sciences category for S-STEM eligibility.
10) What are examples of technology fields that may be included?
The opportunity lists examples of technology fields closely connected to NSF-supported STEM areas, such as biotechnology, chemical technology, engineering technology, and information technology.
11) Which institutions are encouraged to submit proposals?
The solicitation particularly encourages submissions from two-year colleges, Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs), and institutions serving urban public, rural, and other historically under-resourced communities.
12) Can proposals include partnerships or collaborations?
Yes. Collaboration is a key feature. NSF welcomes partnerships among different institution types (for example, two-year and four-year transfer pathways), collaborations between STEM faculty and educational or social science researchers, and partnerships between colleges/universities and business or industry.
13) Can an S-STEM proposal be submitted by more than one institution?
Yes. Depending on project structure, proposals may be single-institution efforts or multi-institution consortia.
14) Who is expected to serve as the Principal Investigator (PI)?
For certain project types, the PI is expected to be a faculty member teaching in an eligible STEM discipline. For multi-institution consortia, the PI may be either a STEM faculty member or an educational/social science researcher, provided they can lead and manage a complex multi-partner project.
15) Which organizations are eligible to apply for S-STEM grants?
Eligibility to apply rests with U.S. institutions of higher education (including U.S. territories) that award associate, bachelor’s, or graduate degrees in the covered STEM disciplines.
16) Who can receive S-STEM-funded scholarships at an institution?
Scholarship recipients must be academically talented students with demonstrated financial need, as applied by the institution, and must meet specific status requirements: U.S. citizens, U.S. nationals, permanent residents, or refugees.
17) Do students need to be U.S. citizens to receive an S-STEM scholarship?
Citizenship is not the only qualifying status, but recipients must be U.S. citizens, U.S. nationals, permanent residents, or refugees to be eligible.
18) What kind of grant program is this (funding category/type)?
This is described as a discretionary NSF grant program in the Science and Technology and other Research and Development category.
19) Is cost sharing or matching required?
No. The opportunity record states there is no cost sharing or matching requirement.
20) What is the funding opportunity number and CFDA listing?
The funding opportunity number is 15-581, under CFDA 47.076 (Education and Human Resources).
21) What is the estimated total funding and expected number of awards?
The estimated total funding amount listed is $70,000,000, with an expected 80 awards.
22) What is the award size range for individual grants?
Individual awards range from a floor of $650,000 up to a ceiling of $5,000,000.
23) What are the key dates shown in the opportunity record?
The posting date shown is June 25, 2015. The original and current closing date listed is September 22, 2015. The archive date is June 15, 2016.
24) What solicitation/publication is referenced for this opportunity?
The solicitation is referenced as NSF Publication 15-581.
25) Where were applicants directed for technical help accessing the announcement?
Applicants seeking technical help accessing the announcement were directed to NSF’s Grants.gov support contact.
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