The Leinweber STEM Scholarship supports students from rural counties in Michigan, who are pursuing degrees in certain STEM disciplines. The scholarship is intended to encourage students who have demonstrated the capacity to achieve educational and professional goals, the motivation to achieve these goals, and the initiative to seek opportunities to further their progress.
The Leinweber STEM Scholarship provides $10,000 award each year ($5,000/semester) for six semesters. Recipients will receive the scholarship for their second, third, and fourth years at MSU.
Enrolled MSU undergraduate students who are in their first year of attending MSU may apply for the Leinweber STEM Scholarship if they meet all the following criteria:
Students must be pursuing a degree or major in the following areas:
Resident of a Michigan county with a population of less than 200,000 people (see table below) and graduate of a Michigan high school.
Alcona | Gladwin | Mecosta |
Alger | Gogebic | Menominee |
Allegan | Grand Traverse | Midland |
Alpena | Gratiot | Missaukee |
Antrim | Hillsdale | Monroe |
Arenac | Houghton | Montcalm |
Baraga | Huron | Montmorency |
Barry | Ionia | Muskegon |
Bay | Iosco | Newaygo |
Benzie | Iron | Oceana |
Berrien | Isabella | Ogemaw |
Branch | Jackson | Ontonagon |
Calhoun | Kalkaska | Osceola |
Cass | Keweenaw | Otsego |
Charlevoix | Lake | Presque Isle |
Cheboygan | Lapeer | Roscommon |
Chippewa | Leelanau | Saginaw |
Clare | Lenawee | St. Clair |
Clinton | Livingston | St. Joseph |
Crawford | Luce | Sanilac |
Delta | Mackinac | Shiawassee |
Dickinson | Manistee | Tuscola |
Eaton | Marquette | Van Buren |
Emmet | Mason | Wexford |
Applications must be submitted through THIS FORM by 11:59 PM on April 1, 2025.
Applications reviewed by selection committee.
Recipients notified of scholarship status.
The Leinweber Foundation is a Michigan-based family foundation dedicated to advancing our local community and broader society by investing in three key mission areas: Research, Education, and Community. They seek to support innovative and impactful research, expand access to education for students from underserved and rural areas, and support the health and vitality of our community and beyond.
We are guided by the values of our founder, Larry D. Leinweber, and his innate curiosity and unwavering commitment to learning and personal growth. We strive to support initiatives that reflect his core principles of curiosity, hard work, perseverance, personal responsibility, and compassion, with an emphasis on programs that empower individuals and foster self-reliance.