Receive up to $15,000 per year toward your STEM degree
The STEM STARs Scholarship supports high-achieving students with financial need who plan to study engineering, mathematics, chemistry or physics. The scholarship covers unmet financial need after other scholarships and grants are applied, up to $15,000 per year, and is renewable for up to four additional years.
Who Is Eligible?
You may be eligible for STEM STARs if you are an incoming freshman student who:
- Plans to pursue a degree in engineering, mathematics, chemistry or physics
- Has demonstrated strong academic achievement and has a Math ACT score of 22+
- Has documented financial need based on federal Pell Grant eligibility
- Is a first time freshman at the University of South Alabama, Bishop State Community
College, or Coastal Alabama Community College
- Is invited to apply for the STEM STARs Scholarship
Mentorship
Receive guidance and support as you progress through your STEM degree.
STEM STARs Community
Connect with other scholarship recipients who are pursuing the same or similar degree.
Math Support
Get additional support in foundational mathematics courses that are critical to your success.
Starting Your STEM Degree at a Community College?
STEM STARs creates pathways for eligible students at Bishop State Community College and Coastal Alabama Community College to continue their STEM education at the University of South Alabama.
What Is Expected of STEM STARs Scholars?
STEM STARs scholars participate in academic and program activities designed to help them succeed in their STEM degree and build connections with other scholars.
Leadership Team
Eric Steward
Principal Investigator
Associate Dean, College of Engineering
Audi Byrne
Co-Principal Investigator
Professor of Mathematics
Drew Gossen
Co-Principal Investigator
Assistant Professor, Leadership and Teacher Education
Andrei Pavelescu
Co-Principal Investigator
Professor of Mathematics
Christy West
Co-Principal Investigator
Associate Dean, College of Engineering, Tennessee Tech
Nicole Carr
Senior Personnel
Associate Vice President, Student Academic Success
Gloria Poché
Project Coordinator
NSF S-STEMSTARs
Questions?
Contact Gloria Poché at STEMSTARs@southalabama.edu, or at (251) 341‑3996
This project is funded by the U.S. National Science Foundation under grant number 2526798 awarded by its Scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics program.
Grantibly serves as the external evaluator for the STEM STARs project. Specializing in evaluation for education and workforce development initiatives, Grantibly helps projects like this use data strategically to strengthen programs, improve participant outcomes, and communicate impact to stakeholders and funders. Learn more about Grantibly at www.grantibly.com.