WVIR-NBC-29 (Charlottesville) UVA Receives Grant to Increase Minority Students in STEM Fields The push is on to increase minority students in classes related to science, technology, engineering and math, better known as the STEM fields. That's thanks to a new grant of more than $1 million given to the University of Virginia. http://www.nbc29.com/story/38514013/uva-receives-grant-to-increase-minority-students-in-stem-fields