Department of Agriculture, Nutrition, and Human Ecology (ANE) Scholarship PRAIRIE VIEW A&M UNIVERSITY Prairie View, Texas Eligibility Criteria I. New Students (entering freshmen and transfer students) A. Criteria 1 Must be an ANE Major 2 Must have a cumulative GPA of no less than 3.00. (For the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo Scholarship, applicant must be a Texas citizen and for the Gov. Bill & Vera Daniels, minimum GPA is 2.5 and a Liberty County citizen) 3 Must submit a separate completed application for admission and financial aid. 4 Must submit a copy of final high school transcript (freshmen students only) 5 Must submit an official college transcript (transfer students only) 6 Must complete and submit departmental scholarship application along with completed Counselor Recommendation Form 7 Must submit a 500 word essay on “Why I chose to major in Agriculture, Nutrition, or Human Sciences” (freshmen students only) II. Continuing Students A. Criteria 1 Must be an ANE Major 2 Must have a cumulative GPA of no less than 3.00. (For the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo Scholarship, applicant must be a Texas citizen and for the Gov. Bill & Vera Daniels, minimum GPA is 2.5 and a Liberty County citizen) 3 Must be consecutively enrolled in 6 credit hours within the department of ANE with no grades less than C within the department. 4 Must submit college transcript summary 5 Must complete and submit departmental scholarship application 6 Must show proof of membership in a professional organization related to ANE. Scholarship Application Department of Agriculture, Nutrition, and Human Ecology Return Application to: P.O. Box 519, Mail Stop 2001, Prairie View, TX 77446 APPLICANT INFORMATION Student Identification Number (Currently enrolled students only) Name Mailing Address City State Zip E-Mail Phone Male Female Permanent Address (if different from mailing) City State Black/African American White (Not Hispanic) Zip Phone Hispanic Asian/Pacific Islander Are you a U. S. Citizen? Are you a Resident of Texas? Yes Yes No No American Indian Other ______________________________ If No, what country are you a citizen? _________________________________ If No, what State are you a resident? __________________________________ EDUCATION POST-SECONDARY (institution currently enrolled) Major Anticipated Degree Title B.S. B.A. .Other_______________________ Expected Graduation Date (Month/Year) _____________________/___________ Current GPA (at the end of last semester) ________________Current GPA Classification Freshman Organization Membership Sophomore Junior Extracurricular Activities Senior Community Involvement Have you completed the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)? Are you currently receiving financial aid (grants, loans, work-study, or scholarships)? Where do you live? Yes Yes On-Campus No No Off- Campus I certify that the information provided on this application is complete and accurate. I understand that providing false, misleading or incomplete information will be the basis for denial or revocation of scholarship funds. I understand that the Office of Student Financial Services reserves the right to modify my award (financial aid/scholarship, etc.) at any time due to changes in my eligibility, enrollment status, housing status, availability of funding; or receipt of any funds not included in my original award. + If necessary, Prairie View A&M University may release my academic information to University Colleges/Departments as well as outside donors. Prairie View A&M University has permission to release this information for review, recruitment and public relations. I further understand that awards depend on the availability of funds and financial need. Date Student Signature Leave Blank Internal Scholarship Office Only Dependent Independent Cumulative GPA_______ Cumulative HRS______ Overpayment Received Housing Owed________________ Yes No Verified by_____________________________ COUNSELOR RECOMMENDATION (freshmen only) Applicant: High School: Date of Graduation: Address: City: State: Zip Code: Counselor’s Name: Phone: Cumulative Grade Point Average: Class Rank: Grades will be converted to 4.0 scale in class of (e.g., 5th in class of 100) (unweighted based on 4.0 scale) A=4 B=3 C=2 D=1 High school courses pursued by the student best described as: Honors College Prep/AP Distinguished Recommended Check the category that best describes the academic record of the applicant. Excellent Above Average Average Below Average Other Verified participation in extracurricular activities Yes No Considering all attributes, I recommend the student: Strongly Generally With Reservations Do Not Recommend Please make other comments below which you believe are pertinent. Identify the status of the academic transcript submitted with this application: MAIL COMPLETED APPLICATION AND REQUIRED DOCUMENTS TO: U College of Agriculture and Human Sciences Academic Scholarship Committee Attention: Scholarship Committee Prairie View A&M University P.O. Box 519 Mail Stop 2001 Prairie View, TX 77446 Department of Agriculture, Nutrition & Human Ecology Application Checklist Please submit with this application all items that apply: { } High School Transcript (freshmen only) { } Proof of Membership in Professional Organization (continuing students) { } PVAMU Transcript (continuing students) { } Transcripts from all previous colleges attended (transfer students) { } Essay “Why I Chose to Major in Agriculture, Nutrition or Human Sciences” (freshmen only) { } Counselor Recommendation form (freshmen only)