Program Benefits

The STEM Scholars: Leading Change program provides participants with many benefits, including:

  • Cohort program builds life-long connections with other STEM Scholars and UVM mentors
  • STEM Scholars live together in the University Heights South dorm for their first two years.
  • Network of faculty, staff, and peers supporting your success at and beyond UVM
  • Coordinated academic supports such as tutoring, supplemental instruction, and study skills
  • Confidence built through intentional trainings for leadership, goal-setting, time management, and more
  • Hands-on experience in a STEM lab and with academics in the field
  • Assistance with graduate school preparation and research/lab placements
  • Study sessions
  • Summer Bridge program to launch your UVM career
  • Working directly with career coaches specializing in STEM and pre-health fields

  • Enrolled STEM Scholars who are eligible to file a FAFSA and to receive Federal aid can have their Federal grants, subsidized loans, and work study; state grants; and other secured grants and scholarships supplemented by UVM to meet their full demonstrated financial need as determined by the University.  Aid is dependent on maintaining satisfactory academic progress and full-time enrollment in an eligible STEM major.*

    *Disclaimer: The STEM Scholars financial commitment is designed to meet eligible students’ financial need for up to 4 years. Should the availability of federal or state aid be materially altered due to no fault of UVM, the STEM Scholars financial aid commitment may need similarly to be altered. If this occurs, UVM is committed to working with students and families to explore all available options and resources to address any shortfall.