Funded by a National Science Foundation grant, the NexSTEM Program awards Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) scholarships to talented Illinois State University (ISU), and Illinois Wesleyan University (IWU) applicants with significant financial need and pairs this financial support with mentoring and academic supports. NOTE: Given the timeline of the NexSTEM grant, we are now solely focusing our efforts on recruiting 4th year STEM majors who are enrolled at IWU or ISU. Applications are by invitation only.