New scholarships, funded through the Choose Ohio First program will boost Ohio’s efforts to strengthen the state’s workforce in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics. The scholarship will support an estimated 3,400 students pursuing STEM degrees and certificates. The new funding marks the fourth round of grants for the Choose Ohio First program under the Gov., DeWine. It will create new scholarship opportunities at 45 colleges and universities across the state, including several schools that are new to the program.