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Scholarship Foundation's scholarship reports that: • 45% of recipients majors in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) and health science majors (compared to 33% nationally) • 50% are first-generation college students (compared to 33% nationally) • 90% of recipients graduate or are on
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