NSF Scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (S-STEM)
U.S. National Science Foundation
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- Posted
- Dec 17, 2025
- Amount
- $1,000,000 - $5,000,000
- Closes
- Mar 2, 2027 (in 126 days)
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Classification and identifiers
- Solicitation number
- 25-514
- Assistance listing (CFDA)
- 47.076
Amount
$1,000,000 - $5,000,000
Who can apply
Who May Submit Proposals: Proposals may only be submitted by the following: -Institutions of Higher Education (IHEs): Two- and four-year IHEs (including community colleges) accredited in, and having a campus located in the US, acting on behalf of their faculty members. Special Instructions for International Branch Campuses of US IHEs: If the proposal includes funding to be provided to an international branch campus of a US institution of higher education (including through use of sub-awards and consultant arrangements), the proposer must explain the benefit(s) to the project of performance at the international branch campus, and justify why the project activities cannot be performed at the US campus. *Who May Serve as PI: For Track 1 and Track 2 proposals, the Principal Investigator must b...
About this opportunity
The main goal of the S-STEM program is to enable academically talented, low-income students to pursue successful careers in promising STEM fields. Ultimately, the S-STEM program seeks to increase the number of academically promising low-income students who graduate with an S-STEM eligible degree and contribute to the American innovation economy with their STEM knowledge. Recognizing that financial aid alone cannot increase retention and graduation in STEM, the program provides awards to institutions of higher education (IHEs) not only to fund scholarships, but also to adapt, implement, and study evidence-based curricular and co-curricular [a] activities that have been shown to be effective in supporting recruitment, retention, transfer (if appropriate), student success, academic/career pat...