The Ready Set Transfer! Academy is pleased to announce the S-STEM scholarship, an award of up to $2,500 per quarter for eligible STEM students at the Seattle Colleges.

Important notes: You cannot save this application and return to it. You must answer all questions and upload your personal statement and FAFSA page in a single session.
Scholarships are awarded on a rolling basis each quarter, until funding is exhausted; so you are more likely to receive an award if you apply ASAP.

Eligibility
Have at least a 2.8 cumulative GPA as a science, technology, engineering, or mathematics major.
  1. Be a US citizen or permanent resident.
  2. Demonstrate financial need, as verified by FAFSA.
  3. Demonstrate interest in one of the following STEM fields:
  • Biological sciences (except medicine and other clinical fields);
  • Physical sciences (including physics, chemistry, astronomy, and materials science);
  • Mathematical sciences;
  • Computer and information sciences;
  • Geosciences;
  • Engineering; and
  • Technology areas associated with the preceding disciplines (for example, biotechnology, chemical technology, engineering technology, information technology, etc.
Materials
  1. Two letters of reference describing your demonstrated qualities and behaviors that make you likely to succeed in a STEM career: Referees should be former or current instructors, at least one of whom should be a STEM instructor. Please ask your referees to submit their letters here.
  2. Copy of the first two pages of the Student Aid Report (SAR) from your completed FAFSA. 
  3. A personal statement of no more than 750 words that does the following:
  • Describes an experience or set of experiences that stimulated your interest in STEM.
  • Describes an academic challenge you faced and how you overcame it.
  • Explains how the scholarship award would advance your studies in STEM.

 



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* 1. First Name:

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* 2. Last Name:

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* 3. Student ID #:

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* 4. Phone (including area code):

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* 5. Email:

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* 6. Which college do you plan to attend full time if you receive this scholarship? 

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* 7. When do you plan to enroll at a four-year school? 

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* 8. Please indicate which of the following quarters you plan to be a full-time student at one of the Seattle Colleges (check all that apply). 

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* 9. Please upload a personal statement of no more than 750 words that does the following:

  1. Describes an experience or set of experiences that stimulated your interest in STEM.
  2. Describes an academic challenge you faced and how you overcame it.
  3. Explains how the scholarship award would advance your studies in STEM.

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* 10. Please upload the first page of the Student Aid Report from your FAFSA.

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* 11. Please enter the name and contact email of your two references.

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* 12. Signature Confirmation

I understand that this application will not be considered unless the application is signed and dated.

I realize that even if I am eligible for a scholarship, I might not receive an award.

I also understand that applications are confidential and that my application materials will not be returned.

I also hereby swear that all information provided in my application is true and complete to the best of my knowledge. If it is determined that any of the information I provided is false, altered or forged, I understand that my application will not be considered and if awarded a scholarship, the award rescinded. In addition, such misconduct will be reported to the Vice President for disciplinary sanctions under WAC 132F-121-110.

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