Choose Ohio First Scholarships 

Tri-C is a partner with several four year institutions in the Ohio Board of Regents CHOOSE OHIO FIRST SCHOLARSHIPS. For more details visit the COF web page: http://www.uso.edu/opportunities/partnership/chooseohio1st

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Diversifying Ohio in STEM
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• Diversifying Ohio in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics” (DO-STEM), is a program that will stimulate and diversify STEM postsecondary education in Ohio.
• The goal of DO-STEM is to increase the number of Cuyahoga Community College and Central State University students who are pursuing and earning STEM degrees.
• The project targets students who, due to financial reasons but demonstrating academic ability, may not attend college. These students will begin their post-secondary education at Cuyahoga Community College and complete their undergraduate and graduate studies at Central State University in STEM-related courses of study.
• Activities include focused recruiting to targeted Cleveland Municipal School District high school seniors with tuition-only scholarship packages up to $3,500 per year.
• Accepted students will be dually enrolled at Cuyahoga Community College and Central State University during their freshman and sophomore years.
• A portion of the scholarship may be used to provide tuition for summer developmental courses.
• For program information, contact Terry.Butler@tri-c.edu

Student Success in Mathematics
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Eligible Majors

• Student Success in Mathematics is a collaborative scholarship initiative which, in addition to CSU, includes CWRU, Tri-C, Kent State University, University of Akron and Youngstown State, along with high schools in eleven school districts and two community organizations (Cleveland Scholarship Program and SMART Consortium).
• The objective is to increase the number of North East Ohio students interested in becoming STEM majors by working collaboratively to strengthen the mathematical preparation of first year students, thus increasing the number of Ohio students successfully pursuing and graduating with STEM degrees.
• The project targets students whose mathematical preparation is such that they perform well in high school, but they are not completely prepared for entry-level STEM-track mathematics at the postsecondary level.
• For program information, contact Sonja.Thomas@Tri-C.edu

Choose Ohio First Engaged Scholarship Program in Bioscience and Healthcare
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Eligible Majors

• Bioscience and Healthcare Choose Ohio First Scholarship responds to the emerging labor market needs in the North East Ohio region by providing scholarships for students pursuing their education in these two areas.
• The program purpose is to increase the number of Ohio students who will be prepared to address the challenges in bioscience as well as the long-term goal to provide training that will lead to and entrepreneurial-minded workforce in the Science, Technology, Math and Medicine (STEMM) disciplines.
• This project targets students in the biological sciences and health care fields.
• The project will prepare graduates by providing engaged learning (research and internship opportunities) and exposure activities to science entrepreneurship.
• For program information, contact Geza.Varhegyi@tri-c.edu or Sandy.Robinson@tri-c.edu

Ohio’s Integrated Science Training for Northeast Ohio’s Future Biomedical and Biotechnology Workforce
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Eligible Majors

• This collaborative scholarship program helps enhance access to higher education for first generation students and students from groups currently under-represented in the sciences.
• The program intent is to improve student training in academic areas highly relevant to biomedicine and biotechnology, aid the transfer of students from two year colleges to and KSU will be further strengthened. To ensure a smooth transition from the respective two year college to KSU, a six-week summer bridge course will be offered.
• This program will be tailored to the needs of this group of students and will review key concepts required for a successful start in the junior year.
• KSU will also offer a junior year Science Learning Community for transfer students, which will have the same program features as an existing Sophomore Science Learning Community.
• For program information, contact Ross.Santell@tri-c.edu

Improving STEM Teacher Preparations: A Long Term Investment (D-STEM)
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• The Discovery STEM (D-STEM) Teacher Preparations initiative invests in quality education for prospective practicing K-12 STEM teachers at the undergraduate and graduate levels.
• This scholarship program targets underrepresented minority and economically disadvantaged student populations interested in pursuing a teaching career in one or more of the following STEM disciplines: Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry, Earth Sciences, and Physics.
• The program will provide learning experiences that support and encourage students to become STEM teachers.
• Scholarship recipients will be engaged in teaching experiences, seminars and other professional learning experiences– online included – that support their experience as student teachers.
• For program information, contact Carol.Franklin@tri-c.edu