Most scholarships in the Department are determined by a committee. Some scholarships are primarily based on merit, and others on a combination of merit and financial need. If you would like to be considered for our need-based scholarships, please fill out the Mathematics General Scholarship Application. Submitting this one application will allow you to be considered for all relevant awards.
If you would like additional information about scholarships, please contact our department chairperson.
Undergraduate
- Mathematics Department Scholarship
- Amount: Varies; Frequency Varies
- Criteria: An award to assist mathematics majors in general. This award is nominated by the scholarship committee with input from the department faculty, especially the department chair.
- NSF Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program
- Amount: $13,000 scholarship and a $660 stipend each year for two years
- Criteria: Undergraduate students enrolled in the program leading to a Mathematics degree with K-6 teacher certification (MAEL)
Juniors and Seniors admitted to the Teacher Ed. Program must have a 3.0 overall GPA, 2.75 mathematics GPA - Audrey Vincentz Leef Scholarship
- Amount: Varies
- Criteria: An award to assist full-time or part-time undergraduate or graduate students, or to EOF students who plan on studying mathematics. The recipient must take at least one math course during the semester the scholarship is awarded and show evidence of financial need. This award is nominated by the scholarship committee with input from the department faculty.
- John C. Stone Scholarship
- Amount: Varies
- Criteria: An award to assist undergraduate mathematics majors who have completed at least 64 total credits with at least 32 having been completed at MSU by Fall semester following the award. Recipient must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.45 and minimum major GPA of 3.5. This award is nominated by the scholarship committee with input from the department faculty.
- Noyce at Montclair Mathematics Scholarship
- Amount: Two years of tuition and a small stipend
- Criteria: Undergraduate students enrolled in the program leading to a Mathematics degree with K-6 teacher certification (MAEL). Juniors and Seniors admitted to the Teacher Ed. Program must have a 3.0 overall GPA, 2.75 mathematics GPA
- Eligible applicants should apply at the same time that they apply to the Teacher Ed. program.
- Noyce STEM-4-STEM Scholarship for preservice teachers
- Amount: About $32,000 (tuition, stipends, costs related to certification, etc.) over two years.
- Deadline: May 2, 2022
Graduate
- Mathematics Department Scholarship
- Amount: Varies; Frequency Varies
- Criteria: Outstanding graduate in Mathematics, with preference for those demonstrating financial need.
- Audrey Vincentz Leef Scholarship
- Amount: Varies
- Criteria: An award to assist full-time or part-time undergraduate or graduate students, or to EOF students who plan on studying mathematics. The recipient must take at least one math course during the semester the scholarship is awarded and show evidence of financial need. This award is nominated by the scholarship committee with input from the department faculty.
- Mathematics Department Max A. Sobel Fellowship
- Amount: Amount and frequency varies.
- Criteria: Graduate student in mathematics education; nominated by mathematics education faculty.
- Mathematics Department Westerdahl Fellowship (PDF)
- Amount: Tuition waiver and $25K stipend per year for up to four years
- Criteria: Awards are for exceptional doctoral students enrolled in full-time studies
- Contact: Steven Greenstein, Program Director
Unless otherwise noted, applicants are chosen by the department and students need not apply
For a full list of scholarships available to CSAM students visit the Undergraduate or Graduate scholarships pages.