First year students who confirm to Miami and meet eligibility requirements will be selected based on their application for admission to the university. Selected students will receive an invitation to participate in the STEMM Scholars Program.
Upper class and transfer students may have the opportunity to enroll in STEMM Scholars when there are open seats in the program.
NOTE: Students selected for Miami’s LSAMP Program are ineligible for STEMM Scholars.
This is a competitive program, so seats will be limited.
To be eligible for the STEMM Scholars Program, students must:
The STEMM Scholars Living Learning Community will be restricted to the STEMM Scholars Program in the College of Arts and Science and will focus on science, technology, equity in public health, and medicine (and health pre-professionals). All incoming first-year students in STEMM Scholars are required to live in the STEMM Scholars FYRE LLC.
This community (LLC) provides students with opportunities to explore and engage in undergraduate research experiences, learn about resources on campus related to undergraduate research, and participate in team-based exploratory projects under the guidance of research-active faculty.
Students will also participate in activities in the residence hall that complement the STEMM Scholars overall program to assist with their transition to college and enhance academic success. Students in STEMM Scholars may request non-STEMM Scholars as roommates in the STEMM Scholars FYRE LLC.
Once admitted to the University, all incoming first-year students that have been accepted and confirmed participation in the STEMM Scholars Program will be automatically enrolled into the STEMM Scholars LLC by the STEMM program director.
The LEADS Institute is an Academic Excellence and Leadership Accelerator launched in 2021 by the College of Arts and Science whose mission is to accelerate students' successful transition to and in college, and strengthen their potential to become competitive candidates for graduate and professional school or competitive employment opportunities.
The institute's goal is to better address high-achieving diverse students' academic, professional, cultural and social interests, and enhance their experiences and sense of belonging in the college and university.
The Dean’s STEMM Scholars Program is the inaugural STEM student success program from the LEADS Institute that targets high achieving first-year students with an interest in Science, Technology, Public Health, Mathematics, and Medicine/Healthcare majors.
Purpose: To support the successful transition to and success in college
Goal: To better address diverse students' academic, professional, cultural and social interests, and enhance their experiences and sense of belonging in the collegeSTEMM Scholars Program student participants will have access to the following resources and benefits:
A pre-semester program is a summer educational and transitional experience that takes place before the normal start of classes of a student’s first semester at Miami.
STEMM Scholars will participate in Koschik and Hara Summer Bridge to Success Bootcamp and MADEatMiami pre-semester programs only. Please do not plan to participate in any other pre-semester program.
Undergraduate research is performed by college students who have not yet received their bachelor's degree. It can start as early as the first year in college. Undergraduate research takes place in all departments at Miami University. Some undergraduate research takes place in on-campus laboratories under supervision. Research also takes place in the many centers, institutes, and museums housed at Miami University.
Undergraduate research is directed early on by faculty or graduate students as younger students learn specific laboratory requirements for using machines and documenting results. Junior- and senior-level students may get to devise their own research under the direction of a Miami faculty or Ph.D. student.
Summer and Winter Term field research and on-campus opportunities are also available (through an application process).
Participation in undergraduate research has been shown to benefit students in several ways:
ASMA is an undergraduate pre-professional organization based in the College of Arts and Science (CAS) whose mission is to bridge the gap between diverse students with primary majors in CAS and business and innovative startups by providing opportunities and resources necessary for students to achieve their professional and academic goals.
STEMM Scholars will also have the opportunity to participate in CAS multicultural, affinity, and special interest student organizations to further build community, serve as student leaders, organize academic and career events, and engage in service-learning opportunities.
The LEADS Institute is an Academic Excellence and Leadership Accelerator in the College of Arts and Science that provides innovative, high-touch and comprehensive student-success programming to accelerate talented students' successful transition to and in college and strengthen their potential to become competitive candidates for graduate and professional school or competitive employment opportunities.
Contact Carolyn Craig (craigcs@MiamiOH.edu) for general inquiries about the LEADS Institute
