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Incoming
Freshmen
An applicant must be a graduating high school senior with a state core GPA of
3.0 or higher, and must meet all other admission requirements for
the University of Houston College of Natural Sciences and
Mathematics. The recipient must enroll in, and complete, a minimum
course load of twelve semester credit hours (full-time equivalent)
as a major in Computer Science, maintain a minimum GPA of 3.0 or
higher during the fall semester 2008, and enroll in and complete a
minimum course load of twelve semester credit hours (full-time
equivalent) in the spring 2009 semester.
Continuing
Undergraduates
An applicant
must be an undergraduate student in good standing at the
University of Houston, must major in Computer Science,
must have a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher in all CS and in all mathematics
courses taken at UH, and must have twenty-four or more semester credit hours remaining in the degree program at
the time of the scholarship award. The recipient must enroll in,
and complete, a minimum course load of twelve semester credit
hours (full-time equivalent) in end of the fall 2008 and spring 2009
semesters.
Graduate
Students
An applicant
must be a graduate student in good standing at the University of
Houston, must major in Computer Science must have a
cumulative GPA of 3.25 or higher over all in major courses taken
at UH, and must have eighteen or more semester credit hours
remaining in the degree program at the time of the scholarship
award. The recipient must enroll in, and complete, a minimum
course load of nine semester credit hours (full-time equivalent)
in the end of fall 2008 and spring 2009 semesters.
CS scholarships
are open to all eligible individuals. There are no restrictions to
applicants based on sex, race, age, nationality, religion,
disability, or country of origin.
Scholarship
Fund Disbursements
Made
in two equal increments (fall ’08 and spring ’09)
directly into the recipients’ student account upon
verification of enrollment, major, and minimum qualification
requirements.
Selection
Criteria
The
scholarship committee shall consider scholarship, leadership,
civic and community involvement in making the selection.
Scholarship form is the most important component of an
application, and the committee shall determine the relative weight
given to other criteria.
Eligibility
for Other Scholarships and Financial Aid
Recipients
of these scholarships may apply for (and accept) other
scholarships, grants, or awards for which the recipients are
eligible.
Application
Deadline
Applications must be received by 5 p.m on
Friday,
March 28, 2008. The
department will accept scholarship applications for the 2008-2009
academic year beginning January 1, 2008. The scholarship
committee meets regularly, to
consider completed applications on a continuing basis. You
are encouraged to apply as early as possible, as scholarship
awards are contingent on the availability of funds.
How
to Apply
You
complete only one application form to be considered for CS
scholarships for which you are eligible.
Your
application package must include the current year’s
scholarship application form and an official or certified copy of
your transcript (high school transcript for incoming freshmen; UH
transcript for continuing students).
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