'Big Bang Theory' scholarship to be offered at UCLA

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The world is finally getting what it needs: more Sheldon Coopers.

More than 50 cast members of "The Big Bang Theory" plus the show co-creator's Chuck Lorre Foundation, along with Warner Bros. and CBS, have made an endowment to UCLA, which will be awarded to lower-income students pursuing degrees in STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) fields on the basis of merit.

Officially called the Big Bang Theory Scholarship Endowment, the fund currently has $4 million to disperse. The first round of scholarships will be awarded to 20 students on the show's set this fall.

An additional five scholarships are to be added yearly, in perpetuity.

"We have all been given a gift with 'The Big Bang Theory,' a show that's not only based in the scientific community, but also enthusiastically supported by that same community -- this is our opportunity to give back," Lorre said in a statement.

The school made the announcement Thursday.