By Will Geiger

Will Geiger is the co-founder of Scholarships360 and has a decade of experience in college admissions and financial aid. He is a former Senior Assistant Director of Admissions at Kenyon College where he personally reviewed 10,000 admissions applications and essays. Will also managed the Kenyon College merit scholarship program and served on the financial aid appeals committee. He has also worked as an Associate Director of College Counseling at a high school in New Haven, Connecticut. Will earned his master’s in education from the University of Pennsylvania and received his undergraduate degree in history from Wake Forest University.

Updated: October 14th, 2021

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
• Upcoming 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

$500 Nursing Scholarship

• Eligibility: Open to all high school and college students
• Amount: $500
• Deadline: December 31, 2021

$1,000 Undergraduate Minorities in STEM Scholarship

• Eligibility: Underrepresented minority in STEM at an HBCU with a 3.0 GPA or higher 
• Amount: $1,000
• Deadline: November 30, 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 Faith and Tech Scholarship

• Eligibility: High school and college students who are Christian and interested in technology
• Amount: $500
• Deadline: October 10, 2021

$500 SkipSchool Scholarship

• Eligibility: Undergraduate students pursuing STEM and/or the arts
• Amount: $500
• Deadline: November 14, 2021

ABFSE Scholarships 

• Eligibility: College students in funeral or mortuary science 
• Amount: $1,500 to $2,500
• Deadline: March 1 or September 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 to apply
• Amount: $500 to $14,800
• Deadline: October 12, 2021

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
• Opens: December 8, 2021

Lounge Lizard Web Design Scholarship

• Eligibility: High school seniors and college students with an interest in Web Design 
• Amount: $1,000
• Deadline: October 3 and February 19

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, 2021

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

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, 2021

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, 2022

Solar Scholarship

• Eligibility: High school seniors, college and graduate students with an interest in solar energy 
• Amount: $1,000
• Deadline: July 1, 2022

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!

$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

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. $500 Nursing Scholarship
2. $1,000 Undergraduate Minorities in STEM Scholarship
3. $500 Elevate Women in Technology Scholarship
4. Faith and Tech Scholarship
5. $500 SkipSchool Scholarship
6. ABFSE Scholarships
7. Women in Aviation International Scholarships
8. Adobe Research Women-in-Technology Scholarship
9. Lounge Lizard Web Design Scholarship
10. Society for Automotive Engineers Scholarship
11. Scholarship America Dream Award
12. AAPT Barbara Lotze Scholarship 
13. ASHRAE (American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers) Scholarships
14. Engineer Girl Writing Contest
15. Solar Scholarship
16. Thiel Foundation Fellowship Program

Expired Scholarships:

$5,000 Chris Jackson Computer Science Education Scholarship

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

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

Breakthrough Junior Challenge Scholarship

• Eligibility: Students ages 13 to 18 who create a physics, life sciences, or mathematics video project
• Amount: $250,000
• Opens: April 1, 2021

Coding for Minorities Scholarship

• Eligibility: Determined minority high school and undergraduate students pursuing a degree/career in coding or computer science
• Amount: $500

Future Leaders in Technology Scholarship – College Award

• Eligibility: 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

Future Leaders in Technology Scholarship – High School Award

• Eligibility: 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

Generation Google Scholarship 

• Eligibility: 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

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

Hyundai Women in STEM Scholarship

• 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

INTEL Scholarship 2021

• 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 2021
• Amount: $5,000

Najal Judd Women in STEM Scholarship

• Eligibility: 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

Society for Automotive Engineers Scholarship

• Eligibility: College and graduate students majoring in STEM fields
• Amount: Varies
• Opens: January 3, 2022