S-STEM Scholarship

The PRIME (Persistence and Retention through Community Involvement, Mentoring, and Experiential Learning ) project granted via the NSF’s S-STEM program provides scholarships to students with unmet need and aims to strengthen our nation's STEM workforce by combining S-STEM funding with purposeful community engagement, dedicated mentoring, and hands-on experiential learning.

S-STEM Leadership Team

The S-STEM leadership team along with the UNO STEM TRAIL (Teaching, Research, and Inquiry-Based Learning) Center designed the program to deliver comprehensive "wraparound" services along with the financial benefit, offering students a robust menu of evidence-based activities that enhance both academic success and personal well-being.

Project leadership team members from left to right: Dr. Tracie Reding, Dr. Claudia Rauter, Dr. Chris Moore, Dr. Karina Uhing, Dr. Alfredo Perez, Dr. Kelly Gomez Johnson, Dr. Paul W. Denton.

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S-STEM Scholar Benefits

1. Up to $15,000 per year (based on unmet need) to complete a bachelor's degree (max of $60,000)
2. Boost academic achievement and facilitate a sense of belonging, STEM identity, and social capital through the following:
   • Ongoing Mentoring
   • Active community involvement
   • Impactful experiential learning
3. Professional development and career advice with local STEM professionals

S-STEM Scholar Eligibility Requirements

1. UNO students in good standing (with a focus on recruiting freshmen and sophomores)
2. Must be majoring in specific UNO STEM programs in the following STEM fields:
   • Mathematics
   • Computer Science
   • Biology (including Molecular and Biomedical Biology or Environmental Sciences)
   • Physics
3. Must be a US citizen or permanent resident
4. Must provide proof of financial need by completing the FAFSA and qualifying for a Federal Pell Grant.
5. Cumulative GPA of 2.5 or better (High school GPA if undergraduate GPA unavailable)

Application Information

For information on how to apply for this scholarship, contact the program coordinator, Deanna Johansen, through one of the following methods. Those eligible to apply will be given further information at that time.

• Email: deannajohansen@unomaha.edu
• Phone: 402.554.3524
• In-person: STEM TRAIL Center, Rosken's Hall lower level, Office #10

S-STEM Leadership Team

• Paul W Denton, Ph.D.
  Associate Professor Biology, Principal Investigator S-STEM PRIME Project
• Tracie Reding, Ed.D.
  Research Director STEM TRAIL Center
• Claudia Rauter, Ph.D.
  Associate Professor Biology
• Chris Moore, Ph.D.
  Department Chair Physics, Executive Director STEM TRAIL Center
• Karina Uhing, Ph.D.
  Assistant Professor, Director of Mathematics Education Research
• Alfredo Perez, Ph.D.
  Associate Professor, Graduate Program Chair MS CS Education
• Kelly Gomez Johnson,Ed.D.
  Department Chair Teacher Education, Associate Professor

Acknowledgments and Additional Information

This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation. Learn more about the UNO S-STEM Scholarship PRIME Program.