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S-STEM Scholarship

The Transition to University and Careers Program aims to enhance successful transition for qualified science, technology, engineering and mathematics students from a community college to Oregon State University (Corvallis campus).  Scholars will participate in a program to ease the transition to University life. The Scholarship will be awarded for one year, up to the amount of $5,000.  Up to 20 scholarships will be awarded annually.

Who is Eligible

Applicants must:

  • Currently be enrolled at a community or junior college, including any one of the 17 community colleges in Oregon.* (Degree Partnership students are welcome)
  • Have a cumulative college GPA of at least 3.25
  • Have unmet financial need as documented by FAFSA
  • Transfer to OSU (Corvallis campus) with a declared major in one of the STEM disciplines
  • Be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident

Apply for the S-STEM Scholarship

Students who are eligible to apply must complete the following steps in order to be considered for the S-STEM scholarship award

  1. Apply to OSU
  2. Complete the online Scholarship Application by midnight of May 31st 2013.

For More information about the S-STEM Scholarship or the Transition to University Careers Program, contact Kevin Stoller, 541-737-6400 kevin.stoller@oregonstate.edu

OSU Faculty Participants

Dan Arp - University Honors College

Skip Rochefort - Chemical Engineering

Jim Liburdy - Mechanical Engineering

Kevin Ahern - Biochemistry and Biophysics

Janine Trempy - Microbiology

Oregon Community Colleges

Applicants may be from any Community College (or Junior College). Students from the following Community Colleges are particularly encouraged to apply:

  • Blue Mountain Community College
  • Central Oregon Community College
  • Chemeketa Community College
  • Clackamas Community College
  • Clatsop Community College
  • Columbia Gorge Community College
  • Klamath Community College
  • Lane Community College
  • Linn-Benton Community College
  • Mt. Hood Community College
  • Oregon Coast College
  • Portland Community College
  • Rogue Community College
  • Southwestern Oregon Community College
  • Tillamook Bay Community College
  • Treasure Valley Community College
  • Umpqua Community College