APEX Scholars

The National Science Foundation awarded Oakton Community College with a S-STEM Grant (DUE 072843) to provide scholarships for talented full-time science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) students who demonstrate financial need. This scholarship is intended to help students who might be unable to be a full-time student without additional financial support. Depending on the financial need and mathematics background, APEX Scholars may receive up to $8,000 per year. Students who have previously received this scholarship may be eligible for $1,000 or $2,000 per year while attending a four-year school full-time and majoring in STEM.

Due date has been extended until Dec. 4.

Number of applications
received for 2009-2010: 34

Number of awards to date: 22

Average award: $1,600 per semester per student

Amount still available: approx.$50,000

Are you eligible for the APEX Scholarship? Answer the following questions to determine your initial eligibility.

1. What is your citizenship status?

U.S. Citizen

Permanent Resident (Green Card)

Refugee

Other

2. What is your mathematics background?

Placement into MAT250 or higher

Took and successfully passed MAT149 or higher

Placed into or will be taking MAT149 in fall, 2009

Other

3. What is your English background?

Placed into EGL101 or higher

Took and successfully passed EGL101 or higher

Other

4. What is your interest? (If you have not received your undergraduate degree, what will be your undergraduate major?)

Biological Sciences	Physical Sciences, including physics, chemistry, astronomy, and materials science	Mathematical Sciences	Computer and Information Sciences
Geosciences	Engineering	Technology areas associated with the preceding fields (for example, biotechnology, chemical technology, engineering technology, information technology, etc.)	Non-Clinical Experimental Psychology
Social Sciences	Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy, or other clinical professional health care fields	Humanities	Arts
Other

5. What degree or certificate do you seek?

Associates	Certificate	Bachelors
Masters	Doctorate	Not seeking degree/certificate
Please specify your degree or certificate major:

6. If you have previously applied for FAFSA, were you ever awarded financial assistance?

Yes

Never applied for FAFSA before

7. Will you be able to attend Oakton full-time in fall, 2009, if you were awarded the scholarship?

Yes

8. Please tell us about yourself.

First Name:		Last Name:
E-Mail:

Application (PDF with faculty recommendation or at the Office of Student Financial Assistance) will be accepted starting February 1, 2009 extended until Dec. 4 , 2009.