About the Program

The Science and Math Mentoring Scholarship Program (SaMMS) is a National Science Foundation-funded program that awards scholarships of up to $10,000 per year to students who demonstrate financial need as described by the FAFSA. The program will give scholars the opportunity to be mentored by a faculty member within their department and participate in program activities on academic, professional and personal development.

Eligibility

Applicants must demonstrate financial need by qualifying for a Federal Pell Grant, as determined by completing the FAFSA, and have a declared major in the Departments of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Mathematics, or Physics. The minimum GPA is 2.7. Eligible degrees are:

• Atmospheric Science B.S.
• Earth Science B.A.
• Environmental Sciences B.S.
• Geology B.S.
• Geophysics B.S.
• Mathematics B.A.
• Mathematics B.S.
• Physics B.A.
• Physics B.S.

Program Team

• PI: Dr. Daniel Hauptvogel, Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
• Co-PI: Dr. Donna Stokes, Department of Physics
• Co-PI: Dr. Donna Pattison, Department of Biology and Biochemistry
• Program Evaluator: Dr. Cheryl Craig, Texas A&M University

Questions

Contact Dr. Daniel Hauptvogel, dwhauptvogel@uh.edu.