Kummer Vanguard Scholars Program

The Kummer Vanguard Scholars Program is designed to support success as a student at Missouri S&T and to expand thinking around the five core areas: Entrepreneurship, Research, Design and Build, Social Impact and Engagement and Leadership.

The program is limited to no more than 500 STEM scholars each year. Students from around the world will be selected based on academic and non-academic criteria. Each Kummer Vanguard Scholar will receive USD $1,000–USD $3,000 a year for up to four years, and the scholarships may be combined with other university scholarships to provide a broader array of financial support for students.

Joining S&T as a first-time freshmen for the Fall 2022 semester.

• First year students must have a cumulative GPA of 3.4 on an unweighted 4.0 scale and a 26+ ACT/1240+ SAT score*.
• New transfer students must be transferring in 24 college level, transferrable credits at the start of the entering term and have a 3.5 cumulative GPA.
• Pursued a rigorous course of study in high school in math and science courses.
• Show evidence of readiness for and commitment to pursuing STEM majors, including biological/life sciences, business and management systems, chemistry, computer science, economics, education, engineering, information sciences, mathematics, physics, psychological science.
• Admission to a STEM program at S&T and securing a spot for advising and registration (A&R) or Transfer Advising Day (TAD) by selecting a date to attend and paying the A&R/TAD deposit.