Great Minds In STEM, a non-profit organization that focuses on STEM educational awareness programs is delighted to announce the GMiS Scholarship Program. This scholarship is open to pursuing a science, technology, engineering or math degree.
This Program will provide a merit-based scholarship ranging in amounts from $500 to $10,000 to increase the persistence to graduation among underrepresented and underserved STEM college students.
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Who May Eligible:
To eligible, the candidates must be following all the eligibility criteria:
- Applicants must demonstrate merit through academic achievements, leadership and campus/community activities
- Applicants must be pursuing a science, technology, engineering or math degree
- Applicants must have an overall minimum GPA of 3.0 or higher on a 4.0 scale
- Applicants must be of Hispanic descent and/or must significantly demonstrate leadership or service within the underserved community
- Recipients must be enrolled in an accredited 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.
How to Apply & Competitions Rules
To win the competition you need to do register and complete the information through the given link: https://gmis-scholars.org/login/register
Rules
The Scholarship Application Materials include the following:
- Application
- Personal Statement addressing a topic determined by Great Minds in STEM.
- Resume
- One Peer Letter of Recommendation from a friend, classmate, lab partner, roommate, teammate, or a fellow member of a campus or community organization
- One Faculty Letter of Recommendation from a faculty, teacher, mentor, advisor, counselor, principal, dean, or MEP Director
- Official Transcript with the imprinted seal of your college or high school (Transcripts must be in English). Transcripts must indicate a cumulative GPA based on a 4.0 scale.
- Self-photo (used for publication purposes only)
Benefits:
Scholarship Recipients Will Receive:
- A merit-based scholarship ranging in amounts from $500 to $10,000.
- Information on the types of available scholarships can be viewed here.
- Listing in the GMiS Scholars press release
- Transportation support to the annual HENAAC Conference, where Scholars are presented with their scholarship alongside the sponsor.
- Scholars will be provided travel beginning Wednesday, September 25.
Application Deadline
Applications must be submitted by 11:59 PM PST on April 1, 2019.
