Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship
The purpose of the Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education
Foundation, as stated in the enabling legislation, is to alleviate a critical
current and future shortage of highly qualified scientists, mathematicians,
and engineers. A more realistic statement of the purpose, in today's terms,
is to provide a continuing source of highly qualified individuals to those
fields of academic study and research.
General Guidelines
The Foundation will award undergraduate scholarships to outstanding students,
to be known as Barry M. Goldwater Scholars, in the spring of 2004 for use
during the 2004-2005 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 2004-2005 academic year -- who have
outstanding potential and intend to pursue careers in mathematics, the natural
sciences, or engineering. Four-year institutions are eligible to nominate
up to four students who are in the sophomore or junior class during the 2003-2004
academic year. To be considered, a student must be nominated by his or her
college or university using the official nomination materials provided to
each institution.
Each scholarship covers eligible expenses for tuition, fees, books, and room
and board, up to a maximum of $7,500 annually. Junior-level scholarship recipients
are eligible for a maximum of two years of scholarship support, and senior-level
scholarship recipients are eligible for a maximum of one year of scholarship
support. The Trustees intend to award up to 300 Goldwater Scholarships.
Conditions of Eligibility
To be considered for nomination as a Goldwater Scholar, a student must:
- Be a
full-time matriculated sophomore or junior pursuing a degree at an accredited
institution of higher education during the 2003-2004 academic year. Sophomore
nominees can expect to receive a maximum of two years of support. 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 resident alien, or, in the case of nominees from American Samoa or the
Commonwealth of the Mariana Islands, a United States national
Nomination Deadline
Institutions must submit complete nominations for Goldwater Scholarships to
be received by early February.
For more information on the Goldwater Scholarship: www.act.org/goldwater
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