E-STEM: Equity in STEM Scholarship Program

In 2021, EvCC received a 6-year long grant for $1.5M from the National Science Foundation to establish a program to support increasing student success in STEM fields. This scholarship program provides up to $7500 each year of monetary support and other support to help students reach their academic goals. It is renewable annually while at EvCC with continued eligibility.

The E-STEM Program includes

  • Annual renewable scholarships of up to $7500 for qualifying STEM majors
  • One-on-one mentoring (peer mentoring for first-year students, alumni mentoring for second-year students)
  • Academic Excellence Workshops to support your success in STEM classes
  • Targeted advising with one of the PI/Co-PIs of the grant.
  • Field trips each quarter to explore industry, transfer institutions, and to build community
  • Other activities to build community
  • Professional development for STEM faculty and staff to increase equity in the classroom

Minimum eligibility for the program:

  • US citizen, permanent resident, US national, or admitted refugee
  • Majoring in STEM at EvCC: Engineering, Computer Science, Math, Physics/Astronomy, Earth Science, Chemistry, Biology, or Environmental Science (any STEM major that requires you to take Calculus).
    • Students majoring in nursing, allied health fields or other non-STEM fields (Business, Sociology, Political Science, Anthropology, Geography, etc) are not eligible for this scholarship.
  • Cumulative college-level GPA of 3.0 or higher or 2.5 with a teacher recommendation.
  • Low-income status (as determined by FAFSA). This means you need to have submitted the FAFSA for this school year.

If you are a student interested in the E-STEM scholarship program, apply now at https://forms.gle/dk2Bn8Q6rhJnoMzQ6 or email estem@everettcc.edu for more information. The deadline for the 2023-24 program is Oct 1, 2023.