Amount: $500 $1,000 $5,000. About: Offered by Great Minds in STEM, the GMiS Scholars Program is a $500 $1,000 $5,000 award to support underrepresented and underserved STEM college students. Applicants must demonstrate merit through academic achievements, leadership and campus/community activities; must be pursuing a science, technology, engineering or math degree; must have an overall minimum GPA of 3.0 or higher on a 4.0 scale for merit-based scholarships; must have a minimum 2.5 GPA for non-merit-based donor scholarships; 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; 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; have already earned a bachelors degree and are seeking support for another bachelors degree or applicant have already earned a masters degree and are seeking support for another masters degree or applicant have already earned a doctoral degree and are seeking support for another doctoral degree, applicant are ineligible.
Eligible Grade Levels: Graduate Student, College Freshman, College Sophomore, College Junior, College Senior, Community College Student
Eligible Majors: Computer Science
Residency Requirement: No residency requirement
Minimum GPA: 3
Deadline: May 10. Please note that scholarship deadlines often change, so make sure to check the scholarship sponsor’s website for up-to-date deadlines.