C3STEM was a National Science Foundation S-STEM funded partnership among Mount St. Mary’s University, Frederick Community College, and Montgomery College from 2020–26. The program provided scholarships and academic, professional, and mentoring support to academically talented STEM students. While the grant has concluded, the program's impact continues through student success and new transfer partnerships.
If you have questions about the C3STEM Program, please contact us at c3stem@msmary.edu.
Lessons learned through C3STEM directly informed the development of Mount St. Mary's University's new Computational Technology program designed to better serve community college transfer students. The project also strengthened partnerships with Frederick Community College and contributed to the development of new transfer pathways, including Computational Technology and Biomanufacturing.
C3STEM helped me a lot by providing financial aid, allowing me to offload a bit from work and focus on my studies. Furthermore, the meetings with my faculty advisor allowed me to set goals, and mini milestones on how to achieve the career path I wanted....I achieved the goals that I created with my advisor with the aid of C3STEM.”
The C3STEM scholars reported:
Project findings were presented at national conferences, including: