§3320 Edith Nourse Rogers STEM Scholarship

Summary

Provides extra education help called the Edith Nourse Rogers STEM Scholarship to certain veterans and service members. To get it, a person must have been entitled to GI Bill education benefits, have used or be on track to use all those benefits within 180 days of applying, and apply for this scholarship. The person must be studying or already have studied in certain science, technology, engineering, math, health, agriculture, computer, or related fields the Secretary finds needed. That includes people in bachelor’s programs that require at least 120 semester (or 180 quarter) credits, people who have finished at least 60 credits, people with a degree who are doing required clinical training for health licensure or working on teacher certification, and people with a graduate degree doing required clinical training. If funds are limited, the Secretary can give priority to those who need the most credits and to certain groups named in law, in this order: undergraduates in the listed fields, those in teacher training, dual-degree students, bachelors doing clinical training, then graduates doing clinical training. The scholarship pays the same monthly rate as under the GI Bill for up to 9 months per program, but no one can get more than $30,000 total. Recipients may not transfer these extra benefits to others. The VA will not pay extra amounts because of section 3317, though schools may still pay amounts under that rule. These benefits do not count toward the time limit in section 3695. Funding limits are $25,000,000 for fiscal year 2019; $75,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2020–2022; and $100,000,000 for fiscal year 2023 and later. The Secretary must notify Congress at least 90 days before adding a new field and include any labor-market analysis. "Covered clinical training program" means the clinical training a health worker needs to be licensed in a State or locality.