Scholarships Targeting Academically Rising Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Students (STARSS)

Award
$0.00
Deadline
12/31/2026
Supplemental Questions
  1. Using the link below, submit a brief 3-minute maximum video for each of the prompts.

    Introduce yourself and share your personal and career goals. What excites you most about studying in a STEM field, and how do you see this scholarship program helping you achieve your aspirations?

    Describe a situation where you encountered a difficult problem, either in school or in life. How did you approach solving it?

    Describe a time when you received negative feedback or faced a setback. How did you respond, and what did you learn from the experience?

     Remember to relax! You will have unlimited takes on these three videos. Instructions for Big Interview
    -Use Google Chrome Internet browser
    -It is recommended to use a personal computer for this section as school computers restrict access to the Big Interview site
    -Please copy and paste the following link below to access the Big Interview platform: https://app.biginterview.com/members/assignments
    -Click on create account at the bottom of the page
    -Under students and select your school, type University of Southern Mississippi (leave out “the” in front of USM)
    -Login with your USM email address (@usm.edu) and SOAR/Canvas Password.
    -Enter the following assignment code: 0ba5ef
    You are now ready to answer the interview questions!

    Please record an answer for all three questions. You will be able to record your answers as many times as needed and will have a three-minute time limit per answer. When asked about the eye tracking calibration, it is not required that you use that feature so feel free to select “Practice without eye tracking”. Once you have answered all three questions, please click on “Submit Assignment”. Then you will have the chance to review your video responses and click “Submit Final Answers”. Then “Assignment Successfully Submitted” will briefly appear in green at the top of your screen. You will not be able to edit your videos after you click on “Submit Final Answers”.

    Next, be sure that you are on the “Interview Assignments” page and you should see at the top of your screen “Active” and “Submitted”. Click “Submitted”. Then, click "share", then “Link”, and finally “copy link”.

    Paste the link in the STARSSS Application in GO. Your link is a unique link and will only be viewed by the review committee.