STEP Scholarships for Metro Students

What is STEP?

STEM Talent Expansion Program (STEP). This is a program for MCC students with a declared major in one of the newly approved Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics (STEM) degrees. The STEM degrees consist of the following pre-majors:

	Computer Science	Pre-Chemistry
	Pre-Biology		Pre-Engineering
	Pre-BioInformatics	Pre-Mathematics
	Pre-BioTechnology	Pre-Physics
        

How Much is the STEP Scholarship?

The STEP Scholarship will pay up to $1,500 to be used by the student for tuition, books, or other Metropolitan Community College related expenses.

Who is Eligible for a STEP Scholarship?

Students are eligible if they have:

formally declared a major in any of the pre-major programs listed above,

completed at least 50 percent of their course work at Metropolitan Community College,

a 2.5 cumulative GPA and a 3.0 GPA in courses of their declared STEM degree major.

Students meeting the eligibility criteria can apply for the scholarship when they are within a quarter of reaching their last 30 quarter hours for a STEM degree. Students that are currently within 30 quarter hours of completing a STEM degree may apply for the current Winter Quarter.

For additional information refer to the STEP Scholarship Application instructions.

When are the Application Deadlines?

Feb 1, 2005 for the current ’04-’05 Winter Quarter
Feb 1, 2005 for the’04-’05 Spring Quarter
May 1, 2005 for the ’05-’06 Summer and Fall Quarters

How do I Apply?

Criteria, applications, and completion instructions can be obtained from the MCC Financial Aid Web page – http://www.mccneb.edu/fa/scholarships.asp, or by contacting David Reyes at the STEP Outreach office, Fort Omaha Campus, Bldg 30, Room 124, or calling (402)457-2562 and requesting an application.

Who do I Contact for Further Information?

For further information contact David Reyes at (402)457-2562 or e-mail dreyes@mccneb.edu.

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