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S 3830 111th Congress Senate Education Advisory bodies Education programs funding Higher education Science and engineering education Student aid and college costs

US-STEM Act

Introduced: September 23, 2010 Introduced by: Gillibrand, Kirsten E. Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Sep 23, 2010
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Undergraduate Scholarship Awards in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics Act or US-STEM Act - Requires the Director of the National Science Foundation (NSF) to award merit scholarships covering students' final two years of undergraduate studies in science, technology, engineering, or mathematics at four-year institutions of higher education.

Restricts scholarship eligibility to students: (1) from families whose taxable income for 2010 did not exceed $75,000, adjusted annually thereafter for inflation; and (2) who maintain at least a 3.0 grade point average, on a scale of 4.0.

Allows the Director to award up to 2,500 scholarships each year.

Requires the Director to establish an advisory board for the scholarship program.

What's happening now September 23, 2010

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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