STEM scholars will be awarded scholarships of up to $5,000 annually depending on financial need. In addition, a variety of academic resources will be made available to enhance retention and success of STEM scholars. Students will be assigned a trained faculty mentor and a trained peer mentor and will be placed in a Living Learning Community in the student's discipline. In addition, students will have the opportunity in their junior and/or senior years to serve as a tutor. Other program features include a variety of academic and social activities including:

• STEM workshops each semester.
• Opportunity to engage in undergraduate research, a co-op, or an internship experience
• Career guidance
• Attendance at Conferences with opportunities to present independent research
• Fall Social Event with Faculty and Mentors
• STEM Scholars and Families Spring Banquet

Thanks to a $585,000 grant awarded to Millersville University by the National Science Foundation under the S-STEM (Scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) program, the university will award a number of sizable scholarships in the STEM disciplines (biology, chemistry, computer science, earth sciences, mathematics or physics). The S-Stem Program will provide 28 or more scholarships over five years for students who demonstrate financial need. Selected students majoring in biology, chemistry, computer science, earth sciences, mathematics or physics will each receive up to $5,000 annually.

The program objectives are to:

1. increase the number of underrepresented STEM students,
2. increase retention of students in STEM disciplines,
3. improve placement of STEM graduates in jobs and professional or graduate schools, and
4. develop a sustainable model to retain STEM majors to graduation.