Opportunity Information: Apply for 23 527
The NSF Scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (S-STEM) Program is a National Science Foundation grant opportunity designed to expand the United States STEM workforce by helping academically capable low-income students earn degrees in high-demand STEM fields. The program traces back to the 1998 American Competitiveness in the Twenty-First Century Act, which tied H-1B visa-related funding to long-term domestic workforce development. While it originally focused on scholarships for math, engineering, and computer science, subsequent legislation allowed NSF to broaden eligibility to most STEM disciplines that NSF funds, as long as institutions can show those degrees align with national or regional workforce needs.
At its core, S-STEM is not just a scholarship program. NSF’s approach is built on the idea that tuition support alone is not enough to improve retention and graduation in STEM, especially for students facing financial strain. As a result, grants are awarded to institutions of higher education so they can both provide scholarships and implement, adapt, and study evidence-based academic and co-curricular supports. These supports can include structured advising, cohort models, tutoring, undergraduate research experiences, mentoring, bridge programs, career development, transfer pathways (particularly for 2-year to 4-year transitions), and other activities beyond standard coursework that research suggests improve student outcomes. A strong emphasis is placed on social mobility, with the expectation that scholarship-supported degree pathways should lead to rewarding employment opportunities after graduation.
Student eligibility is specific: S-STEM scholars must be domestic students who are low-income, have demonstrated unmet financial need, and show academic ability, talent, or potential. Eligible students may be enrolled in associate, bachelor’s, or graduate programs, as long as the degree is in an S-STEM-eligible discipline. On the institutional side, applicants must clearly analyze and describe the student population they intend to serve, including academic needs and barriers, and present a coherent plan for how scholarships and support structures will improve recruitment, persistence, and graduation.
S-STEM-eligible degree programs span a wide range of levels: Associate of Arts/Science/Engineering/Applied Science; Bachelor of Arts/Science/Engineering/Applied Science; Master of Arts/Science/Engineering; and doctoral degrees (Ph.D. or comparable). Eligible disciplines generally include fields in which NSF supports research, along with related technology fields (for example, biotechnology, engineering technology, chemical technology, and information technology). There are important exclusions: clinical degree programs are not eligible (including medicine, nursing, veterinary medicine, pharmacy, physical therapy, and similar programs not funded by NSF), and business degrees are also excluded, including undergraduate Business Administration degrees (BBA/BSBA/BABA) as well as MBA and doctoral Business Administration programs. Because boundaries can be nuanced, NSF strongly encourages prospective applicants to consult program officers if there is any uncertainty about whether a discipline or degree qualifies.
NSF also signals clear priorities around workforce relevance. Proposals are expected to connect scholarship pathways to labor-market demand, and NSF is particularly interested in fields framed as critical national needs. Examples highlighted include quantum computing and quantum science, robotics, artificial intelligence and machine learning, computer science and computer engineering, data science, and computational science applied to frontier STEM areas. Institutions are not limited to these examples, but they do need to make a strong, evidence-backed case that their targeted field(s) represent an urgent U.S. workforce need, especially where interdisciplinary training is important.
Collaboration is another key theme. The program encourages partnerships across institution types and across campus roles, including collaborations among STEM faculty, researchers, and academic administrators, as well as engagement with researchers who study student success factors (including educational, behavioral, and social science perspectives). External partnerships are also welcomed where they strengthen career pathways and workforce alignment, such as relationships with industry, local community organizations, national laboratories, and federal, state, or local government entities.
From a funding and administrative standpoint, this is a discretionary NSF grant (CFDA 47.076) under the Science and Technology and other Research and Development category. The listed opportunity information includes a funding opportunity number of 23-527, an award ceiling of $5,000,000, and an expected 90 awards. The original posting date is December 4, 2022, and the original closing date shown is March 29, 2023 (with references to different proposal tracks, including Track 1 and Tracks 2, 3, and collaborative planning grants). The program especially encourages proposals from 2-year colleges, Minority Serving Institutions, predominantly undergraduate institutions, and public institutions in urban, suburban, and rural settings, reflecting an intent to broaden participation and strengthen STEM degree completion in a wide variety of communities and educational environments.Apply for 23 527
- 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.
- This funding opportunity was created on Dec 04, 2022.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Mar 29, 2023 Tracks 2, 3 amp Collaborative Planning Grants Track 1 proposals. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- 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 90 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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