Science Scholars

Event Details:
Interview Dates/Times - TBA
SNU Campus – 6729 NW 39th Expressway, Bethany, OK
Science Scholars Reception (Invitation Only) is Friday, November 6, 2026.
The STEM Division invites prospective students who are high school juniors or seniors to participate in Science Scholars Interviews. Selected students will receive an invitation to schedule a zoom interview with the science team. Following the interviews, students will be chosen to receive the scholarship will attend the reception with faculty. Outstanding participants may win merit scholarships consisting of partial tuition awards of $500 – $2,500 per year ($2,000 – $10,000 total over four years, provided the recipient persists in a major in one of the disciplines in the STEM Division).
Candidates should have a strong interest in majoring in a Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Engineering, Environmental Science, Math/Science Education or Math field (including pre-med, pre-pharmacy and other pre-health professions) and a GPA of 3.75 or higher OR an ACT Math 21 or SAT Math 530 or higher.
Science Scholars scholarship recipients are asked to remain active and contributing members of the math and science community of SNU through such activities as attending the weekly research symposia (or giving a research presentation when the time is right!), tutoring, participating in science outreach, and of course, fellowshipping with your fellow scholars across the four years.
Academic Resume and Essay
To apply for Science Scholars Day, you must complete an academic resume and short essay and have it ready to upload in a Word doc, docx, or pdf format. Here is a sample of a good academic resume. You don’t have to follow the same format but try to include similar information.
The sample resume provided does not include an essay but you should add a short essay to the end of your resume which addresses this prompt:
Science has multiple faces. Describe one ugly face of science, and one beautiful face of science.
There is no minimum or maximum length requirement; you are encouraged to be descriptive but concise. Please know that we faculty value students who are good thinkers and reflective about life – we look forward to what you have to say.
You’ll upload your academic resume (with essay) at the end of the application form below. Please take this resume/essay requirement seriously – some applications are delayed because the applicant forgot or neglected this step.
Application Deadlines TBA. Please email Dr. Shawna York at shyork@snu.edu if you have further questions.