Student Scholarship Program

[NitinKale]

Heather had announced the 2009-2010 Student Scholarship Program at the Curriculum Congress. Where can my students find more information, application form and due date for this?

Thank you,

Nitin Kale

USC

[Heather_UA]

Nitin,

Thanks for the question. I reviewed the final letter that'll be going out to UA members earlier this week. Your campus should be receiving it shortly - it goes to campus coordinators as well as the financial aid office. It will be followed up with an email blast. This year the notices are coming from my colleagues in the SAP North America Corporate Citizenship program whom we've partnered with to offer the scholarships. April 1 is the date we expect the online application system to be live. The info is also available online at:

http://www.sap.com/usa/about/citizenship/scholarshipprogram/index.epx

Best,

Heather

[Simha_Magal]

Do you know what criteria will be used in the selection process?

The page with information about the scholarship identified the eligability and materials that must be submitted, but it would be helpful to know what the criteria are.

Thanks

[Heather_UA]

Simha,

Once the site goes live on April 1 more doco will be available, and students will be able to do a quick eligibility quiz to identify if they meet the basic application criteria (i.e. UA member school, minimum 3.5 GPA (4.0 scale), undergrad starting junior/senior year).

The research paper requirement is gone this year, in its place are several open ended questions to answer - more extensive than what was on prior applications, but same general idea. Volunteerism also plays a greater role this year, as we had not previously addressed this key area that is so important to my colleagues in Corporate Citizenship. Students will still need to provide resume, current transcript, letter of recommendation from a professor -- all components will be provided online, as opposed to emailing various documents in to SAP.

Best,

Heather