Kummer Vanguard Scholars Program Scholarship

The Kummer Vanguard Scholars Program provides scholarships to up to 250 undergraduate 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 $2,000 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.

Program Eligibility

First year students must have a cumulative GPA of 3.4 on an unweighted 4.0 scale and meet one of the following:

• A 26+ ACT/1240+ SAT score, or
• Qualifying test optional application for admission*, or
• Confirmed as A+ eligible from a designated A+ Missouri high school

New transfer students must be transferring in a 3.5 cumulative GPA.
Pursuing a STEM major at S&T, including biological/life sciences, business and management systems, chemistry, computer science, economics, education, engineering, information sciences, mathematics, physics, psychological science, education in science or math.
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. If you have not completed the A&R/TAD process, please visit

• First Year
• Transfer

Offered to students starting on-campus at Missouri S&T in fall 2026 who are not sponsored by a company or government.

If you were admitted as a test-optional student, information that you provided at the time of admission for test-optional students will be used in lieu of the test score.