The STEM fields–science, technology, engineering, and mathematics–are among the most popular majors for college students and prospective high school students. Whether you want to become a software engineer, a nurse, a researcher, or a data scientist, you will have many postgraduate job opportunities. This also means that there are a ton of STEM scholarships to support students!

Jump ahead to:

• Top STEM scholarships in 2021
• Scholarships for Women in STEM
• Scholarship Tips for STEM Majors
• Summary of STEM scholarships
• Expired Scholarships

If you are a STEM student in high school or a college or graduate school student looking to pay for your education, you should be applying for scholarships! Keep on reading to learn more!

Top STEM scholarships in 2021

$1,000 Fund Your Future No Essay Scholarship

• Eligibility: Open to college juniors & seniors and graduate/masters students studying any of the following: Mechanical Engineering, Information Technology, Industrial Engineering, Computer Science, Civil Engineering, Chemistry, Biomedical, Biostatistics, Biomedical Engineering, Biomedical Sciences, Biology, Data Science
• Amount: $1,000
• Deadline: July 31, 2021

$500 Elevate Women in Technology Scholarship

• Eligibility: Women at any educational level and in any field of study who hope to enter a tech career.
• Amount: $500
• Deadline: October 1, 2021

$500 “Fight for Equality” Women in STEM Scholarship

• Eligibility: Open to female high school students who have an interest in STEM fields
• Amount: $500
• Deadline: March 31, 2021

ABFSE Scholarships 

• Eligibility: College students in funeral or mortuary science 
• Amount: $1,500 to $2,500
• Deadline: March 1 or September 1

AAPT Barbara Lotze Scholarship 

• Eligibility: Open to undergraduate students and high school seniors pursuing, or planning to pursue, a course of study leading toward a career in physics teaching in the high schools
• Amount: $2,000
• Deadline: December 1, 2021

Blacks at Microsoft Scholarships

• Eligibility: High school seniors planning to major in engineering, computer science, computer information systems, or select business programs (such as finance, business administration, or marketing).
• Amount: $20,000
• Deadline: March 31, 2021

Coding for Minorities Scholarship

• Eligibility:  Open to determined minority high school and undergraduate students pursuing a degree/career in coding or computer science
• Amount: $500
• Deadline: June 1, 2021

Hubertus W.V. Willems Scholarship for Male Students

• Eligibility: Males accepted or enrolled in one of the following STEM fields in college: Engineering, Chemistry, Physics or Mathematical Sciences. Financial need is considered 
• Amount: $3,000
• Deadline: May 1, 2021

Lounge Lizard Web Design Scholarship

• Eligibility: High school seniors and college students with an interest in Web Design 
• Amount: $1,000
• Deadline: October 4 and February 20

Rosemarie STEM Scholarship

• Eligibility: This scholarship is open to high school and college students who are planning to pursue or are currently pursuing a degree in any STEM-related field
• Amount: $1,000
• Deadline: March 31, 2021

Solar Scholarship

• Eligibility: High school seniors, college and graduate students with an interest in solar energy 
• Amount: $1,000
• Deadline: July 1, 2021

Society for Automotive Engineers Scholarship

• Eligibility: College and graduate students majoring in STEM fields
• Amount: Varies
• Deadline: March 15, 2021

Thiel Foundation Fellowship Program

• Eligibility: Individuals under 23 pursuing projects in biotech, career development, economics and finance, education, energy, information technology, mobility, robotics, and space
• Amount: $100,000
• Deadline: Rolling

Scholarships for Women in STEM

Do you love your science and math classes? Maybe you are an aspiring engineer or computer science major. If so, you should apply to women in STEM scholarships. Keep on reading to learn more!

$1,000 Boosting Women in STEM Scholarship

• Eligibility: Open to women at all levels of study who plan to or are already taking courses toward a STEM degree. Essay required. 
• Amount: $1,000
• Deadline: March 31, 2021

$500 Elevate Women in Technology Scholarship

• Eligibility: Women at any educational level and in any field of study who hope to enter a tech career.
• Amount: $500
• Deadline: October 1, 2021

$500 “Fight for Equality” Women in STEM Scholarship

• Eligibility: Open to female high school students who have an interest in STEM fields
• Amount: $500
• Deadline: March 31, 2021

Hyundai Women in STEM Scholarship (opens in March)

• Eligibility: The Hyundai Women in STEM Scholarship is for graduating seniors and college women planning on a career in STEM related fields.
• Amount: $10,000
• Deadline: June 30

Prime Mailboxes Women in STEM Scholarship

• Eligibility: Open to high school and undergraduate women who plan to or are already taking courses toward a STEM degree
• Amount: $500
• Deadline: April 5, 2021

Scholarship Tips for STEM Majors

1. While some STEM scholarships are for students who have an interest in STEM others require that a student actually majors in a STEM field. This can be a big deal for students who are not 100% sure of their college major. You do not want to be in a situation where you may lose a scholarship because you want to change your major.
2. If you are writing an essay for your scholarship, make sure that you are tailoring the essay to both the prompt and the organization awarding the scholarship.
3. Some individual colleges may offer specific scholarships to support prospective student majoring in STEM (such as this scholarship from Kenyon College). Check with the colleges on your list to see if such scholarships exist!

Summary of STEM scholarships

1. $1,000 Fund Your Future No Essay Scholarship
2. $1,000 Boosting Women in STEM Scholarship
3. $500 Elevate Women in Technology Scholarship
4. $500 “Fight for Equality” Women in STEM Scholarship
5. ABFSE Scholarships 
6. ASHRAE (American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers) Scholarships
7. AAPT Barbara Lotze Scholarship 
8. Black Students in STEM Scholarship
9. Blacks at Microsoft Scholarships
10. Coding for Minorities Scholarship
11. Hubertus W.V. Willems Scholarship for Male Students
12. Lounge Lizard Web Design Scholarship
13. Prime Mailboxes Women in STEM Scholarship
14. Solar Scholarship
15. Society for Automotive Engineers Scholarship
16. Thiel Foundation Fellowship Program

Expired Scholarships:

Adobe Research Women-in-Technology Scholarship

• Eligibility: These scholarships are open to female undergraduate and master’s students studying artificial intelligence/machine learning, data science, computer science or mobile/web development at North American universities, including Canada and Mexico
• Amount: $10,000
• Deadline: December 4 at 3:00pm CT

ASHRAE (American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers) Scholarships

• Eligibility:  Open to undergraduate and graduate students who are pursuing STEM careers
• Amount: $3,000 to $10,000
• Deadline: December 1

Black Students in STEM Scholarship

• Eligibility:  Open to black undergraduate and graduate students who are pursuing STEM careers
• Amount: $1,200
• Deadline: December 11

Breakthrough Junior Challenge Scholarship

• Eligibility: Students ages 13 to 18 who create a physics, life sciences, or mathematics video project
• Amount: $250,000
• Deadline: June 25

Chris Jackson Computer Science Education Scholarship 

• Eligibility: Open to undergraduate students who are pursuing a computer science degree
• Amount: $5,000
• Deadline: March 1, 2021

Clunker Junker Scholarship

• Eligibility: Female high school seniors and college students pursuing a degree or certification in an automotive technology field such as engineering, mechanics, design, or auto body at an accredited college or technical school
• Amount: $1,000
• Deadline: September 2

Engineer Girl Writing Contest 

• Eligibility: The contest is open to individual girls and boys in the following three competition categories: Elementary School Students (grades 3-5), Middle School Students in (grades 6-8), or High School Students (grades 9-12)
• Amount: $250 to $500
• Deadline: February 1, 2021

Future Leaders in Technology Scholarship – College Award

• Eligibility: The scholarship is open to undergraduate college and university students pursuing a degree in computer science, electrical engineering or data science. You must also be a member of an underrepresented group, including: Black or African American, Hispanic or Latinx, American Indian or Native American, LGBTQA+, and Women
• Amount: $2,500
• Deadline: December 31

Future Leaders in Technology Scholarship – High School Award

• The scholarship is open to high school students who plan to pursue a degree in computer science, electrical engineering or data science. You must also be a member of an underrepresented group, including: Black or African American, Hispanic or Latinx, American Indian or Native American, LGBTQA+, and Women
• Amount: $1,000
• Deadline: December 31

Generation Google Scholarship 

• Eligibility: Open to all high school seniors and college students who excel in technology. Historically underrepresented  groups, such as Black/African American, Hispanic/Latinx, American Indian, or Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander students are especially encouraged to apply
• Amount: $5,000 to $10,000
• Deadline: December 4

INTEL Scholarship 2020

• Eligibility: African American U.S. Citizens who are college juniors, seniors or graduates (MS and/or Ph.D) attending any four-year accredited college or university in the fall of 2020
• Amount: $5,000
• Deadline: August 31

Labroots Scholarship

• Eligibility: Applicants must be enrolled or accepted for a graduate or undergraduate degree for the 20/21 academic year at a recognized university in a STEM field
• Amount: $2,000
• Deadline: September 4

Markforged Distinguished Women Engineers Grant

• Eligibility: Open to all college and graduate students who share a project they are/have worked on that demonstrates their ability as an engineer
• Amount: $5,000
• Deadline: November 18

Minority Women in STEM Bi-Annual Scholarship

• Eligibility: Women attending a 4-year, 2-year, vocational, or technical institution in the United States. Applicants must be majoring in a STEM field or working on personal projects or jobs in STEM.
• Amount: $3,000
• Deadline: March 22nd

Najal Judd Women in STEM Scholarship

• Eligibility: Open to females at all educational levels who write a short essay about the lessons they’ve learned through their journey in STEM. Applicants must also provide a short video about their goals/ambitions in STEM
• Amount: $500
• Deadline: February 28, 2021

Scholarship America Dream Award

• Eligibility: Students currently enrolled in higher education programs (two- or four-year college, university or vocational-technical school) 
• Amount: Winners receive awards ranging from $5,000 to $15,000. Awards are renewable up to three additional years or until a first bachelor’s degree is earned, whichever occurs first, on the basis of full-time enrollment, satisfactory academic performance, and availability of funding. Each year of eligible renewal, the award will increase by $1,000.
• Deadline:  October 15

Straight North STEM Scholarships

• Eligibility: Undergraduate or graduate students must be majoring in a STEM field of study
• Amount: $1,000
• Deadline: August 1

Women in Aviation International Scholarships

• Eligibility: Females who plan to pursue a degree in STEM. Applicants must be a member of Women in Aviation International by November 1, 2020
• Amount: $500 to $14,800
• Deadline: November 10