NSF 25-514: NSF Scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Program (S-STEM)
Sponsor: NSFInternal Deadline: 11/16/2026Institutional Submission Limit: 2Sponsor Deadline: 03/02/2027Program Website
The S-STEM program provides IHEs with funds for scholarships to support academically talented, domestic low-income students with demonstrated financial need to enter the US workforce following completion of associate, baccalaureate, or graduate degrees in S-STEM eligible disciplines. Funds also enable IHEs to establish and assess evidence-based curricular and co-curricular activities and supports. See Section IV.B.2 for details on some common elements of all Track 1, 2, and 3 proposals and Section V.A.11 for additional details on required supplementary documents.
S-STEM scholarship awards facilitate the establishment of infrastructure and collaborations to: (1) provide scholarships to academically promising, domestic low-income students with demonstrated financial need pursuing a degree in an eligible S-STEM eligible discipline; (2) adapt and implement evidence-based curricular and co-curricular activities to support S-STEM scholars in ways that align with institutional context and available resources, taking into account scholars' strengths, needs, and realities; (3) increase retention, student success, and graduation of these NSF S-STEM scholars in STEM; and (4) disseminate effective outcomes, supports and interventions undertaken by the project.
Program Tracks
Track 1: Institutional Capacity Building
Track 2: Implementation Projects
Track 3: Inter-Institutional Consortia
*USC is ineligible for Track 1
For a given S-STEM deadline, an institution may submit up to two proposals in which it will be directly involved in providing scholarships. Multiple proposals from an institution must not overlap with regard to S-STEM eligible disciplines.
Submission Process
Limited submissions MUST be coordinated with the Office of the Vice President for Research.
If interested in applying for this opportunity, please combine the following items into a single PDF and email to resdev@mailbox.sc.edu by 5pm on the INTERNAL DEADLINE above:
- Cover page with grant program name & number (if applicable) to which you are applying, your project title, PI (name, department/unit, & email), and list of co-PIs/key collaborators (name & department/unit)
- a two-page project abstract addressing key components/criteria for this specific grant program
- a 2-3 page CV/biosketch for the PI (SCiENcv preferred)