S-STEM Scholarship
The S-STEM program provides four years of scholarship support for up to 15 qualifying incoming Biology or Neuroscience majors per year. The average scholarship amount is $5000/year, depending on financial need.
For more information, please visit the program's webpage at: bio.as.uky.edu/s-stem
The Robert B. and Helen P. Jewell Scholarship
The Robert B. and Helen P. Jewell Scholarship is $10,000 annual scholarship, renewable for up to four years, that is awarded to one incoming Biology major with unmet financial need. Students must be Kentucky residents, in the top 20% of their graduating class (if ranked), and have minimum ACT or converted SAT score of 26. Students choosing test-optional must have a minimum unweighted high school GPA of 3.0. In addition to the scholarship application, students must submit two letters of recommendation (one must be from a math or science teacher) and two essays of approximately 500 words. The topics of the essays are:
- Why have you chosen to pursue a biology degree?
- Describe your financial situation and the ways in which a scholarship from the Jewell Foundation will help fund your education.
Applications to the Jewell Scholarship are currently closed.
The Gertrude Flora Ribble Scholarship
For more information, please visit the program's webpage at: bio.as.uky.edu/scholarships/ribble-scholarship
Other Biology Resources
Undergraduate program financial aid and scholarships