CSE Undergrad News

The application for CSE departmental and College of Engineering (CoE) scholarships for the 2015-2016 academic year are open!  They will close on August 21st.  The majority of the CSE scholarships are offered during this period with academic merit, financial need, or a combination of both as criteria for recipients.  New majors for autumn 2015 are also encouraged to apply, as many of the awards are targeted for new transfer students or freshmen. You do not want to miss out!

If you have a renewable award, you must submit a new application in order to be considered for possible renewal.

You can find the application here: http://www.engr.washington.edu/curr_students/scholarships.html

Or linked directly from the CSE Scholarship page.

Greetings,

I wanted to make sure you’re aware of Microsoft’s undergraduate scholarship program – this is an amazing opportunity for undergrad students pursuing degrees in computer science and related technical disciplines. We’d really appreciate your help sharing information about our scholarship with student populations who may be interested. See below (as well as the attached flyer) for information and deadlines, and feel free to pass this along to students.

By applying to the Microsoft Scholarship Program, students may be eligible for full or partial tuition for the 2015-2016 academic year!

Student Eligibility Criteria:

• Currently enrolled full-time in a bachelors degree program in the U.S., Canada, or Mexico
• Pursuing a degree in CS, CE or STEM related technical discipline
• Cumulative GPA of 3.0/4.0 or 4.0/5.0 or higher

Visit our scholarship website for more information.

Applications must be received by: January 30^th, 2015

Thanks so much in advance for helping publicize this opportunity, and please let me know if you have any questions!

Katie Contos

Staffing Associate, Microsoft University Recruiting

FLYER: 2015-2016 Scholarship Flyer Official

Program Overview:

Microsoft awards college tuition scholarships each year to encourage students to pursue studies in Computer

Science and related STEM disciplines. Chosen recipients will be awarded in recognition of their demonstrated

passion for technology, academic excellence and leadership while working to make a difference in the software

industry.

Microsoft places great value in encouraging under-represented groups to pursue STEM fields of study. As

such, a large majority of our scholarships will be awarded to female students, under-represented minority

students (African-American, Hispanic or Native American) or students with disabilities. We will review all

applications and select final candidates on the holistic basis of eligibility, merit, demonstrated passion for

STEM, commitment to leadership and financial need. Scholarship recipients will be announced the week of

March 9th, 2015.

The Details:

Scholarships are awarded in full or partial amounts for use toward the 2015-2016 academic year. Microsoft will

award checks directly to the designated school – these funds are not transferrable to other institutions and can

be used for tuition only. All recipients of the scholarship will be required to apply for, and complete if offered, a

salaried Summer Internship of 12 weeks at Microsoft in Redmond, Wa. Microsoft reserves the right not to offer

a position to the scholarship winner if an appropriate match cannot be found.

Criteria:

Students must be enrolled full-time in a bachelor’s degree program at a 4-year college or university in the US,

Canada or Mexico at the time the application is submitted. Students must have satisfactory progress toward an

undergraduate degree in computer science, computer engineering or a related technical discipline such as

math or physics with a demonstrated interest in computer science. The student must have a 3.0 cumulative

grade point average out of possible 4.0, or 4.0 out of possible 5.0 scale. Chosen recipients will be asked to

provide a copy of their official transcript.

Apply Today! Applications must be received by our January 30th, 2015 Deadline

Step 1: Apply for the Summer Internship today!

Step 2: Complete your Application using the following survey link:

http://aka.ms/scholarshipapplication

Upsilon Pi Epsilon Student Chapter Scholarship Award: Deadline September
15, 2014

In the search for excellence and professional commitment to the computing
and information technology fields, The Executive Council of Upsilon Pi
Epsilon (UPE), the Honor Society for Computing Sciences, and the
Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) announce the UPE ACM STUDENT
CHAPTER SCHOLARSHIP AWARD. Up to FOUR students will be chosen; each will
receive $1,000 and a certificate of commendation.

Who is Eligible?
All graduate and undergraduate students who are ACM members and members of
the ACM Student Chapter at their academic institution. Applicants will be
judged primarily on their academic records and recommendations from their
professors or academic mentors.

Please submit these materials as a pdf file to upe@acm.org.   You also have
the option to submit hard copies of the application materials to the UPE
address below.

1. The Scholarship Award Application Form, as it appears on our website:
http://www.acm.org/chapters/students/upe_award01
2. Two letters of recommendation (one letter indicating class rank from
Department Chair or Advisor).
3. A certified copy of at least the most recent two years (minimum)
official academic transcripts.
4. A statement of your participation in the ACM Student Chapter at your
academic institution.

If sending in hard copies, please send your application documents to:
Upsilon Pi Epsilon
158 Wetlands Edge Road
American Canyon, CA 94503

If you have any questions, please contact UPE at upe@acm.org


Thank you,
ACM Local Activities
2 Penn Plaza, Suite 701
New York, NY 10121-0701

The application for CSE departmental and College of Engineering (CoE) scholarships for the 2014-2015 academic year are open!  They will close on August 20th.  The majority of the CSE scholarships are offered during this period with academic merit, financial need, or a combination of both as criteria for recipients.  New majors for autumn 2014 are also encouraged to apply, as many of the awards are targeted for new transfer students or freshmen. You do not want to miss out!

If you have a renewable award, you must submit a new application in order to be considered for possible renewal.

You can find the application here: http://www.engr.washington.edu/curr_students/scholarships.html

Or linked directly from the CSE Scholarship page.

The Mary Gates Endowment for Students is currently accepting scholarship applications.  Mary Gates scholarships provide $4,000 ($2,000 per quarter for two quarters) for students to pursue leadership or research activities.  These scholarships benefit students in the current academic year, and are open to all UW undergraduates regardless of class year, major or residency status.  Deadlines are coming up soon, so begin the application process, and attend an information session and application workshop.

Information Sessions (two sessions daily; select one):

Tuesday, Jan. 7, 11:30 a.m.-12:20 p.m. & 12:30-1:20 p.m., MGH 171-E

Wednesday, Jan. 8, 3:30-4:20 p.m. & 4:30-5:20 p.m., MGH 171-E

Leadership Application Workshop:

Tuesday, Jan. 21, 4:30-6:00 p.m., MGH 171-E

Register to attend.

Research Application Workshops (select one):

Wednesday, Jan. 22, 4:30-6:00 p.m., MGH 171-E

Tuesday, Jan. 28, 4:30-6:00 p.m., MGH 171-E

Register to attend.

Leadership Deadline:

Monday, Jan. 27, 5:00 p.m.

Research Deadline:

Wednesday, Feb. 5, 5:00 p.m.

UW BOTHELL Advising and Info Session:

Thursday, Jan. 16, 1:30-3:00 p.m., UW1-103

UW TACOMA Advising and Info Sessions (select one):

Thursday, Jan. 9, 12:30-1:20 p.m., BHS 103 (focus on Leadership scholarships) – Register to attend.

Thursday, Jan. 9, 3:40-4:10 p.m., BB 106 – Register to attend.

Begin the online application and learn more on our website, expd.uw.edu/mge.  Email mgates@uw.edu with any questions.

Many thanks,

April Wilkinson

April M. Wilkinson

Adviser, Mary Gates Endowment for Students

Center for Experiential Learning & Diversity (EXPD)

University of Washington

Box 352803, Seattle, WA 98195

MGH 171  |  (206) 616-3925  |  amwilk@uw.edu  |  expd.uw.edu/mge