The National Society of Collegiate Scholars (NSCS), announced today that they were selected by 3M to receive a $25,000 grant to help fund scholarships for NSCS members who major in a STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) subjects. The grant is part of the 3M Future Innovator program and will be used to improve academic outcomes and provide transformational opportunities for the next generation’s scientists and engineers.
The grant will be used to fund three different STEM-related scholarships that will impact the lives of ten different students. These programs will include:
- Three (3) $2,500 3M Women in STEM Scholarships
- Three (3) $2,500 3M Minority Students in STEM Scholarships
- Four (4) $2,500 3M Future Innovator STEM Scholarships
The scholarship application period will run from November 8, 2022 (National STEM Day) until February 28, 2023. Applications will be evaluated in March 2023 and recipients will be notified by the end of April 2023.
The 3M Women in STEM Scholarship
NSCS is pleased to announce a new partnership with 3M to offer scholarships to students in a STEM major. Only 15% of scientists and engineers are women, and only 20% are Black, Latinx, and Native-American. We hope the scholarship program will bring awareness to STEM and support our women members in science, technology, engineering, and math majors.
NSCS and 3M will be awarding three (3) $2,500 scholarships.
The 3M Minority Students in STEM Scholarship
NSCS is pleased to announce a new partnership with 3M to offer scholarships to students in a STEM major. Only 15% of scientists and engineers are women, and only 20% are Black, Latinx, and Native-American. We hope the scholarship program will bring awareness to STEM and support our minority student members in science, technology, engineering, and math majors.
NSCS and 3M will be awarding three (3) $2,500 scholarships.
The 3M Future Innovator STEM Scholarship
NSCS is pleased to announce a new partnership with 3M to offer scholarships to students in a STEM major. 3M’s mission is to help students take steps toward careers in STEM. We hope the scholarship program will bring awareness to STEM and support our members in science, technology, engineering, and math majors.
NSCS and 3M will be awarding four (4) $2,500 scholarships.
“We are thrilled to have been chosen by 3M to receive the $25,000 grant to help support the educational needs of our members,” said NSCS Executive Director Scott Mobley. “Their focus on innovation has been an inspiration for so many people and we hope that these ten different scholarships will help students in a STEM program to achieve their academic goals.”
For more information, visit www.nscs.org.
ABOUT THE NATIONAL SOCIETY OF COLLEGIATE SCHOLARS (NSCS)
The National Society of Collegiate Scholars (NSCS) is an honors organization that recognizes and elevates high-achieving first- and-second year student. With its three pillars of scholarship, leadership and service, NSCS is proud to provide career and graduate school connections, leadership and service opportunities and gives out more than $500,000 dollars annually in scholarships (often with multiple recipients per award), awards and chapter funds. NSCS has nearly 300 chapters nationwide and nearly two million lifetime members globally. NSCS is a 501(c)(3) registered nonprofit, certified member of the Association of College Honor Societies, member of the National Collegiate Honors Council, American Association of Community Colleges, and 100 percent FERPA compliant, per an independent review by AACRAO.
ABOUT 3M
3M improves lives and builds sustainable communities through social investments and thoughtful engagement of 3Mers worldwide. Through both corporate giving and the 3M Foundation, 3M supports initiatives that impact communities and provide solutions to some of the world’s most pressing challenges.
