Recipients of the Post-9/11 GI Bill or the Fry Scholarship who are running out of education benefits, but who are pursuing a degree or professional training in a STEM-related field or teaching, may qualify for additional benefits by applying for an Edith Nourse Rogers STEM Scholarship, or Rogers Scholarship, from the Department of Veterans Affairs.
What Is the Rogers Scholarship?
The Rogers Scholarship offers up to nine additional months of Post-9/11 GI Bill benefits to eligible veterans and dependents for an additional maximum payout of $30,000.
Health-care training counts under the program, as does teacher training, for those with a college degree in a STEM field (science, technology, engineering or math).
Not all applicants receive a scholarship. VA prioritizes those with 100% coverage under the Post-9/11 GI Bill and those with the most time left to complete their degree.
Who Is Eligible for the Rogers Scholarship?
You may be eligible for this scholarship if you're currently enrolled in an undergraduate STEM degree program or if you have a STEM degree and you're working toward a teaching certification.
If you're working toward a STEM degree, you must:
- Be enrolled in an eligible undergraduate STEM degree program that requires at least 120 standard semester credit hours (or 180 quarter credit hours) to complete, and
- Have completed at least 60 standard credit hours (or 90 quarter credit hours) toward your degree, and
- Have six months or less of your Post-9/11 GI Bill (or Fry Scholarship) benefits left.
If you're working toward a teaching certification, you must:
- Have earned an eligible post-secondary degree in a STEM field, and
- Have been accepted or are enrolled in a teaching certification program, and
- Have six months or less of your Post-9/11 GI Bill (or Fry Scholarship) benefits left.
Note: You can’t use the Rogers Scholarship for graduate degree programs.
Dependents using transferred GI Bill benefits aren't eligible for this program, but those receiving benefits under the Fry Scholarship program are.
What Can You Use the Rogers Scholarship For?
The Rogers Scholarship is designed for STEM students and those seeking a teaching certification, so you must be enrolled in a program for, or have earned a degree in, one of the following areas or a related area:
- Agriculture science or natural resources science program
- Biological or biomedical science
- Computer and information science and support services
- Engineering, engineering technologies or an engineering-related field
- Health care or related program
- Mathematics or statistics
- Medical residency
- Physical science
- Science technologies or technicians
You can apply for the Rogers Scholarship online.
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