S. 3040 · Where this bill is now
In committee
Introduced in the Senate, Oct 23, 2025
What this bill does
In plain words · AI-written from the official summaryMakes STEM scholarships easier for veterans to get
The Edith Nourse Rogers STEM Scholarship gives Post-9/11 GI Bill users extra money to study science, technology, engineering, math, or health care. This bill makes it simpler to qualify by removing a rule about how much education assistance you have left, and it requires fewer completed college credits to apply. It also lets the Veterans Affairs department prioritize some applicants if money runs short.
How it affects you
If you're a veteran using the Post-9/11 GI Bill to study STEM or health care fields, this bill makes it easier for you to get up to nine additional months of education benefits worth up to $30,000. You'll face fewer barriers to qualifying for this extra support.
Read the official summary (Introduced in Senate, Oct 23, 2025)
Edith Nourse Rogers STEM Scholarship Opportunity Act of 2025
This bill expands eligibility for and modifies administration of the Edith Nourse Rogers STEM Scholarship. The scholarship allows individuals who are entitled to Post-9/11 GI Bill educational assistance and are pursuing eligible degrees in science, technology, engineering, mathematics, or health care to receive up to nine additional months of benefits (capped at $30,000).
The bill eliminates the requirement that an individual must have less than 180 days of remaining educational assistance entitlement (or no entitlement remaining) to be eligible for the scholarship.
Additionally, the bill reduces by 25% the number of credits an individual must have completed in order to be eligible for the scholarship.
In situations where there are insufficient funds available in a fiscal year, the bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs to give priority to individuals who have used the most months of their educational assistance entitlement and those who are using their entitlement to pursue a program of post-secondary education in specified fields (e.g., engineering).
The bill specifies that individuals who receive the scholarship benefit may only use the benefit after they have used all of their educational assistance entitlement under the Post-9/11 GI Bill.
Written by AI (Claude) using only the official summary by the Congressional Research Service, the Library of Congress’s nonpartisan research staff. It can miss nuance, so check the official summary and the bill text for details.
1st SessionS. 3040
A BILL
Edith Nourse Rogers STEM Scholarship Opportunity Act of 2025
Sponsor: Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) · Introduced Oct 23, 2025 · Armed Forces and National Security · 1 version of the text
Sources: Congress.gov actions and votes · bill text from GovInfo · latest official action Oct 23, 2025: “Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.”