Scholarship Eligibility

To remain active and eligible for the scholarship, students must:  

  • Maintain a 3.0 or higher cumulative GPA.
  • Be in good standing in a STEM major of study.
  • Maintain full-time status as a Missouri S&T student.
  • Fill out involvement form sent to you via email at the end of the Spring semester.

At the start of each term, you will receive an email from ksp@mst.edu reminding you of what you signed up for that term. If your plans have changed, quickly communicate that with Kummer Student Programs, as we only track the involvement you submit to us.

Options for Involvement

  • Internship (summer).
  • Opening Week Mentor (summer). Application required.
  • Kummer Vanguard Scholars Peer Mentor (summer or fall). Application required
  • Study abroad (summer/fall/spring).
  • Kummer Vanguard Scholars Student Steering Committee (fall/spring). Application required.
  • Kummer Colloquium (fall/spring). Registration for choice of colloquium required.
  • Student organizations, such as athletics, fraternities, sororities (fall/spring). Must be an officer position or require more responsibility than just being a general member.
  • On-campus employment (fall/spring).
  • Establish your own (describe in comment box on involvement form for approval).
  • OURE (fall and spring). Application required, counts for fall and spring.
  • Co-op.
    • When on co-op, you are not required to complete a checklist and will not receive a scholarship.

Checklist Elements
  1. Register your experience with Missouri S&T (Handshake app for internship).
  2. Goal setting survey form.
  3. Verification Form-Point of Contact (KSP will reach out to verify).
  4. Verified involvement (KSP will check off once verified). 
  5. Community Service form.
  6. End of term reflection form.
  1. Goal setting form.
  2. Initial confirmation of attendance (KSP will reach out to verify).
  3. End of semester involvement verification (KSP will reach out to verify).
  4. Community Service form.
  5. End of term reflection form.
  1. Goal setting form.
  2. Point of contact form.
  3. Verified involvement (KSP will reach out to point of contact).
  4. Community service form.
  5. End of term reflection form.

Note: A reminder that all events and tasks must be submitted to Miner Link to be counted towards your required 80% minimum involvement in the program to remain eligible for the scholarship. If you have any questions or concerns, email shannon.young@mst.edu, or call 573-341-6633.

Involvement Opportunities

Kummer Vanguard Scholars Peer Mentors will serve as role models for the incoming first year scholars, providing general knowledge of campus resources, campus life and facilitating activities to support student connections.

The Kummer Vanguard Scholars SSC will comprise current scholars students who are selected based upon the program involvement, major of study, campus involvement and desire to affect change. The SSC will provide insight, feedback and recommendations to the Director of Kummer Student Programs regarding the planning and implementation of the program, peer mentors and more.

Want to help new S&T students build great habits, make friends and adjust to campus life? During opening week, you will enjoy these benefits: Free meals, t-shirts, campus housing (must live on campus), volunteer hours, Kummer Vanguard Scholars involvement, gift cards and a chance to win a scholarship. 

Year 3 and 4 Checklist