Federal Grant Award Summary

Saint Anselm College received a $1.87M Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Undergraduate Education under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076), awarded May 15, 2026, to implement the "STEM Journeys—From College to Career" initiative. The project will provide annual scholarships averaging $15,000 to 30 undergraduate scholars and 10 graduate scholars pursuing degrees in biology, biochemistry, chemistry, computer science, environmental science, mathematics, and physics across three New Hampshire institutions: Saint Anselm College, the University of New Hampshire, and all New Hampshire Community Colleges. Awards will support eligible scholars for up to five years through the project completion date of April 30, 2032.

In addition to direct financial aid, the grant funds comprehensive student support services designed to enhance retention and degree completion. Products and services include faculty and peer mentoring, transitional summer programming, peer tutoring, learning communities, graduate mentoring, enhanced advising, paid summer research experiences and internships, and STEM career preparation activities. The initiative emphasizes building strong scholar cohorts through peer and alumni networking activities to address the national workforce need for well-educated scientists, mathematicians, engineers, and technicians from economically disadvantaged backgrounds with demonstrated financial need.