Choose Ohio First STEM Scholars Program | Baldwin Wallace University

Students in the Baldwin Wallace University STEM Scholars Program are part of an innovative, proven success program that prepares them for careers in science, technology, engineering, mathematics (STEM). BW's STEM Scholars receive holistic support and are twice as likely to graduate with a STEM degree and do so within four years. Applications are open for fall 2020 for first-year and transfer students. Scholarship details and application directions are below.

The Choose Ohio First Scholarship is designed to significantly strengthen Ohio's competitiveness within STEMM disciplines and STEMM education. Choose Ohio First awards competitive scholarship funding. Designated Choose Ohio First programs:

Integrate with regional economies and meet statewide educational needs
Facilitate the completion of baccalaureate degrees in cost effective manners
Recruit underrepresented STEMM student groups including women and students of color

Choose Ohio First funds higher education and business collaborations that will have the most impact on Ohio's position in world markets such as aerospace, medicine, computer technology and alternative energy. These collaborations will ultimately produce substantive improvements to the pipeline of STEMM graduates and STEMM educators in Ohio. Choose Ohio First is part of a strategic effort to bolster Ohio's economic strength by ensuring a ready workforce for STEMM-Related industries.

Why BW STEM?

Round-the-clock access to bench space and equipment offers remarkable laboratory and research experiences.
The BW cadaver lab offers a hands-on approach that gives students a distinctive advantage when applying to professional and graduate schools.
BW’s neuroscience program, an interdisciplinary study unifying biology, psychology and chemistry, has been recognized by the International Society for Neuroscience.
Computer science students often secure internships as soon as the summer following their first year at BW.
Academic student organizations in all STEM-related areas provide social support, career related experiences, and opportunities to learn from professionals and alumni.
Faculty members are committed to engaging students directly in significant research projects.

Why be a STEM Scholar?

STEM scholars:

Join a supportive community of STEM students with similar interests
Receive one-on-one support from a STEM success coach
Develop valuable professional and social connections
Work with a STEM success coach to identify and apply for scholarships and internships
Participate in exclusive STEM programming based on students’ interests
Receive priority consideration for the STEM Living Learning Community in Carmel Hall
Maintain good academic standing and earn a satisfactory GPA (at least a 3.0 GPA for freshmen)
Are twice as likely to graduate with a STEM degree in four years!

Choose Ohio First Scholarships

The Ohio Department of Higher Education (ODHE) has granted Baldwin Wallace University funds to award annual, renewable $5,000 Choose Ohio First scholarships to:

Incoming first-year students who are Ohio residents and pursuing majors in computer science (and related majors business information systems, cybersecurity analyst, digital media and design: interactive design, and software engineering).
Incoming transfer students, who are Ohio residents coming to BW from two-year institutions and pursuing majors in biology, chemistry, computer science (and related majors business information systems, cybersecurity analyst, digital media and design: interactive design, and software engineering) pure mathematics, neuroscience, and physics.
Incoming first-year students who are Ohio residents and pursuing careers in primary care medicine and majoring in public health through BW's Primary Healthcare Advancement Program (PHAP).

Students can be enrolled full time or part time. See below for additional details on these scholarships.

Choose Ohio First Scholarships: First-Year Students

Applicants must be Ohio residents with a minimum high school GPA of 3.0 and plan to begin their enrollment at BW in the fall 2020 semester, pursuing one of the following majors:

Computer science (and related majors business information systems, cybersecurity analyst, digital media and design: interactive design, and software engineering).
Public health through BW's Primary Healthcare Advancement Program (PHAP).

Complete applications and recommendations are reviewed on a rolling basis. The priority consideration deadline is March 15, and the final deadline is April 15.

Choose Ohio First Scholarships: Transfer Students

Transfer STEM Scholarship applications and nomination forms are reviewed on a rolling basis. The priority consideration deadline is May 15, and the final deadline is July 15.

By being a part of the STEM Scholars Program, transfer students will integrate into the classrooms, laboratories and culture of Baldwin Wallace University and complete a bachelor's degree in a STEM field in as little as four semesters — through success coaching and professional development events designed to ease this transition.

This is a competitive, two-year scholarship for transfer students planning to major in a STEM area (see Choose Ohio First Scholarships tab above). Applicants must be Ohio residents with a minimum college GPA of 3.0 and have earned (or will be earning) an associate degree from a regionally accredited two-year institution and who plan to begin their enrollment at BW in the fall semester 2020.

Contact Us

Please contact us to learn more about the STEM Scholars Program!

Katie Adkins, M.Ed., Program Manager
stem@bw.edu, (440) 826-3408