Program Overview

Introduction to the Karsh STEM Scholars Program

The Karsh STEM Scholars Program (KSSP) is a prestigious undergraduate scholarship program at Howard University, designed to increase the number of underrepresented minorities earning a Ph.D. or combined M.D./Ph.D. in a STEM discipline. Founded in 2017 as the Bison STEM Scholars Program, the program was recently renamed following a $10 million endowment gift from the Karsh Family Foundation.

Program Overview

The KSSP attracts hundreds of highly competitive high school students annually and selects students best positioned to excel as scholars through a rigorous application and interview process. Scholars selected for the program receive a scholarship that covers tuition and mandatory fees, room, board, and books associated with attending Howard University. The program provides an inclusive learning environment where students are challenged through rigorous coursework, mentorship, and immersion experiences.

Program Details

• The program is designed to create a pipeline to diversify STEM fields.
• Scholars are selected through a rigorous application and interview process.
• The scholarship covers tuition, mandatory fees, room, board, and books.
• The program provides an inclusive learning environment with rigorous coursework, mentorship, and immersion experiences.

Cohort 4 Details

• KSSP Cohort 4 is entering the University with firsts for the program, including the most scholars ever who've chosen to study physics.
• The cohort features a higher number of male scholars than female scholars for the first time.
• The cohort includes the first set of scholar twins and both a younger sibling and an older sibling who are scholars of the program.
• The average combined SAT score is 1393, with an average composite ACT score of 30.
• The average high school GPA of the scholars is 3.92.

Scholar Profiles

The following scholars are part of Cohort 4:

• Temiloluwa Akande, Queens, New York, Chemical Engineering
• Sydney Bell, Snellville, Georgia, Biology
• Cade Boggan, Takoma Park, Maryland, Physics
• Angelle Brown, New Orleans, Louisiana, Biology
• Kennedy Chastang, Canton, Michigan, Chemistry
• Joshua Clemons, Atlanta, Georgia, Computer Engineering
• Miles Daniels, Frisco, Texas, Biology
• Theodore Daniels, Brownsburg, Indiana, Computer Science
• Lucas Davis, Cibolo, Texas, Mechanical Engineering
• Austin Dellafosse, Lake Charles, Louisiana, Chemistry
• Cameron Drewery, Mount Juliet, Tennessee, Mechanical Engineering
• Brady Dye, Cypress, Texas, Physics
• Autumn Edwards, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Computer Engineering
• Charis Haynes, Covington, Georgia, Biology
• James Hsia, Fruitland, Maryland, Biology
• Zora Hudson, New York, New York, Physics
• Althea Hudson, New York, New York, Physics
• Jasmine Hughley, Elgin, South Carolina, Mechanical Engineering
• Esau Hutcherson, Snellville, Georgia, Computer Science
• Peja James, Elk Grove, California, Biology
• Aissia Koffi, Mountain House, California, Biology
• Langston Locke, Plantation, Florida, Chemical Engineering
• Myles Pope, Lansing, Michigan, Physics
• Kamau Richardson, Columbia, Maryland, Chemical Engineering
• Isaiah Roberts, Baltimore, Maryland, Chemical Engineering
• Logan Ross, Snellville, Georgia, Computer Engineering
• Sarai Sales, Peekskill, New York, Biology
• Fatima Shaikh, Dulles, Virginia, Biology
• Ivan Sloan, Brandywine, Maryland, Chemistry
• Jon-Edward Stokes, Chicago, Illinois, Physics
• Anthony Strachan, Albany, Georgia, Chemical Engineering
• Jasmine Terrell, Zachary, Louisiana, Biology
• Selama Tesfamariam, Silver Spring, Maryland, Biology
• Kennedy Thompson, Catonsville, Maryland, Computer Science

Additional Scholarships

The KSSP introduces two Clare Booth Luce Scholars, a scholarship coordinated by the Clare Boothe Luce Program, which is one of the largest private sources of funding for women's STEM higher education. The program also introduces 10 Hopper Dean Scholars, as part of a partnership with the Hopper-Dean Foundation to address racial and gender disparity in STEM fields by removing socioeconomic barriers to pursuing professional degrees.