UW-Parkside Science Scholars Program
The University of Wisconsin – Parkside is pleased to announce the Science Scholars Program. This program will provide two years of financial support for science students, including major portions of their tuition and on-campus living expenses. The program is supported by a grant from the National Science Foundation S-STEM program. Funding will begin in the Fall 2008 semester.
Benefits
- Scholarships will cover tuition, on-campus room and board, books and supplies, up to a maximum of $10,000 annually. The amount of each award will vary based on financial need.
- Cohort living with other Science Scholars in the University Apartments.
- A networked computer for each student in the apartment.
- A community mentorship program, where students are paired with community members in their fields of study to help guide them in their preparation for their professional lives.
- Support to attend professional conferences or meetings.
Eligibility
To be eligible, a student must:
- be of junior standing at the beginning of the award period,
- have a GPA of at least 3.0 at their current post-secondary institution,
- take at least 12 credit hours each semester they are in the program,
- have declared a major in Biological Sciences, Molecular Biology and Bioinformatics, Chemistry, Computer Science, Geoscience, or Physics, and
- qualify for federal financial aid.
Students currently attending UW-Parkside and transfer students are encouraged to apply.
To Apply
Complete the UW-Parkside scholarship application found at:
http://www.uwp.edu/departments/scholarships/
Complete a Free Application for Federal Student Aid, available from: http://www.uwp.edu/departments/financial.aid/
Application Deadline: Feb 1, 2008
FAFSA- as soon as possible after Jan 1
For more information contact
Cynthia Jensen, Director of Scholarships
University of Wisconsin – Parkside
900 Wood Rd.
Kenosha, WI 53144
(262) 595 – 3245
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Partial support for this work is provided by the National Science Foundation Scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (S-STEM) program under Award No. 0728701. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.
