The Lariat Future Innovators Foundation has a mission of helping the next generation of STEM students who have financial needs to reach their goals. In this fourth year of their scholarship program, the Lariat Future Innovators Foundation has expanded the program across the United States.
Scholarship Amount
Scholarship Amount: A total of up to four awards will be granted, with varying amounts as follows:
- High School Senior: Up to $30,000 as follows:
- $6,000 for freshman year, renewable annually for three (3) additional years at $6,000 as a sophomore, $8,000 as a junior, and $10,000 as a senior if the student continues to meet eligibility requirements.
- College Junior: Up to $18,000 as follows:
- $8,000 for junior year, renewable for one (1) additional year at $10,000 as a senior if the student continues to meet eligibility requirements
- College Senior: $10,000
Eligible Recipients
Students who will be a college freshman, junior, or senior at the start of the 2024/25 school year and who:
- Reside in a rural area (town or city with a population less than 25,000) in the United States and is an eligible zip code as set forth below;
- Come from families with less than $55,000 in household income as shown on their FAFSA form;
- Are between the ages of 18 and 24 in the school year that their school receives the scholarship funds; and
- Are pursuing a degree in any of the Eligible Stem Majors listed here:
Eligible STEM Majors
| Acoustics |
| Aeronautical/Aerospace Engineering Technology/Technician Automotive Engineering Technology/Technician |
| Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science and Technology, General. Cytotechnology/Cytotechnologist. |
| Aerospace Physiology and Medicine |
| Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical/Space Engineering Agricultural Engineering |
| Air and Space Operational Art and Science. |
| Air Science/Airpower Studies. |
| Algebra and Number Theory |
| Analysis and Functional Analysis |
| Analytical Chemistry |
| Anatomy |
| Animal Behavior and Ethology Wildlife Biology Zoology/Animal Biology, Other. Genetics, General |
| Animal Genetics |
| Animal Physiology |
| Applied Mathematics, General |
| Applied Mathematics, Other. Statistics, General |
| Aquatic Biology/Limnology |
| Architectural Engineering |
| Architectural Engineering Technology/Technician |
| Astronomy |
| Astronomy and Astrophysics |
| Astrophysics |
| Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology, Other. Chemistry, General |
| Atomic/Molecular Physics |
| Automation Engineer Technology/Technician |
| Biochemistry and Molecular Biology |
| Biochemistry Biophysics |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology, Other. Botany/Plant Biology |
| Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering |
| Bioinformatics |
| Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other. |
| Biological/Biosystems Engineering |
| Biology Technician/Biotechnology Laboratory Technician |
| Biotechnology |
| Biomedical Sciences, General |
| Biomedical Technology/Technician |
| Biostatistics |
| Botany/Plant Biology, Other. |
| Cardiovascular Science |
| Cell Biology and Anatomy |
| Cell Physiology |
| Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology |
| Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences, Other. Microbiology, General |
| Cell/Cellular Biology and Histology |
| Ceramic Sciences and Engineering |
| Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering |
| Chemical Engineering |
| Chemical Engineering, Other. |
| Chemical Physics Environmental Chemistry Forensic Chemistry |
| Chemical Process Technology |
| Clinical and Industrial Drug Development. Pharmacoeconomics/Pharmaceutical Economics. |
| Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist. Medical Scientist |
| Computational and Applied Mathematics |
| Computational Biology |
| Computational Mathematics |
| Computational Science. |
| Condensed Matter and Materials Physics |
| Conservation Biology |
| Construction Engineering |
| Developmental Biology and Embryology |
| Ecology |
| Ecology and Evolutionary Biology |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics and Population Biology, Other. Molecular Medicine |
| Electromechanical and Instrumentation and Maintenance Technologies/Technicians, Other. |
| Electromechanical Engineering |
| Electromechanical Technology/Electromechanical Engineering |
| Elementary Particle Physics |
| Endocrinology |
| Engineering Chemistry |
| Engineering Mechanics |
| Engineering Physics/Applied Physics |
| Engineering Science |
| Engineering Technologies and Engineering-Related Fields, Other. Biology/Biological Sciences, General |
| Engineering Technology, General |
| Engineering, General |
| Engineering, Other. |
| Entomology |
| Environmental Biology |
| Environmental Toxicology |
| Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering Materials Engineering |
| Epidemiology |
| Evolutionary Biology |
| Exercise Physiology |
| Forensic Science and Technology |
| Forest Engineering |
| Genetics, Other. |
| Genome Sciences/Genomics |
| Geological/Geophysical Engineering |
| Geometry/Geometric Analysis |
| Human Biology. |
| Human Computer Interaction. |
| Human/Medical Genetics |
| Immunology |
| Industrial Engineering |
| Industrial Radiologic Technology/Technician |
| Inorganic Chemistry |
| Instrumentation Technology/Technician |
| Manufacturing Engineering |
| Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography |
| Marine Sciences |
| Materials Chemistry |
| Materials Science |
| Materials Sciences, Other. |
| Mathematical Biology |
| Mathematical Statistics and Probability Mathematics and Statistics |
| Mathematics and Statistics, Other. |
| Mathematics, General |
| Mathematics, Other. |
| Mechanical Engineering |
| Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology/Technician |
| Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering Biochemical Engineering |
| Medical Informatics |
| Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology |
| Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry |
| Metallurgical Engineering |
| Microbial and Eukaryotic Genetics |
| Microbiological Sciences and Immunology, Other. Zoology/Animal Biology |
| Microbiology and Immunology |
| Molecular Biology Molecular Biochemistry Molecular Biophysics Structural Biology Photobiology |
| Molecular Genetics |
| Molecular Pharmacology |
| Molecular Physiology |
| Molecular Toxicology |
| Mycology |
| Nanotechnology |
| Natural Products Chemistry and Pharmacognosy |
| Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering |
| Naval Science and Operational Studies. |
| Neuroanatomy |
| Neurobiology and Anatomy |
| Neurobiology and Behavior |
| Neurobiology and Neurosciences, Other. |
| Neuropharmacology |
| Neuroscience |
| Nuclear and Industrial Radiologic Technologies/Technicians, Other. Chemical Technology/Technician |
| Nuclear Engineering |
| Nuclear Physics |
| Nuclear/Nuclear Power Technology/Technician |
| Ocean Engineering |
| Oncology and Cancer Biology |
| Operations Research |
| Optics/Optical Sciences |
| Organic Chemistry |
| Paper Science and Engineering |
| Parasitology |
| Petroleum Engineering |
| Pharmaceutical Sciences. |
| Pharmaceutics and Drug Design |
| Pharmacology and Toxicology |
| Pharmacology and Toxicology, Other. Biometry/Biometrics |
| Physical Chemistry |
| Physical Science Technologies/Technicians, Other. |
| Physical Sciences |
| Physical Sciences, Other. |
| Physics, General |
| Physics, Other. |
| Physiology, General |
| Physiology, Pathology, and Related Sciences, Other. Pharmacology |
| Planetary Astronomy and Science |
| Plant Genetics |
| Plant Molecular Biology |
| Plant Pathology/Phytopathology |
| Plant Physiology |
| Plasma and High-Temperature Physics |
| Polymer Chemistry |
| Polymer/Plastics Engineering |
| Population Biology |
| Pre-Engineering |
| Radiation Biology/Radiobiology |
| Reproductive Biology |
| Robotics Technology/Technician |
| Science Technologies/Technicians, General |
| Science Technologies/Technicians, Other. |
| Statistics, Other. |
| Surveying Engineering |
| Systematic Biology/Biological Systematics |
| Systems Engineering |
| Technology |
| Textile Sciences and Engineering |
| Theoretical and Mathematical Physics |
| Theoretical Chemistry |
| Topology and Foundations |
| Toxicology |
| Virology |
| Vision Science/Physiological Optics Pathology/Experimental Pathology |
Application Process
Applicants must write an essay of 500 words or more on one of two prompts, answer three short questions, and meet residency/income requirements. See the online Application Form for details.
Application Deadline
June 30, 2024
Eligible Small Towns
This scholarship is designed to help students from small towns because those towns often have fewer resources to support students in their higher education journey. The spreadsheet below lists the eligible zip codes, which are Rural-urban Commuting Areas (RUCA) other than RUCA1.
Applicants must reside in a town that has an Eligible Zip Code.