THE GMiS SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM -

Great Minds in STEM is at the forefront of implementing cutting-edge initiatives and collaborations aimed at extending STEM education possibilities for the marginalized community in our country.

GREAT MIND IN STEM FOUNDATION

To recognize, celebrate, and record the achievements of exceptional Hispanic STEM workers, the first HENAAC Conference was conducted. Benjamin Montoya, a rear admiral, was chosen as the inaugural Engineer of the Year.

The GMiS Hall of Fame was established to honor the most deserving previous HENAAC award recipients for their extraordinary accomplishments. To commemorate the organization’s tenth anniversary and its first class induction, 14 people were included. There are now 35 members of the Hall of Fame.

There is a first-ever GMiS College Bowl. This wildly popular conference competition offers organizations a chance to engage with students unlike any other.

ABOUT THE SCHOLARSHIP

The GMiS Scholarship was created to foster great minds that are willing to excel in every area of study

BASIC CRITERIA FOR SCHOLARSHIP

• Candidates must exhibit merit via academic success, leadership, and campus/community involvement.

• Candidates must be enrolled in a program in science, technology, engineering, or mathematics.

• To be eligible for merit-based scholarships, candidates must have a minimum overall GPA of 3.0 or above on a scale of 4.0. For donor scholarships that are not merit-based, candidates must have a minimum GPA of 2.5.

• Candidates must be of Hispanic heritage and/or have a strong record of service to an underprivileged community.

• Both when applying and when receiving the scholarship, applicants may be enrolled either full- or part-time.

• Applicants must be enrolled in an accredited 2-year or 4-year undergraduate or graduate STEM or health-related program for the upcoming fall semester at a college or university in the United States or one of its territories.

• You are not eligible to apply for this scholarship program if you already hold a bachelor’s degree and need financial aid for another bachelor’s degree, a master’s degree and need financial aid for another master’s degree, or a doctoral degree and need financial aid for another doctoral degree.

SCHOLARSHIP AWARDEES WILL GET

• A non-merit-based scholarship worth between $500 and $1,000 or a merit-based grant worth between $500 and $5,000.

• Inclusion in the press release for GMiS Scholars

• Assistance with travel expenses to the GMiS Conference, when the sponsor awards scholarships to recipients. The Pasadena, California area will play host to the GMiS Conference in 2023. The start date for providing travel for scholars is TBD.

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APPLICATION SUPPLEMENT

• Application

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• A personal statement that discusses a subject chosen by Great Minds in STEM

• Resume

• One letter of recommendation from a peer, such as one from a friend, classmate, lab partner, roommate, teammate, or associate from a campus or community group.

• One letter of recommendation from a member of the faculty, a teacher, a mentor, an advisor, a counselor, a principal, a dean, or the director of the MEP

• An official transcript bearing your college or high school’s seal or signature (Transcripts must be in English). 4.0-scale cumulative GPA must be shown on transcripts.

• Self-picture (used for publication purposes only)

• Biographical Summary

PROCESS FOR SUBMITTING APPLICATIONS

• Fill out the online GMiS STEM Scholarship Application and upload your photo, personal statement, resume, recommendation letters, and official transcripts.

• On April 30, 2023, documents must be uploaded by 11:59 PM PST.

CHOICE PROCESS

• Following submission, an automatic confirmation page that verifies receipt of your application will be shown. Your application was not successfully submitted if you did not get this confirmation page. You only have a record of your submission on this confirmation page.

Applications that are incomplete won’t be processed. Applications WILL NOT be given the chance to submit any missing materials.

• In August, students who have been chosen as scholarship recipients will get an email. There won’t be any more announcements made.

• If you need to check on the status of your application between May 1 and September 30, kindly refrain from calling the office.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Check to see if any emails from the domain greatmindsinstem.org are being blocked by your SPAM filters. If you have a GMAIL, HOTMAIL, or YAHOO account, this is especially true.

Before starting the application or contacting the GMiS Office, please read through the comprehensive material and the FAQs (On the scholarship’s website)

You should definitely have all of the aforementioned documents prepared for upload when submitting your application. Documents must be in a Word document or PDF format. Multiple-page transcripts must be scanned, saved, and uploaded as a single PDF document (The system will not allow you to upload each transcript page as individual files).