According to U.S. News, 40% of bachelor's degrees earned by men and 29% earned by women are now in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) fields. The U.S. Department of Labor forecasts almost2.5 million jobs in the STEM fields will go unfilled this year. As a result, the number of scholarships offered to students interested in STEM has skyrocketed. With a $65K/year average starting salary, this may be a job area you want to focus on!
Girls in STEM Award
www.connecther.org/gitw/girlsinstem
Award: Several awards of up to $5,000
Requirements: Applicant must be a female high school student; must submit a short film
Deadline: Mid-January
American Society of Human Genetics' (ASHG) Annual DNA Day Contest
www.ashg.org
Award: Several awards of up to $1,000
Requirements: Applicant must be a high school student; must submit an essay
Deadline: Mid-April
American Meteorological Society Freshman Undergraduate Scholarship
www.ametsoc.org
Award: $5,000
Requirements: Applicant must be a high school senior planning to pursue a degree in the atmospheric or related oceanic or hydrologic sciences
Deadline: Early February
Generation Google Scholarship
https://buildyourfuture.withgoogle.com
Award: $10,000
Requirements: Applicant must be a high school senior planning to pursue a degree in a STEM field
Deadline: Varies
Masergy STEM Scholarship
www.masergy.com
Award: $5,000
Requirements: Applicant must be a high school senior planning to pursue a degree in a STEM field; must submit an essay
Deadline: Mid-August
Olin E. Teague Scholarship
www.spaceclub.org
Award: $4,000
Requirements: Applicant must be a high school senior planning to pursue a degree in the aerospace field
Deadline: October
Davidson Fellows Scholarship
www.davidsongifted.org
Award: $50,000
Requirements: Applicant must be a student 18 or younger; must have completed a significant piece of work in the STEM fields
Deadline: February