Loyola College in Maryland is offering 14 four-year scholarships for incoming members of the Class of 2012 interested in majoring in: The scholarships, worth up to $10,000 per year, are funded by a landmark grant from the National Science Foundation. Scholarship winners will be chosen on the basis of academic promise, financial need and intent to major in an eligible discipline. Priority will be given to minority students, students from Baltimore City, and students interested in an undersubscribed discipline such as Chemistry, Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics or Physics.
Details What does the program provide? Students who major in the sciences at Loyola benefit from the close personal attention that can occur at a teaching-focused institution, as well as small classes that average just 18 students. Advanced classes can have as few as three students, allowing for strong mentoring by distinguished faculty. In addition to the program’s significant financial support, scholarship winners will also receive: - Tutoring and mentoring, including mentoring by science faculty and Loyola’s Internship Coordinator
- Opportunities to participate in special program events each semester
- The chance to enroll in a special section of the College’s First-Year Experience course led by scholarship program principal investigator Dr. Roberta Sabin, a Computer Science professor
To retain their awards over four years, scholarship recipient must declare a major in an eligible discipline by the end of their first year, continue in that major and maintain a 3.0 average in coursework required for the major. How Can it Help? Loyola received a similar National Science Foundation award in 2002 to support 24 students in the Class of 2007 and those students participated in a variety of programs: - Five participated in summer research through the College’s Hauber Fellows program
- Five studied abroad
- Several served as professional interns
- One is deeply involved in community service
- One was president of the campus Math Club
Application Information - To be considered for one of these awards, interested students must first apply to and be admitted to Loyola College as a member of the Class of 2012.
- Names of students interested in an eligible discipline will be forwarded to the program committee upon their admittance to the College.
- Loyola’s Office of Financial Aid reviews these applications to determine financial aid eligibility.
- Once students eligible have been identified, they will be invited to submit a scholarship application.
- The program committee will review eligible applications and contact selected candidates by telephone.
- Following the phone interviews, the program committee will make its final recommendations for award recipients.
- Declined awards will be offered to highest-ranked alternates as appropriate.
Want to Apply for a STEM Scholarship? To apply students must: Successfully apply to and be admitted to Loyola as a member of the class of 2012 Intend to major in one of the STEM disciplines Have the academic potential to be successful as a STEM major at Loyola College Meet the federal financial aid eligibility guidelines (determined from FAFSA) Be willing to take part in the special mentoring and science oriented activities made available to the group
What to do if you are a Regular Applicant and have not yet been accepted:To apply you must first be accepted as a student at Loyola. After notification of your acceptance at Loyola, which you will receive on or before April March 25, 2008, submit the completed application form by March 31, 2008. Details on how to submit the completed form appear on the form. Because of the short timeline between acceptance notification and scholarship award announcement, we urge you to submit your STEM application as soon as possible. You may want to download the application form and complete it early, and after being notified of your acceptance at Loyola, submit it. Click here to download the application form.
Important Dates
Please note that earlier than anticipated notification of acceptance (early March) has caused a
shift in the deadline for Regular Application acceeptee STEM applications. Feb. 1 | Regular Application for Admission Deadline | Feb. 15 | FAFSA and CSS Profile Due | Through March 31 | Regular Application STEM application form available for download | Mid-Feb. to mid-April | STEM Selection Process | On or before March 25 | Regular Application Notification | On or before March 31 | Regular Application acceptee STEM scholarship application due | March 1 - April 15 | STEM Scholarship Award Notification | On or before May 1 | Decision to accept scholarship and notify Dr. Sabin | May 1 | Deadline for decision to attend Loyola |
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