The Computer Science Department
at the University of Wisconsin - La Crosse has been awarded a
National Science Foundation S-STEM grant of $526,000 to support
scholarships for full-time students studying in the MSE program.
The program will start awarding
scholarships in the fall of 2008 and will support three cohorts
for the MSE program. It is expected that each
cohort will consist of approximately eight students.
Scholarship recipients will receive
two years of financial support, up to $10,000 each year subject
to maintaining program eligibility during each semester.Award
amounts will depend on demonstrated financial need but graduate
students are automatically assumed to be financially independent
when demonstrating need.
The program will also support
various cohort activities including travel to a regional conference
for each scholarship cohort as well as external speakers and
mentors.
Scholarship Qualifications
To qualify for scholarship support
students must
- be admitted to the MSE program
- be citizens of the United
States or other residency status as allowed by NSF policy
- maintain full-time
status (9 credits per semester) in the MSE program
- maintain a minimum GPA of 3.0
on a 4.0 scale
- demonstrate financial need.
- participate in scholarship cohort activities
UW-La Crosse students pursuing
the 5-year BS/MSE dual degree become eligible for scholarships
at the beginning of their senior year.
Application Process
There are three steps to the
application process.
- Complete the online UW-L graduate
school application available at http://apply.wisconsin.edu.
- Complete the Free Application
for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) available at http://www.fafsa.ed.gov
- Complete the Supplemental Scholarship
Application available at https://secure.uwlax.edu/surveys/TakeSurvey.aspx?SurveyID=7l4H7n4
To be considered for support
starting in the fall of 2008 these applications must be completed
by Mar 15 2008.
