S-STEM Scholarship

The National Science Foundation has awarded an S-STEM grant to the CT State Norwalk Engineering program. The S-STEM program aims to support talented students in pursuing successful education and careers in STEM fields. The program fosters students' academic goals by offering various extracurricular activities, including

Attending STEM Conferences
Tours of universities and industries
Peer, faculty, and industry mentoring
Summer research at partner universities
Personalized academic and transfer advising
Scholarships of up to $30,000 over three years

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Eligibility Requirements

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Must be a U.S. citizen, U.S. national or permanent resident of the United States

Must be an Engineering Science major at CT State Norwalk

You must be enrolled in the CT State Norwalk Engineering Science AS degree program at least half-time.

Not a Norwalk student? Click here to apply. Make sure to choose Norwalk as your home campus.

Need to change your major? Fill out this form and submit to Enrollment Center.

Current and transfer students need a minimum college GPA of 2.5, while first-time college students must have a high school GPA of at least 3.0

To receive financial support, you must file a FAFSA

Haven't applied for FAFSA yet? Learn more about financial aid at CT State.

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How to Apply

Priority Deadline and Award Decision Timeline

The application priority deadline for each semester is four weeks before the semester begins. However, we encourage applicants to apply as soon as possible. Award decisions will be emailed to applicants within two weeks. While applications submitted after the priority deadline are accepted, they will only be reviewed if the review committee does not find suitable candidates among those who applied by the priority deadline.

You will need the following items to apply:

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You need to know your GPA when filling out the application form.

Norwalk students: Use your CT State GPA
Transfer students: Use your previous college GPA.
First-time college students: Use your high school GPA

We will reach out via email with instructions on how to provide your transcript after you submit your application.

Recommendation Letter

You will need to provide the email address of a high school STEM or college faculty when filling out the application form.

We will reach out to them via email with instructions on how to provide the recommendation letter.

Application Form

Briefly answer this question in this form. There are no right or wrong answers. We just want to know you a little better.

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You'll be asked to login using your NetID and password. Don't remember? Utilize the online help desk.

For questions and support, please contact Dr Rastgar Agah, the Engineering Program Coordinator at Norwalk campus: mobin.rastgaragah@ctstate.edu

Learn More

Learn More About the NSF S-STEM Program

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