Approved Areas of Study
Following are the fields of study approved for ARCS Scholar Award funding, listed with the National Center for Educational Statistics’ 4-digit Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) code. (* Indicates graduate studies only.)
New areas of study and specific degree programs must be submitted by an ARCS Chapter or the National Scholar Awards Committee and approved by the ARCS National University Relations Committee.
AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES
- Animal Sciences – 01.09
- Range Science & Management – 01.11
- Food Science & Technology*- 01.10
- Plant Sciences – 01.11
- Soil Sciences – 01.12
BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES & TECHNOLOGIES
- Biology – 26.01
- Biotechnology/Bioengineering – 26.12
- Botany – 26.03
- Cellular Biology & Anatomy – 26.04
- Entomology – 26.07Biochemistry/Biophysics – 26.02
- Bioinformatics/Computational Bio/Biostats – 26.11
- Genetics – 26.08
- Marine Biology/Biological Oceanography – 26.13
- Microbiology/Immunology – 26.05
- Molecular Biology – 26.02 and 26.04
- Neuroscience/Neurobiology – 26.15
- Zoology – 26.07
COMPUTER & INFORMATION SCIENCES
- Computer and Information Science – 11.01
- Computational Science – 30.30
- Computer Science – 11.07
- Data Science – 30.70
- Information Science – 11.04
ECOLOGY & ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
- Conservation Biology/Ecology – 26.13
- Evolutionary & Population Bio – 26.13
- Environmental Studies – 03.01
- Fisheries – 03.03
- Forestry – 03.05
ENGINEERING SCIENCES & TECHNOLOGIES
- Aerospace/Aeronautics/Astronautics – 14.02
- Agricultural Engineering – 14.03
- Biological Engineering – 14.45
- Biomedical Engineering – 14.05
- Chemical Engineering – 14.07
- Civil Engineering – 14.08
- Communications Engineering – 14.10
- Computer Engineering – 14.09 and 14.47
- Construction Engineering – 14.33
- Electrical & Electronics Engineering – 14.10
- Electromechanical Engineering – 14.41
- Engineering (general) – 14.01
- Environmental Engineering – 14.14
- Manufacturing – 14.36
- Materials – 14.18
- Mechanical Engineering – 14.11
- Metallurgical/Mining/Mineral – 14.20 and 14.21
- Nanotechnology – 15.16
- Ocean Engineering – 14.24
- Robotics/Automation/ Mechatronics – 14.42
- Space Industrialization – 30.99
HEALTH & MEDICAL SCIENCES
- Dentistry* - 51.04
- Epidemiology – 26.13
- Nursing* - 51.38
- Medicine, including MD/PhD and MSTP (Medical Scientist Training Program) – 51.14
- Nutrition Science* - 30.19
- Pharmacology – 26.10
- Psychology* - 42.27
- Public Health* - 51.22
- Speech & Hearing Sciences – 51.02
MATHEMATICS & STATISTICS
- Applied Mathematics – 27.03
- Mathematics – 27.01
- Statistics – 27.05
PHYSICAL SCIENCES
- Astronomy/Astrophysics – 40.02
- Atmospheric Sciences/Meteorology – 40.04
- Chemistry – 40.05
- Geology/Earth Sciences – 40.06
- Oceanography (Chemical, Physical) – 40.06
- Physics – 40.08
VETERINARY MEDICINE – 01.80
HIGH PRIORITY TECHNOLOGIES
The ARCS National Scholar Award Program gives strong consideration to new institutions and degree programs that emphasize emerging high-impact technologies as specializations or foci within previously approved or proposed new areas of study. These include:
Advanced Aerospace
Advanced Computing
Advanced Manufacturing
Artificial Intelligence
Autonomous Systems
Microelectronics
Quantum Sciences