STEM Scholars
This selective admission honors program emphasizes hands-on research, professional development and transfer preparation.
Program Features
- Cohort Model – Progress through the program with a group of approximately 20 high-achieving students while having the flexibility to take appropriate courses for your program of study.
- One-on-One Advising – Receive insightful direction from your academic adviser, who is by your side from your first course all the way to graduation.
- A Dedicated Faculty Mentor – Get the personalized guidance you need to strengthen your research skills and develop as a STEM Scholar.
- Scholarship – Increase in scholarship funds! Guaranteed $1500 a year with a total of $3000 over two years in Carroll Community College scholarships. Other scholarships available for those that complete the scholarship application.
- Research Course – Take a high-impact, rich, interdisciplinary undergraduate research course (2 credits).
- Professional Development – Participate in complementary seminar courses (0.5 credits each) where you will listen to guest speakers in the STEM field, create your résumé and explore career opportunities.
- Road Trips – Visit STEM industries and 4-year transfer institutions.
- Transfer Planning – Receive help with planning your transfer to 4-year schools, from filling out applications to applying for scholarships.
- Graduating high school and college students with a cumulative GPA of 3.00 with no more than 45 college credits or equivalent prior to the start of the academic year at Carroll Community College. Students must commit to at least one year at the College.
- Students must have placed into credit courses through Carroll Community College’s placement test (mathematics, reading and English), or through SAT or AP scores, or have completed required developmental courses at the College.
- Students may be full- or part-time.
Carroll Community College offers many merit-based and need-based institutional scholarships. Students accepted into an honors program at Carroll who complete the FAFSA (if able) and Carroll’s scholarship application process will be guaranteed $750 per semester with a maximum of a $3,000 STEM Scholars scholarship award.
For more information, contact the Admissions Office at 410-386-8430 or admissions@carrollcc.edu.
- Apply to Carroll online now (if you are already a dual enrollment student or have already applied, skip this step)
- Apply to the STEM Scholars Program.
- Complete STEM Scholars supplemental requirements which include:
- Unofficial high school transcript, and, if applicable, college transcript
- Official college entrance exam scores (SAT or ACT from College Board) are optional for applicants. There is no disadvantage to not submitting your test scores. However, you are welcome to submit them if you feel they will strengthen your application. Many students place directly into courses with their high school grade point average. After review the committee may ask for placement testing at the College.
- Recommendation letter from a teacher, school counselor or college faculty
- Students’ course load, academic achievement, extracurricular and leadership activities are strong factors in the admissions process.
The application will open each year in October. Applicants will be reviewed on a rolling basis through July. For a Fall 2025 start, please apply by July 25th.
Most students will be required to submit 2nd marking period grades before being admitted. Contact the Admissions to schedule an appointment if you have questions at 410-386-8430 or admissions@carrrollcc.edu.
Being a part of STEM Scholars has really transformed me… My decision to transfer to UMBC and the transfer process itself were both made easier because of STEM Scholars. My undergraduate research experience from the two semester-long research projects in STEM Scholars has prepared me well for future research work, and I am looking forward to the rest of my academic career at UMBC.
Meet the Coordinators
Jill
Jill M. Krebs co-coordinates the STEM Scholars program in addition to advising STEM, Health Science, and Education programs at Carroll. She has worked in higher education for almost 20 years in both academic and student affairs. She is passionate about creating opportunities and pathways for students underrepresented in STEM fields.
Jane
Jane Jones came to Maryland to work as an electrical engineer at The Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory after earning a Bachelor and Master of Science in Electrical Engineering from Purdue University. She has always enjoyed teaching and all STEM subjects. As a STEM Scholars co-coordinator, she gets to help students explore and realize their STEM goals. In addition to STEM Scholars, she teaches the electrical engineering classes.
For more information on the STEM Honors Program, please contact:
410-386-8405 | CEdwards@carrollcc.edu
Dr. Jill Krebs, STEM Scholars Program Coordinator
410-386-8165 | jkrebs@carrollcc.edu
Jane Jones, STEM Scholars Program Coordinator
410-386-8573 | jjones21@carrollcc.edu
General question?
Email: honors@carrollcc.edu