The Science Bound program at Iowa State University was honored for inspiring and encouraging a new generation of underrepresented students to enter the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). Science Bound received a 2018 Inspiring Programs in STEM Award from Insight Into Diversity magazine, a publication that focuses on diversity and inclusion in higher education. The honor recognizes Science Bound, which ISU has offered for more than 25 years, as a model for other institutions.The program engages middle and high school students from Des Moines, Denison and Marshalltown. The students participate in a nine-year program that starts when they enter eighth grade and continues until they graduate from college. This year, more than 400 students in grades 8-12 and their families will participate in Science Bound, and 160 program graduates will attend Iowa State. Another 135 program graduates have earned bachelor’s degrees from Iowa State.