[Type here] NEW STUDENT SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION Please complete this application to be considered for scholarships in the School of Computing & Engineering (SCE). Fill out completely; incomplete applications may not be considered. A complete listing of SCE scholarships and criteria may be found at http://sce.umkc.edu/scholarships. First Name Click here to enter text. Middle Initial Click here to enter text. Last Name Click here to enter text. Current Address Click here to enter text. City Click here to enter text. State Click here to enter text. ZIP Code Click here to enter text. Email (Award notification sent to this address.) Click here to enter text. Phone Click here to enter text. U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident ☐ YES ☐ NO Academic Major (or intended area of study): check one ☐ Civil Engineering ☐ Computer Science ☐ Electrical/Comp Engineering Will you commute to UMKC? ☐ YES ☐ NO ☐ Mechanical Engineering If Yes, approximately how many miles (one-way)? Click here to enter text. High School (HS) Name Click here to enter text. HS Cumulative GPA Click here to enter text. ☐ Information Technology HS City, State Click here to enter text. HS Class Rank/Class Size Click here to enter text. ACT Score Click here to enter text. Completing this section is optional, but the information may be used to determine eligibility for some scholarships. Gender ☐ Male ☐ Female ☐ Prefer not to answer Race/Ethnic Origin ☐ American Indian or Alaska Native ☐ Asian ☐ Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander ☐ Black or African American ☐ White ☐ Not Specified ☐ Prefer not to answer ATTACH A BRIEF ESSAY (approx. 250 words) in support of this application explaining your goals and highlighting personal qualities which emphasize why you should be considered for a SCE scholarship. ATTACH A RESUME which describes your work and/or community service experience and extracurricular involvement, including leadership positions held. UMKC FIRST Robotics & Project Lead the Way Scholarship Were you a FIRST Robotics participant? ☐ YES ☐ NO Were you a Project Lead the Way participant? ☐ YES ☐ NO If you answered YES to either question above and would like to be considered for this scholarship, please submit a letter of reference from your Robotics Team Advisor or PLTW Instructor. The letter should address participation and performance, leadership skills, extracurricular involvement and potential for success in an engineering or computer science discipline. It should be submitted with the completed application. Undergraduate Engineering Scholarships These scholarships provide tuition & book expenses for the selected students for up to eight semesters as long as the students maintain full-time status and 3.0 minimum cumulative GPA in SCE majors. The KCP&L Scholarship is provided to a student in Mechanical or Electrical & Computer Engineering. The Dean’s High Achievement Scholarship is provided to a student in Civil Engineering, Computer Science or Information Technology. Scholarship Qualifications U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident with an ACT score of 25 or higher. Demonstrated co-curricular and community service and leadership capabilities. Do you meet the qualifications to be considered for the KCP&L or Dean’s High Achievement Scholarship? ☐ YES ☐ NO By signing below, I certify the information provided on this application is accurate and complete. I agree to provide additional information to the SCE Scholarship Committee if requested and understand my student records will be reviewed for verification. Click here to enter text. Email your completed application and all supporting documents to sce@umkc.edu OR mail to: School of Computing & Engineering · 534 Flarsheim Hall · 5110 Rockhill Road · Kansas City, MO 64110 APPLICATION DEADLINE: JANUARY 31, 2016 for first priority consideration; late applications may be considered if funds are available.