National Science Foundation (NSF) STEM Scholarship (TRANSFER)

National Science Foundation Transfer Scholarship awards students interested in pursuing a career in Engineering or Computer Science with the intention of transfering to a bachelor’s degree program in either of those two fields of interest. Funded by a prestigious National Science Foundation grant, up to 25 students will be admitted into the prestigious program each year as “NSF Scholars.” NSF Scholars will receive scholarships of up to $8,000. Scholars may receive up to $10,000 per year with other federal financial aid.

FAFSA required prior to awarding decision

Eligibility Criteria
Current CLC students and high school seniors are eligible to apply for ths program. Applicants must demonstrate financial need, be enrolled in at least 12 credit hours within Engineering or Computer Science program at CLC, have a GPA of 2.5, and qualifying for a mathematics course at the College Algebra level or above.

Additional Information
Once accepted into the program, scholarships are awarded each semester to students who: continue to meet the eligibility requirements above and meet Academic Standards for Financial Aid Recipients as defined in the CLC Catalog.

If chosen as an NSF scholarship recipient, the recipient will be voluntarily participating in a study to evaluate the effectiveness of tutoring and experiential learning in the Baxter Innovation Lab with respect to developing a sense of belonging and academic self-efficacy. As part of this study, the recipient must be willing to complete surveys periodically and attend tutoring sessions.

De-identified data from this study may be shared with the research community at large to advance science and education. The recipient understands that the college will remove or code any personal information that could identify them before files are shared with other researchers to ensure that, by current scientific standards and known methods, no one will be able to identify the recipient from the information.