September 4, 2007
Oakton Wins $580K National Science Foundation Grant
Oakton Community College is the recipient of a National Science Foundation grant worth nearly $600,000 - the second major NSF award the College has received in the past year. The Scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (S-STEM) grant provides $580,550 over five years to "APEX Scholars," full-time math, engineering, science, and technology students who demonstrate financial need.
In October 2006, Oakton received nearly $1 million from the NSF for a five-year program to encourage college and high school students to major in STEM studies.
In addition to covering expenses up to the estimated annual cost of attending Oakton, the new grant provides "APEX Plus" scholarships for students to continue their STEM studies at four-year institutions. The grant also provides one-time, $500 "APEX Incentive" scholarships for STEM students who do not qualify as APEX Scholars. Eighty-five percent of the total grant goes to student scholarships, which will be available beginning in the fall 2008 semester.
John Carzoli, chair of Oakton's physical sciences department and associate professor of physics, is the project investigator. He was assisted in winning the NSF grant by Gloria Liu, coordinator for the Center for Promoting STEM; Gregory James, dean of students; and Cary Schawel, professor of student development in the mathematics and technologies division.
For more information, contact the Office of College Advancement at 847-635-1806.
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