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.

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
Opportunities for undergraduate research involvement

Faculty mentoring
Professional development
Internship and graduate school opportunities

Apply Today!

En Español

Tip: You may use Google Translate (located at the bottom right of this page) to view this content in any other language.

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 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, Ph.D.Profile page

Professor, Biology

Principal Investigator, STEM Scholars Program

678-717-3538

Science, 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, Ph.D.Profile page

Associate Dean for the College of Education and Professor

706-864-1672

Newton Oakes Center, 124A, Dahlonega

John HollidayProfile page

Professor, Mathematics

706-864-1812

Dunlap Hall, 214A, Dahlonega

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

John LeybaProfile page

Dean of the College of Science & Mathematics

706-864-1958

Health 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, Ph.D. Profile page

Assistant Professor, Biology

678-696-2683

Science, Engineering, Tech, 115, Gainesville

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

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