Financial Support:
Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship


The purpose of the Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation is to alleviate a critical current and future shortage of highly qualified scientists, mathematicians, and engineers. The Foundation will award undergraduate scholarships to outstanding students, to be known as Barry M. Goldwater Scholars, in the spring of 2007 for use during 2007/2008 academic year. The awards will be made on the basis of merit to two groups of students -- those who will be college juniors and those who will be college seniors in the 2007-2008 academic year -- who have outstanding potential and intend to pursue careers in mathematics, the natural sciences, or engineering. Each scholarship covers eligible expenses for tuition, fees, books, and room and board, up to a maximum of $7,500 annually. Scholarship monies not used during one academic year are not transferable to the succeeding academic year.




Eligibility

To be considered for nomination as a Goldwater Scholar, a student must:
  • Be nominated by his or her undergraduate institution.


  • Be a full-time matriculated sophomore or junior pursuing a degree at an accredited institution of higher education during the 2007-2008 academic year. "Sophomore" is defined as a student who plans two more years of full-time undergraduate study beginning September 2007. Sophomore nominees can expect to receive a maximum of two years of support. "Junior" is defined as a student who plans one more year of full-time undergraduate study beginning September 2007. Junior nominees can expect to receive a maximum of one year of support.


  • Have a college grade-point average of at least "B" (or the equivalent) and be in the upper fourth of his or her class.


  • Be a United States citizen, a permanent resident, or, in the case of nominees from American Samoa or the Commonwealth of the Mariana Islands, a United States national. Nominations from permanent residents must include a letter of the nominee's intent to obtain U.S. citizenship and a photocopy of the Permanent Resident Card (formerly known as the Alien Registration Card).



Applications are available at:
Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship website at : http://www.act.org/goldwater/


Applications due to the the Office of Graduate Studies (AD-127) in early January each year. 

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