NSBE Boston Professionals is pleased to announce the 2019-2020 STEM Ambassador Scholarship benefiting college/ university students enrolled or involved in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) academic programs.
The scholarship rewards NSBE student ambassadors helping to build the pipeline of minority students interested in STEM through academic excellence, community service, and participation within NSBE Jr. programming which are key attributes that promote the NSBE Mission, which is “to increase the number of culturally responsible black engineers, who excel academically, succeed professionally and positively impact the community.”
The NSBE Boston STEM Ambassador scholarship award program supports the “1 of 10,000 Black Engineers” campaign, NSBE’s national STEM Initiative to graduate 10,000 Black Engineers yearly by 2025. The STEM Ambassadors are directly impacting the NSBE Jr. members in the Boston area (K-12 students), through a combination of mentoring, student engagement, and STEM awareness.
The NSBE Boston STEM Ambassador Scholarship awards will be presented durinig the “2020 INSPIRE GALA” – a NSBE Boston STEM Benefit on February, 29th, 2020 in Boston, MA.
The 2019-2020 scholarship awards are funded by NSBE Boston’s STEM Initiative partners. Eligible college/ university students may receive a financial award up to the amount of $3000, based on requirements set by the NSBE Professionals as specified for the current year.
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
Minimum college GPA of not less than the equivalent of 2.5 GPA on a 4.0 scale
Must have completed at least two academic semesters of full-time college work at the time of application, at an accredited college or university in the New England area
Must be working towards a bachelor’s degree in a STEM program, and plan to continue to be enrolled in the subsequent academic year
Must be be graduating no earlier than December 2020
IMPORTANT DATES
November 26th, 2019 – Application opens
January 10th, 2020 – Application deadline
Feb 7th, 2020 – Finalists announced
February 29th, 2020 – Scholarship Awards presentation
APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS
Applications are due January 10th, 2020 at 5PM EST. We’ll send you a confirmation email containing a link to your application, once submitted.
If you have any questions, please contact the NSBE Boston Special Programs chair, Liah Dukaye – specialprograms@nsbeboston.org
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
Minimum college GPA of not less than the equivalent of 2.5 GPA on a 4.0 scale
Must have completed at least two academic semesters of full-time college work at the time of application, at an accredited college or university in the New England area
Must be working towards a bachelor’s degree in a STEM program, and plan to continue to be enrolled in the subsequent academic year
Must be be graduating no earlier than December 2020
IMPORTANT DATES
November 26th, 2019 – Application opens
January 10th, 2020 – Application deadline
Feb 7th, 2020 – Finalists announced
February 29th, 2020 – Scholarship Awards presentation
APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS
Applications are due January 10th, 2020 at 5PM EST. We’ll send you a confirmation email containing a link to your application, once submitted.
If you have any questions, please contact the NSBE Boston Special Programs chair, Liah Dukaye – specialprograms@nsbeboston.org
