Illinois College has been awarded a $646,028 Access to Early Research Opportunities in STEM (AERO-STEM) grant by the National Science Foundation to provide support for 16 academically-talented, low-income students earning degrees in biology, chemistry, biochemistry and physics. Incoming students across two cohorts will be selected for the program and provided with annual scholarships based on the cost of attendance, typical sources of financial aid and each student’s remaining financial needs. More.