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    Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Scholars (STEMS) Program

    Beginning in January 2024, the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Scholars (STEMS) Program will provide scholarship funds, up to $10,000 per student per academic year, for students in non-clinical/healthcare STEM fields with demonstrated unmet financial need.

    Scholarship applications will be available here September 2023.

    This program, funded through a $1.5 million grant from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Scholarship in STEM program in 2023, seeks to increase the number of qualified STEM majors entering graduate school and/or the STEM work force.

    The STEMS Program aims to assist STEM majors in completing their degree by providing scholarships along with research-based support practices, including:

    • A first-year STEM Success Seminar course
    • Career path assistance
    • Faculty mentoring
    • Opportunities for undergraduate research involvement
    • Professional development
    • Internship and graduate school opportunities

    STEM Success Seminar

    This seminar course (STEM 1000) is offered every fall and spring semester on the Gainesville and Dahlonega campuses and is open to all students at UNG.

    Course Description

    • One Credit Hour
    • Prerequisite: None

    This seminar course is designed to provide information necessary to help students make informed decisions about their major and career aspirations in Science, Engineering, Technology, and Mathematics (STEM) fields as well as with the knowledge and skills necessary to succeed in that major. Information regarding careers in STEM fields, resources that are available to STEM majors as well as many opportunities to learn about and acquire skills needed to succeed in a STEM field will be provided. 

    Course Objectives

    All students will have the opportunity to:

    • Learn and practice academic and professional skills necessary for successful completion of a STEM degree and entry into the STEM workforce and/or graduate school.
    • Learn about UNG’s support services for students.
    • Learn about different STEM fields and career opportunities within those fields.
    • Learn how to use appropriate resources to research scientific questions and problems.
    • Learn how to implement and apply the skills and knowledge gained from this seminar in their upcoming STEM courses.

    STEMS in the News

    Jessica Nix, an S-STEM Scholar, looking into a microscope

    $1.5M NSF grant provides STEM scholarships

    A six-year National Science Foundation grant of almost $1.5 million will support scholarships and research opportunities for UNG STEM students.

    How a $1.5M grant will help lower-income students at UNG

    The University of North Georgia was recently awarded a six-year $1.5 million grant from the National Science Foundation, which will allow lower-income students to earn scholarships toward degrees in science, technology, engineering and mathematics. 

    National Science Foundation

    National Science Foundation Award Abstract

    Integrative approaches to advancing retention, engagement, and graduation in STEM students across a multi-campus open-access institution

    STEMS Program Team

    Principal Investigator (PI)

    Natalie Hyslop
    Natalie Hyslop, Ph.D.Profile page

    Professor, Biology

    Principal Investigator, STEM Scholars Program

    Phone678-717-3538

    Office locationScience, Engineering, Tech, 160, Gainesville

    Area(s) of Expertise: Wildlife Ecology, Conservation and Management, Herpetology, Population Ecology (Advising Area of Expertise: Biology)

    Co-Principal Investigators (co-PI)

    April Nelms
    April Nelms, Ph.D.Profile page

    Associate Dean for the College of Education and Professor

    Phone706-864-1672

    Office locationNewton Oakes Center, 124A, Dahlonega

    John Holliday
    John HollidayProfile page

    Professor, Mathematics

    Phone706-864-1812

    Office locationDunlap Hall, 214A, Dahlonega

    Area(s) of Expertise: The Theory of Graphs and Directed Graphs, Number Theory, Cryptography

    John Leyba
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    Dean of the College of Science & Mathematics

    Phone706-864-1958

    Office locationHealth and Natural Sciences, 404, Dahlonega

    Area(s) of Expertise: Nuclear Chemistry, Physical Chemistry, Fast Chemical Separations and Quantification, Rapid Complex Matrix Dissolutions, Sample Dissolutions Using Green Methodologies, Trace Element Detection Using Total Reflection X-Ray Fluorescence Techniques, Radiochemical Analyses, Alpha Spectroscopy, and Gamma Ray Spectroscopy

    Linda Purvis
    Linda Purvis, Ph.D. Profile page

    Assistant Professor, Biology

    Phone678-696-2683

    Office locationScience, Engineering, Tech, 115, Gainesville

    Area(s) of Expertise: Poultry Science, Infectious Diseases, Virology, Immunology (Advising Area of Expertise: Poultry, Agriculture)

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