Tuesday, February 2, 2010
REQUIREMENTS TO APPLY FOR SCHOLARSHIPS
The Office of Study Abroad requires that students who apply for scholarships have:
— A minimum 3.0 cumulative grade point average for for students applying for semester or academic year scholarships
— A minimum 3.25 cumulative GPA for the summer scholarship.
Students looking to study abroad might have an easier time looking for ways to pay for their trip, with an increase in funding and a smaller pool of scholarship applicants.
Because there was a decrease in applicants for the spring semester, Robert Lopez, outreach coordinator with the Office of Study Abroad, said the students who do decide to study abroad might have an easier time getting funding from the office.
“Chances at getting a scholarship are better with fewer applicants,” Lopez said.
Additionally, the Office of Study Abroad is also introducing two scholarships for this upcoming summer term. This fall, the Gus Meyer Jr. Memorial Scholarship, a new $32,000 endowment fund, will add to the scholarships available.
Justine Hamilton, program coordinator with the Office of Study Abroad, said the office depends on financing from endowments, businesses, alumni and general donations for its scholarship fund. While she said the amount of scholarships the office offers is usually fairly steady, this year the office had a welcome increase in money for scholarship.
“This year is kind of a boon,” Hamilton said.
Kendall Mackey, a senior from Mission, said she wasn’t eligible for any scholarships when she studied in France and Italy in the fall of 2008. Mackey said she took out private loans to fund her trip.
Sue Lorenz, director of the Office of Study Abroad, said she hoped the increase in scholarships available would help students like Mackey in the future. However, she said the office’s academic requirements for scholarship applicants wouldn’t change.
“The new scholarships just mean that we can go a little deeper into the pool of eligible applicants,” Lorenz said.
Hamilton said students who don’t meet the requirements for Office of Study Abroad scholarships might still be eligible for scholarships from other organizations. She said the office provided information to students who don’t meet the eligibility requirements for scholarships throughout the office.
The deadline for scholarship applications through the office for the summer and the upcoming academic year is March 1.
— Edited by Jesse Rangel
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