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April Schermann STEM Scholarship

Thanks to a gift from Ms. April Schermann, an ISU alumna and local STEM teacher, the April Schermann STEM provides a $1,500 scholarship to a deserving STEM major at ISU. Students must have completed the FAFSA in order to be eligible for this scholarship.

Congratulations to our 2024 Scholars, London Morris and Lylia Gomez!

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London is an Information Technology major and created the registered student organization, Black Women in STEM ISU, which serves as "a support group for underrepresented women of color pursuing careers in STEM fields, providing a space for encouragement and networking." 

 

 

 

 

 

Lylia Gomez 2024 ScholarLylia is a Biophysics major, a mathematics minor, and the president of Physics Club. She also serves as a peer mentor to early physics majors. She strives to "personally reach out to students from underrepresented groups to make sure they feel welcome and ... [like] they belong and that their voices are heard."

Eligibility

To be eligible for the scholarship, applicants must:

  1. be majoring in an undergraduate degree program in one of the following academic units:
    • Department of Agriculture
    • School of Biological Sciences
    • Department of Chemistry
    • Department of Geography, Geology, & the Environment
    • Department of Health Sciences
    • School of Information Technology
    • Department of Mathematics
    • Department of Physics
    • Department of Technology
  2. be a current sophomore, junior, or senior at ISU
  3. have a minimum GPA of 3.0
  4. demonstrate financial need
  5. demonstrate sophisticated understanding of the importance of women in STEM disciplines
  6. not have received the April Schermann STEM Scholarship prior to this application
  7. submit a complete application by 11:59 p.m. on October 1

Application Details

The scholarship application will request the following information:

  1. Name, @ilstu.edu email, UID 
  2. Current cumulative GPA
  3. Major
  4. Student Aid Report (SAR), which is a summary of the information you provided on your FAFSA form.
    • To download your SAR, log in to fafsa.gov with your FSA ID by selecting "Log In" and proceeding to the student role. Once on the "My FAFSA" page, scroll down to select "View SAR." At the top of the page, there is an option to "Download or Print SAR." Download your SAR as a PDF and then upload it in your application.
  5. Explanation of extenuating financial circumstances
  6. Application essay (300-500 words) describing the importance of women being fully represented in STEM disciplines and any outreach or advocacy the applicant has engaged in to make STEM fields more equitable and diverse.

The 2025 application will open on September 1, 2025.