Why Hyman Science Scholars?

The Hyman Science Scholars Program is a competitive program for high achieving students planning to study computer science; physics; mathematics; statistics; or data science with a focus in CS, Math, or Stat. The primary benefits of participating in the program are:

1. Opportunities: You will have additional opportunities that are not available or as easily accessible to other students, including internships, summer research, and courses.
2. Financial Aid: You may receive financial aid to support you through all four years of study. Financial aid amounts are determined based on your financial need once you are accepted into the program. Acceptance into the program is not affected by financial need; financial aid is only considered after acceptance.
3. Cohort: You will be part of a cohort of students who are also pursuing Hyman Science Scholars Program majors. You will take a course each year with these other students during your first three years, and have a chance to meet older program Scholars for advice. 
4. Mentoring: You have access to additional mentoring from the program faculty.
5. Career Prep: You have access to additional career preparation, whether you decide to start your career directly after graduation or first attend graduate school. Faculty are here to help you make these decisions.
6. Prestige: Participation in the Hyman Science Scholars Program is prestigious, and will help your resume stand out to employers and graduate schools.

Hyman Science Scholars Graduates Are Happy They Were in the Program

From surveying all of our graduates, we see that students in the program appreciated the program and had success in their academics and job prospects. Overall the program supported them:

• 100% of graduates would recommend the Hyman Science Scholars Program to others
• 100% of graduates are happy they majored in STEM
• 94% of graduates found the sophomore seminar to be valuable
• 94% of graduates found having a STEM Evergreen peer mentor valuable in the first year
• 92.4% of graduates found it valuable to have a way to meet fellow STEM students in their first year

For those who qualified for our need based scholarship, it had a positive impact on their Loyola experience:

• 100% of graduates who were on a scholarship said that it impacted their decision to come to Loyola
• 46% of graduates who were on scholarship said the scholarship impacted their decision to stay in STEM
• 62% of graduates who were on scholarship said the scholarship very much enabled them to stay at Loyola for four years

HSS students also had success in internships and finding jobs:

• 94% of graduates found the career guidance to be valuable
• 100% of graduates find jobs
• 94% of graduates had a paid internship or summer research experience while a student at Loyola

The Hyman Science Scholars Program Opens Doors

Many of our Scholars have great accomplishments during their time at Loyola. Some examples where being a Hyman Science Scholar strengthened their application include:

• During the 2024 Hauber Fellows summer research program, seven Hyman Science Scholars were chosen as fellows: Silas Green '25, Lyric Campbell '25, Miller Gruen '27, Alejandro Escorcia '27, Hans van Lierop '26, Emma Heiser '25, and Leiyla Brent '26.
• Patrick Turek performed summer research as a 2023 Hauber Fellow.
• Two Hyman Science Scholars performed summer research as Hauber Fellows in 2022: Kevin Wang '24, and Emily Bui '23.
• Ashley Dwyer '23 chosen as the Choudhury Sarkar-Dey medal winner of 2023.
• Alexandra Fernandez'21 and Kenneth Marcelino'21 are Choudhury Sarkar-Dey medal finalists in 2021.
• Three Hyman Science Scholars performed summer research as Hauber Fellows in 2021: Jack Still, Kyle Geary, and Ashley Dwyer.
• Chiara Maalouf '20 is a Choudhury Sarkar-Dey medal finalist in 2020.
• Chiara Maalouf ’20 was awarded both the William Jefferson Clinton Scholarship to study abroad at American University in Dubai, and a Gilman Scholarship to study abroad.  
• Kenneth Marcelino ’21 and Chiara Maalouf ’20 performed summer research with Loyola faculty members during the 2018 Hauber Fellows program.
• Sarah Flaherty ‘20 has been an Intern for Undergraduate Scholars in Computational Medicine for the Center of Imaging Sciences Department at Johns Hopkins University since September 2017. Only Hyman Science Scholars are eligible to apply to this program.

You can hear more directly from our scholars by checking out our Meet the Hyman Science Scholars Program page. We hope you will consider applying to the program when you apply to Loyola University Maryland.