Friday, March 29, 2013

Silverman Scholarship - University of Arizona

The Women in Science and Engineering (WISE) Program at the University of Arizona will award several scholarships of $500 each to gifted high school women within Arizona who will be attending the University of Arizona in the Fall of 2013 and will be majoring in the sciences, engineering or mathematics.

The following is requested along with scholarship application:

1)      Applicants must be nominated through a letter written by high school teacher or counselor who has had a close working relationship with the student.

2)       Applicants must demonstrate financial need (i.e. must fill out the Student Financial Aid Form through the UA Financial Aid Office and include this with the application. You may download the form by accessing FAFSA.
3)      Applicants must have a cumulative GPA of 3.5 (unweighted) and must submit an official transcript of their grades.
4)      Applicants must submit SAT or ACT scores.
5)      Applicants must type an essay (no more than 2 pages), describing their goals and plans for the future, as well as why the applicant needs and deserves financial support. Applicants should show evidence of being gifted and talented in the sciences, engineering or math, and should exhibit a strong commitment to having a future career in any of these areas, and have taken math and science courses throughout their years of high school.
6)      Applicants may list extracurricular activities, honors or prizes received.
7)      Applicants must submit an online application that you can access here:https://sbs.arizona.edu/project/survey/survey.php?id=182 

Spring Applications must be received by 12:00 am April 12, 2013

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