SSTEM Scholarship Application

Eligibility Requirements

• Be a U.S. citizens or permanent residents
• Be a first-time freshman
• Be accepted into the Applied Mathematics or Bioscience major at Farmingdale State College
• Have a strong academic record in high school
• Have demonstrated financial need as determined by the financial aid office
• Individuals from groups underrepresented in STEM (including those who identify as African American/African-descent/Black, Hispanic/Latino/Latina, Pacific Islander, Native Hawaiian, or Native Alaskan, and/or first-generation students) are encouraged to apply
• Students from Long Island and New York City High Schools are eligible to apply

Retention Criteria

Requirements for continued participation in the program will include:

• Remain a Biology or Applied Math major at Farmingdale State College
• Full-time student status
• Maintain a GPA of 3.0
• Satisfactory academic progress in chosen major

How to Apply

• Fill out application
• Upload Personal Essay to the scholarship link (up to 1,000 words answering "What motivates me to go to college and to major in the discipline that I have chosen?")
• Include the names of two individuals that will provide letters of reference (one from an HS math/biology teacher and one from an HS guidance counselor)

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