Edith Nourse Rogers Science Technology Engineering Math (STEM) Scholarship





Attention STEM Scholars!

VA has launched the Edith Nourse Rogers STEM Scholarship program for students training in high demand STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) fields.

The Rogers STEM Scholarship will provide up to nine months of additional Post-9/11 GI Bill benefits (to a maximum of $30,000) to qualifying Veterans and Fry Scholars seeking an undergraduate STEM degree or who have earned a STEM degree and are seeking a teaching certification.





Who is eligible for the Rogers STEM Scholarship?



✔ You are enrolled in an undergraduate STEM program

requiring at least 120 semester (or 180 quarter)

credit hours for completion

✔ You have completed at least 60 standard or 90

quarter credit hours toward your degree;

✔ You have or will exhaust your Post-9/11 GI Bill

entitlement within six months based on your

current enrollment(s)



Note: Graduate programs are not currently approved for the STEM Scholarship.

✔ You have earned a post-secondary degree in a STEM

field;

✔ You have been accepted or are enrolled in a teaching

certification program;

✔ You have or will exhaust your Post-9/11 GI Bill

entitlement within six months based on your

current enrollment(s)

More you should know

Priority will be given to individuals who are entitled to 100% of Post-9/11 GI Bill benefits and to those who require the most credit hours.

Chapter 33 private school academic year maximum rates apply to the STEM scholarship program.

The Yellow Ribbon Program may not be used with this extension. Schools may apply Yellow Ribbon funding, but VA can't match it.

These additional benefits can't be transferred to dependents.

Fry Scholars are eligible to apply for the Rogers STEM Scholarship.

How do you apply?

Apply on VA.gov.

What fields of study qualify for the Rogers STEM Scholarship?

Students must be enrolled in or have earned a degree in one of the following areas:

agriculture science or natural resources science program

biological or biomedical science

computer and information science and support services

engineering, engineering technologies, or an engineering-related field

health care or related program

mathematics or statistics

medical residency (undergraduate only)

physical science

science technologies or technicians

See the STEM Designated Degree Program List.

When will the scholarships be awarded?

VA awards scholarships on a monthly basis.



About the Rogers STEM Scholarship

The Edith Nourse Rogers STEM Scholarship is a provision of the Harry W. Colmery Veterans Educational Assistance Act (Forever GI Bill) that gives extra benefits to students training in the high-demand fields of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math. Obtaining a degree in these areas may require more training than other fields. This provision aims to help cover that difference and give additional incentive for students who choose the careers our society needs most.

About Edith Nourse Rogers

Edith Nourse Rogers represented Massachusetts in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1925–1961 and was a tireless advocate for Veterans. She was one of the first women to serve in Congress and had the second-longest tenure of any woman elected in Congress. Rogers served on the Foreign Affairs Committee and Civil Service Committee, chaired the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, and was the first woman to preside as the House of Representatives Speaker pro tempore.

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