• Applicants must demonstrate merit through academic achievements, leadership and campus/community activities
• Applicants must be pursuing a science, technology, engineering or math degree
• Applicants must have an overall minimum GPA of 3.0 or higher on a 4.0 scale for merit-based scholarships.  Applicants may have a minimum 2.5 GPA for non-merit-based donor scholarships.
• Applicants must be of Hispanic descent and/or must demonstrate significant leadership or service within the underserved community
• Applicants may be enrolled full-time or part-time at the time of application and the time of the scholarship award
• Applicants must be enrolled in a STEM or health-related undergraduate or graduate program for the upcoming fall semester, at an accredited 2-yr or 4-yr college/university in the U.S. or its territories. 
• If you have already earned a bachelor's degree and are seeking support for another bachelor's degree OR you have already earned a master's degree and are seeking support for another master's degree OR you have already earned a doctoral degree and are seeking support for another doctoral degree, you are ineligible to apply to this scholarship program.

AWARDS:

• A merit-based scholarship ranging in amounts from $500 to $5,000 or a non-merit based scholarship ranging from $500 – $1,000.         
• Listing in the GMiS Scholars press release
• Transportation support to the annual GMiS Conference, where Scholars are presented with their scholarship by the sponsor. The 2023 GMiS Conference is scheduled to be hosted in Pasadena, CA.. Scholars will be provided travel beginning TBD.