STEM Scholarships: ��ɫ��Ƶ, Greater Cincinnati Region

Get up to $2000 with the TRUE ACCCESS Fellows Scholarship, up to $3000 with the CINSAM Scholarship, or full in-state tuition and books with the Greaves Scholarship.

NKU is the best investment in the region for your degree, and these scholarships make that deal even sweeter for new and transferring STEM majors.

Contact us with questions about STEM Scholarships.

Eligibility Requirements, Benefits, & Renewal

*Eligible STEM Majors

TRUE ACCCESS Fellows
Scholarship

Up to $2,000 total towards tuition, books, and/or housing based on need

($1000 each semester for two consecutive semesters of participation in the program)

Learn more about the TRUE ACCCESS Fellows Scholarship

TRUE ACCCESS:

Transfer & Underrepresented Student Experiences for Autonomy, Competence, Connection, & Careers: Enhancing Systemic Change in STEM

Program Benefits:

Participation in STEM research (paid and/or for credit)
Co-mentoring with a faculty member
Co-mentoring and social events with other STEM students
Career development opportunities

Funding Start Date

We are currently considering students for the following start date:

Spring 2025

Deadlines for Upcoming Start Dates

Complete NKU admission requirements by November 1, 2024.

Students who apply after the deadline may still be considered if funds remain.

PLEASE NOTE: While not required, we recommend all students complete the forms with their admissions application.

Eligibility Requirements

To be considered for this scholarship, applicants must:

Be a transfer student AND/OR identify as part of an underrepresented racial or ethnic group in STEM.
Complete the NKU admissions application process by the appropriate deadline, which involves:
- declaring a STEM major,
- submitting the NKU application fee, and
- submitting high school and college (if applicable) transcripts.
Participate in a scholarship information session for final consideration (if invited to do so).
Participate in the TRUE ACCCESS Fellowship program for two consecutive semesters (fall-spring or spring-fall).
Note: Students must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents to be eligible for this scholarship. DACA recipients are not eligible for this scholarship.

Portions of this material are based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under award number NSF 22-536 EPSCoR RII-BEC 2225771.

Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.

CINSAM
Scholarship

Up to $3,000 total towards tuition, books, and/or housing based on need

Learn more about the CINSAM Scholarship

Funding Start Dates

We are currently considering students for the following start date:

Fall 2025

Deadlines for Upcoming Start Date

The deadline to complete NKU admission requirements - including uploading your transcripts and entering your major - in order to be considered for STEM scholarships is January 15. No additional application is required. Students who apply after the deadline may still be considered if funds remain.

PLEASE NOTE: While not required, we recommend all students complete the forms with their admissions application.

Eligibility Requirements

To be considered for this scholarship, applicants must:

Be an incoming first-year student declaring a major in a STEM discipline.
Achieve a 3.0 GPA or higher in high school.
Complete the NKU admissions application by the deadline, submit the application fee and high school transcript(s).
Participate in an on-campus scholarship interview during the spring semester for final consideration (if invited to do so).

Renewal Requirements

To continue receiving this scholarship in subsequent years, recipients must:

Remain in one of the STEM disciplines (you may change majors within STEM and remain eligible).
Earn 24 or more credit hours per academic year (AP, IB, dual enrollment, and transfer credits do not count).
Make satisfactory progress toward your STEM degree as defined by following your approved academic plan.
Maintain a cumulative NKU GPA of 2.5 or higher. Students with a GPA between 2.0 - 2.5 will be placed on a remediation plan to retain their scholarship.

Greaves
Scholarship

Full in-state tuition and books

(Recipients can only utilize one full NKU tuition scholarship/waiver.)

Learn more about the Greaves Scholarship

Funding Start Date

We are currently considering students for the following start date:

Fall 2025

Deadlines for Upcoming Start Date

PLEASE NOTE: While not required, we recommend all students complete the forms with their admissions application.

Eligibility Requirements

To be considered for this scholarship, applicants must:

Be an incoming first-year student declaring a major in a STEM discipline.
Have a composite ACT score of 25 or SAT score of 1210 or higher, and rank in the top 25% of their high school class. (If a student's high school does not have class rank information, then the student's GPA will be considered.)
Complete the NKU admissions application by the deadline, submit the application fee, high school transcript(s), and ACT or SAT scores.
Participate in an on-campus scholarship interview during the spring semester for final consideration (if invited to do so).

Renewal Requirements

To continue receiving this scholarship in subsequent years, recipients must:

Remain in one of the STEM disciplines (you may change majors within STEM and remain eligible).
Earn 24 or more credit hours per academic year (AP, IB, dual enrollment, and transfer credits do not count).
Maintain a cumulative NKU GPA of 3.0 or higher each year (calculated at the end of each spring semester).

Applying for these scholarships is easy.

Simply complete the NKU application and declare a STEM major in the process. That's it!

We'll contact you if you meet the eligibility requirements.

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