Deadline:
Applications are accepted on a rolling basis.
Description:
The Last Mile Education Fund is investing in increasing access to biotech careers for striving low-income North Texas students. Biotech talent is in high demand in the region across startup, corporate, and medical systems, and offers fulfilling and high-paying careers with benefits. The North Texas Biotech Workforce Fund supports students aiming for biotech and related STEM degrees and certificates in 26 designated counties in North Texas. Qualified students will be eligible for rapid response emergency mini-grants to support their educational progress and help overcome unexpected financial obstacles.
Last Mile Education Fund offers a disruptive approach to both social inequity and increasing diversity in tech and engineering fields by addressing critical gaps in financial support for low-income students within reach of a degree. Unlike traditional scholarships, Last Mile takes a broad investment approach, identifying students committed to technology and engineering fields, providing agile, just-in-time support for challenges they face beyond their control, and incubating them to be the next generation of innovators.
Emergency financial assistance up to $599.
Eligibility:
• Students residing in the United States
• Attending an eligible two- or four-year institution in North Texas
• In pursuit of a career in biotech
• With the ability to demonstrate financial need
How to Apply: Go to Scholarship
Requires:
- Your current transcript including major/minor areas of study
- Your Pell Grant eligibility and/or financial aid award letter or other documentation showing evidence of need
- Your LinkedIn profile
- Your verified PayPal account
Are you a faculty member or community member who would like to recommend a biotech student? Please click here.
Our team is eager to engage additional sponsors so that we can support more students in North Texas. Please contact info@lastmile-ed.org to inquire about how to contribute to this fund.
Find more at: https://www.lastmile-ed.org/apply