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STEM Scholarships
Scholarship Website Award Requirements Deadline PG&E Employee Resource Group (ERG) Scholarship PG&E ERG $1,000-$6,000 High school graduate (or have GED certification), Primary residence that is a PG&E Customer in California, Planning to enroll to a university in Fall 25, See each ERG scholarship for other requirements. March 14th, 2025
PG&E Better Together STEM Scholarships PG&E $2,500-$10,000
High school graduate (or have GED certification), Primary residence that is a PG&E Customer in California, Planning to enroll to a university in Fall 25, Getting first undergrad degree, Eligible Majors (Engineering, Comsci, Cyber Security, Enviornmental Sciences, Math, Physics). March 22nd, 2025 Department of Defense SMART Scholarships DoD Can receive full tuition to any U.S. four-year instituiton US Citizen, 18 years old by Jan 2026, 3.0+ GPA, Pursuing a degree in STEM, Requesting 1-5 years of funding starting in Fall 25, Complete mandatory DoD summer internships, Post graduation service commitment as civilian employee for DoD. Opens Summer 2025
Cooke Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship Cooke up to $55,000/year Sophomore status at US community college, Fall 2025 enrollment, 3.5+ GPA, No previous enrollment at a four-year institution. Opens Fall 2025
Association for Women in Mathematics Student Essay Contest AWM Varies Undergraduate student, Write an essay for Undergraduate prompt. Opens Fall 2025
Hispanic Scholarship Fund HSF $500-$5,000 Must be of Hispanic heritage, UC Citizen, 3.0+ GPA, Submitted FAFSA, Planning to enroll full-time in a four-year institution 25-26. Opens Fall 2025 Rossmoor Foundation Scholarship RFS $3,500 Graduating student at LMC, Filed FAFSA/CADAA with an SAI of no more than $32,000, 3.0+ GPA minimum, Transfering to an accredited institution. Opens Fall 2025 Los Medanos College Foundation Scholarships LMC Varying amounts Currently enrolled at LMC for fall/spring, Minimum 2.0 GPA. Opens Fall 2025
Lenore McDonald Renewable Scholarship LMDRS $1,000 Minimum 2.5 GPA, Full-time student, Recieving FAFSA, Ages 17-23. Opens Fall 2025
American Chemical Society Scholars Program ACS $5,000/Year Chemistry related major, US Citizen, Hispanic/Indigenous/Pacific Islander/Native Hawaiian/African Decent, Full time student, 3.0+ GPA in Chemistry/Science. Opens Fall 2025
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Paid Internships by subject
- Astronomy
City Institution Subject Website Pay Eligibility Deadline Madison, WS University of Wisconsin, Madison Astronomy/Astrophysics Link $6,800/10 Weeks US Citizen, Women/minorities highly encouraged to apply. Opens Fall 2025 Ithaca, NY Cornell University Planetary Science/Solar System Exploration/Astrobiology/
Exoplanets/Radio, Infared, and
Submillimeter Astronomy/
Astronomical IntrumentationLink $6,000/10 Weeks US Citizen, Completed at least 1 year of academic training by June 2024. Opens Fall 2025 Westford, MA MIT Haystack Observatory Astronomy/Geospace Science/Geodesy/Satellites/
Engineering/RadarLink $6,200/10 Weeks US Citizen. Opens Fall 2025 Flagstaff, AZ Northern Arizona University Planetary Science/Astrogeology/
Stellar Astrophysics/
Intrumentation Work/Extragalactic ResearchLink $7,000/10 Weeks Undergraduate student, US Citizen. Opens Fall 2025 Ithaca, NY Cornell University Planetary Science/Solar System Exploration/Astrobiology/Exoplanets/Radio, Infared, and Submillimeter Astronomy/Astronomical Instrumentation Link $7,000/10 Weeks US Citizen, Undergraduate student, Must have completed one year of academics by June 2025, Graduating during or after Fall 25. Opens Fall 2025 Silicon Valley, CA SETI Institute Astronomy/Astrobiology/
Planetary ScienceLink $7,000/10 Weeks Undergraduate student, Completed freshman year of college, US Citizen. Opens Fall 2025 Varies Cal-Bridge Physics/Astronomy/Computer Science/Engineering/Computer Science Link $6,000/10 Weeks At least 18 years of age by the beginning of the program, Enrolled in either a CSU or a California Community College, Community college students in the process of transferring to a 4-year institution are eligible to apply. Opens Fall 2025 Other Resources:
- A mentoring program and workshop series for Bay Area community college women in physical sciences. The program is organized by graduate students and postdoctoral fellows from the departments of Astronomy, Chemistry, Earth & Planetary Sciences, and Physics at UC Berkeley. Current community college students are paired with a mentor with whom they will meet 2-3 times during the semester. In addition, we host two workshops each semester.
- Biology
City Institution Subject Website Pay Eligibility Deadline St. George's, Bermuda Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences/Arizona State University Marine Sciences Link TBA/12 Weeks US Citizen, 18+ Years old. May 31, 2025 San Francisco, CA California Academy of Sciences Phylogenetics/Molecular Techniques/Biodiversity/
Evolutionary Biology/Global Change/Natural SciencesLink $6,250/10 Weeks US Citizen, Undergraduate student. Opens Fall 2025 San Francisco University of California, San Francisco Biochemistry/Bioengineering/
Biomedical Sciences/Biophysics/
Cell Biology/Chemical Biology/
Stem Cell Biology/Epidemiology/Genetics/
Neuroscience/Pharmaceutical SciencesLink $5,000/10 Weeks Current undergraduate student that has completed 4 semesters prior to internship, US Citizen, Desire to pursue PhD in UCSF life/health sciences. Opens Fall 2025 New York City, NY American Museum of Natural History Paleontology/Genomics/
Population Biology/
Conservation Biology/Phylogenetics/
TaxonomyLink $6,000/10 Weeks US Citizen, Undergraduate Student, Highly encourages community college students. Opens Fall 2025 Varies National Park Service Ecology/Plant Sciences/Physical Sciences/Science Communication/Science Education/Astronomy Link $6,000/10 Weeks US Citizen, 18 years+, Must successfully pass federal background check, >4 AmeriCorps terms. Opens Fall 2025 Lisle, IL The Morton Arboretum Climate Change/Biodiversity/Ecology/Conservation/Plant Sciences Link $7,500/10 Weeks US Citizens, Currently undergraduate students. Opens Fall 2025 Riverside, CA University of California, Riverside Plant Biology/Pathogen Biology/Genetics/
Molecular BiologyLink $5,400/9 Weeks Undergraduate student, US Citizen. Opens Fall 2025 Catalina Island, CA/Los Angeles, CA University of Southern California Oceanography/Marine Science Link $6000/10 Weeks US Citizen, Undergraduate student. Opens Fall 2025 Boyce, VA University of Virginia Ecology/Evolution Link $7,000/10 Weeks US Citizen, Undergraduate student who will be enrolled in college after the program as well. Opens Fall 2025 Los Angeles, CA Statewide California Earthquake Center Earthquake Sciences/Paleoseismic Investigation/Geology Link $6,500/8-10 Weeks First time undergraduate student, US Citizen. Opens Fall 2025 San Diego, CA UC San Diego: Scripps Institution of Oceanography Marine Sciences/Biology/
Earth/Oceans/AtmosphereLink $8,000/10 Weeks US Citizen, Minorities/nontraditional students encouraged to apply.
Opens Fall 2025 Tucson, AZ The University of Arizona Enviornmental Sciences/Earth Systems Sciences Link $6,000/10 Weeks Students majoring in Enviornmental related sciences, Undergraduate students, US Citizens. Opens Fall 2025 Las Vegas, NV University of Nevada, Las Vegas Evolution/Genetics Link $5,850/9 Weeks Undergraduate student majoring in a STEM major, Minimum of 2.75 GPA, US Citizen, 18 years old. Opens Fall 2025 Urbana Champagne, IL University of Illinois Microbial Interaction/Food Sciences/Agricultural Sciences/Enviornmental Sciences Link $7,000/10 Weeks Current community college student, US Citizen, 18 years old, Recommended: Completed General Biology or Microbiology, and Chemistry courses. Opens Fall 2025 Other Resources:
- BioMADE’s 12-week mentorship program will introduce students to the field of bioindustrial manufacturing, help prepare them for potential careers, give them opportunities to learn from those in the field, and more. Participating as a mentee will be a rewarding way to inspire and attract diverse talent into the growing bioindustrial manufacturing field. Spring 2025 Applications are due March 21st, 2025.
- Chemistry
City Institution Subject Website Pay Eligibility Deadline Los Angeles, CA University of Southern California Drug Synthesis/
Nanostructure Development/
Catalysis in Energy Research/Biochemistry/Protein InvestigationLink TBA/10 Weeks US Citizen, Completed one year of an undergraduate program Opens Fall 2025 Ithica, NY Cornell University Transition Metal Oxides/Chalcogenides/Materials Science/Electron Microscopy Link TBA/10 Weeks US Citizen Opens Fall 2025 Other Resources:
- A mentoring program and workshop series for Bay Area community college women in physical sciences. The program is organized by graduate students and postdoctoral fellows from the departments of Astronomy, Chemistry, Earth & Planetary Sciences, and Physics at UC Berkeley. Current community college students are paired with a mentor with whom they will meet 2-3 times during the semester. In addition, we host two workshops each semester.
- Computer Science
City Institution Subject Website Pay Eligibility Deadline Claremont, CA Harvey Mudd College Machine Learning/Data Analysis/Visual Cognition/Python Coding Link $6,200/10 Weeks US Citizen, 18 years old, Undergraduate student. Opens Fall 2025 Berkeley, CA University of California, Berkeley Artificial Intelligence/
Computational Biology/Robotics/
Database Management/
Energy/Human-Computer Interaction/
Nano Electro Mechanical Systems/Programming/
SecurityLink $5,000/10 Weeks US Citizen, Rising Juniors/Seniors, Upper division course work in Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences, Minimum GPA of 3.0. Opens Fall 2025 Other Resources:
- They offer free 10-week sessions focused on coding, cybersecurity, interviewing, web development, etc. And courses are free!
- Code the Dream offers free intensive training in software development to people from diverse low-income backgrounds through our free code school, CTD Learns.
- A free, intro-coding course from Stanford University with thousands of teachers. Learn the first half of Stanford's intro to Python course, CS106A. Class starts 21st April 2025. Student applications due 9th April 2025.
- Engineering
City Institution Subject Website Pay Eligibility Deadline Ames, IA Iowa State University Bioengineering/Biological Materials and Processes Link $5,000/10 Weeks US Citizen, Undergraduate student, Highly encourage community college students
Opens Fall 2025 La Jolla, CA University of California, San Diego Enviornmental Engineering/Archaeological Investigation Technologies Link $5,000/10 Weeks US Citizen (for funding to be covered), Undergraduate student.
Opens Fall 2025 Fort Collins, CO/Berkeley, CA Colorado State University Lasers/Photonics/
EUV Light/Nanotechnology/
Molecular Photophysics/X-Ray DynamicsLink TBA/10 Weeks US Citizen, Minimum GPA of 2.8, Rising Sophomore/Junior/Senior
Opens Fall 2025 Nashville, TN Vanderbilt University Engineering/Nanoscience/Nanotechnology Link $7,000/10 Weeks US Citizen.
Opens Fall 2025
Pomona, CA Cal Poly Pomona Dynamics and Control of UAVs/Obstacle and Collision Avoidance/Machine Learning/Artificial Intelligence/Computer Vision/Flight Test/Aircraft Link $6,000/10 Weeks US Citizen, Minimum of 3.0 GPA, Undergraduate student Opens Fall 2025 Berkeley, CA UC Berkeley Engineering Link $4000/9 Weeks Enrolled in California community college, Minimum 3.0 GPA in STEM courses, Completed 2 semesters of Calculus, Completed three science/engineering courses, Returning to California community college in Fall 2025, Applying for transfer in Fall 2025, 18 Years old. Opens Fall 2025 Philadelphia, PA Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Injury Science/Injury Prevention Technology Link $6,000/10 Weeks US Citizen, 3.0+ GPA, One year of college completed by June 25, Graduating after August 25.
Opens Fall 2025
San Francisco, CA San Francisco State University Robotics/AI/Human-Robot Interaction/Edge Computing/Sustainable Energy/Seismic Engineering/Cyber-Physical Systems/Assistive Technologies Link $4,000/8 Weeks US Citizen, Enrolled in a STEM relevant program in California Community College, At least 18 years old by start date.
Opens Fall 2025
Corvallis, OR Oregon State University Robotics/Multi-Robot Coordination/
Manufacturing/Human-Robot InteractionLink $7,000/10 Weeks US Citizen, Minimum 3.0 GPA, Personal Health Insurance, Enrollment in accredited institution by Fall 2025
Opens Fall 2025 - Math
City Institution Subject Website Pay Eligibility Deadline San Bernardino, CA California State University, San Bernardino Knot Theory/
Differential GeometryLink $4,800/8 Weeks US Citizen, Undergraduate student. Opens Fall 2025 Corvallis, OR Oregon State University Partition Theory/
Modular Forms/
Combinatorics/Number Theory/Analysis/
ComputationLink $3,600/6 Weeks US Citizen, Undergraduate student. Opens Fall 2025 San Diego, CA San Diego State University Rings/Monoids/
Factorization/Fundamental Theorem of ArithmeticLink $4,000/8 Weeks US Citizen, Undergraduate student majoring in a mathematics related major. Opens Fall 2025 - Physics
City Institution Subject Website Pay Eligibility Deadline Birmingham, AL University of Alabama, Birmingham Physics/Chemistry/Materials Science/Biomedical Engineering Link $6,000/10 Weeks US Citizens, Undergraduate student. April 10, 2025 Davis, CA University of California, Davis Condensed Matter/Computational Physics/Complex Systems/Nuclear Physics/Experimental Particle Physics/Theoretical Particle Physics/Precision Measurement/Astrophysics Link $6,000/10 Weeks US Citizen, High school graduate but no B.A. or B.S., Preferrably has taken one year of Calculus-based introductory Physics. Opens Fall 2025 Manhattan, KS Kansas State University Interactions of Matter/Light/Optical Physics/Atomic Physics/High Energy Physics/Biological Matter Link $6,000/10 Weeks US Citizen, Undergraduate student. Opens Fall 2025 Other Resources:
- A mentoring program and workshop series for Bay Area community college women in physical sciences. The program is organized by graduate students and postdoctoral fellows from the departments of Astronomy, Chemistry, Earth & Planetary Sciences, and Physics at UC Berkeley. Current community college students are paired with a mentor with whom they will meet 2-3 times during the semester. In addition, we host two workshops each semester.
- PreMed
City Institution Subject Website Pay Eligibility Deadline Sacramento, CA California Department for Public Health Public Health/Health Science/Health Informatics/Computer Science/Physical Science/Psychology Link $4,000/14 Weeks Enrolled in a UEI-affiliated school(Like LMC!), Community college and undergrad students taking at least 6 semester units, Have eligibility to work in US, DACA and international students eligible to apply! April 7th, 2025 Los Angeles, CA University of California, Los Angeles Pre-Med/Pre-Dental Link $2,000/6 Weeks US Citizen, Freshman/Sophomore in college, Minimum GPA of 2.5. Opens Fall 2025 New York City, NY Columbia University Irving Medical Center Public Health/
Biomedical ScienceLink TBA/8 Weeks Completed at least two years of college, US Citizen, Minimum GPA of 2.7, Minorities encouraged to apply. Opens Fall 2025 Palo Alto, CA Stanford School of Medicine Medicine/Science/Medical Science Link TBA/7-12 Weeks Attending Bay Area Community College, 18 years old. Opens Fall 2025