STEMM = Developing Our Future Innovators Science, Technology, Advancing STEMM and STEMM Education The Choose Ohio First Scholarship Program is designed to Engineering, signifi cantly strengthen Ohio’s competitiveness within STEMM Mathematics disciplines and STEMM education. Choose Ohio First provides scholarships to students in innovative academic programs and Medicine developed by Ohio’s colleges and universities and their business partners to recruit and retain more students in STEMM fi elds. Additionally, the scholarships have leveraged more than $18 million in matching funds from the participating entities.

Choose Ohio First funds higher education and business collaborations that will have the most impact on Ohio’s position in world markets such as aerospace, medicine, computer technology and alternative energy. These collaborations will ultimately produce substantive improvements to the pipeline of STEMM graduates and STEMM educators in Ohio. Choose Ohio First is part of a strategic effort to bolster Ohio’s economic strength by ensuring a ready workforce for STEMM-related industries. The Scholarships

Each collaboration develops its own selection criteria for Choose Ohio First scholarships. To date, scholarship funds have been awarded to 48 of Ohio’s public and private colleges and universities for students in undergraduate, graduate OhioHigherEd.org/ChooseOhio1st and professional STEMM disciplines. Scholarship awards range from $1,500 to $5,200 per student per academic year. Additionally, the scholarships have leveraged more than $30 million in matching funds from the participating entities.

.org 1-800-AFFORD-IT Northwest Ohio Northeast Ohio Participating Programs Central Ohio West Central Ohio Northeast Region Southeast Schools COF Programs Ohio Southwest Ashland University 1 Ohio Baldwin Wallace University 3 Case Western Reserve University 6 Cleveland State University 7 Cuyahoga Community College 5 Hiram College 3 Northwest Region John Carroll University 1 Schools COF Programs Kent State University 7 Bowling Green State University 4 Lakeland Community College 2 University of Findlay 4 Lorain County Community College 3 Heidelberg University 1 Northeast Ohio Medical University 1 Northwest State Community College 2 Notre Dame College 1 Ohio Northern University 1 Stark State College 6 Owens Community College 3 University of Akron 6 Terra Community College 2 Ursuline College 2 University of Toledo 10 Youngstown State University 2 West Central Region Central Region Central State University 3 Columbus State Community College 2 Clark State Community College 6 Franklin University 1 Edison Community College 1 North Central State College 2 Sinclair Community College 5 The Ohio State University 9 Southern State Community College 1 Zane State College 3 University of Dayton 2 Southeast Region Wittenberg University 3 Hocking College 1 Wright State University 6 Marietta College 3 Southwest Region Muskingum College 2 Cincinnati State Technical 5 Ohio University 7 & Community College Rio Grande Community College 1 Miami University 3 Shawnee State University 2 University of Cincinnati 12 University of Rio Grande 2 Wilmington College 1 Washington State Community College 1

Updated: October 2012