Leinweber STEM Scholarship

Overview

The Michigan-based Leinweber Foundation established the Leinweber STEM Scholars Fund in the University of Michigan's College of Literature, Science, and the Arts (LSA) to provide scholarships for in-state undergraduate students from rural counties who are majoring in a STEM field and interested in staying and working in Michigan following graduation. The gift was inspired by software entrepreneur Larry Leinweber's own experiences growing up on a rural farm in Osceola County; Leinweber got his first job at age 12 and, determined to get ahead, worked multiple jobs throughout his high school and college years to finance his education. The foundation aims to support students whose backgrounds and interests closely connect with Larry Leinweber's while providing them the freedom to more fully explore enriching opportunities and resources available to STEM students at U-M.