What is the NSF MASTER Scholarship Program?
You've been here many times before. You're studying late at night when suddenly your thoughts turn to
college. You know the college to which you want to transfer, but you're worried about your chances of
being accepted. You also worry about the cost of college and how you're going to pay for tuition,
textbooks, and supplies. And you worry about how your part-time job will affect your grades. You think: if
only there were a program out there that could address all my concerns. Well, look no further.
Thanks to a National Science Foundation (NSF) Grant, students demonstrating financial need who are
interested in majoring in the sciences, engineering, or mathematics, can now become involved in an
exciting new scholarship program, the NSF funded Mathematics And Science Transfer Excellence and
Retention (MASTER) scholarship at Glendale Community College. The program is funded for 4
academic years beginning 2007-2008.
Students demonstrating financial need who are accepted into this program are not only guaranteed transfer
assistance to a 4-year university with transfer applicaton fees paid, but are also given a five week summer
bridge/academic enrichment program, a $600 stipend, and a top-of-the-line graphing calculator.
Scholarship recipients will also receive approximately $1500 per year if they maintain a 2.5 grade point
average and continue progressing in their major. They are also assigned a caring professor/mentor to help
them with any problems they may encounter during their stay at Glendale College. While in the MASTER
scholarship program, students are also able to attend special MASTER Supplemental Instruction (SI)
classes to give them additional help with their science, engineering, and math classes.
Students will also have a special MASTER counselor, priority registration, and the development of a
student education plan. MASTER scholars will also automatically become members of the award-winning
MASTER Math Club. Where possible, students can also join our Science Academy (see below).
Imagine a program which provides money, support, and long-term commitment to your educational needs and goals. The
MASTER scholarship program is all of this, in a learning community of like-minded scholars, with the added prestige of being an
NSF scholarship recipient.
What Are The Requirements?
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At least a 2.5 grade point average on entering the program
A declared Science, Engineering, or Mathematics (SEM) major
Maintaining a grade point average of at least 2.5
Progressing in SEM classes
At least at the Intermediate Algebra level
Demonstrated financial need by submitting the FAFSA form.
What's In It For Me?
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Up to $1500 a year of financial aid
A summer bridge program, $600, and a state-of-the-art calculator
Faculty mentoring in your major
Supplemental Instruction for all SEM classes
A learning community of scholars
A special counselor
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Priority Registration
The development of a student education plan
Help with transfer to a 4-year institution with all fees paid
The prestige of an NSF Scholarship
Membership in the MASTER Math Club
Making new friends and doing fun activities with your peers
The social and academic support of your fellow MASTER students
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Admission, if qualified, into our prestigious Science Academy
What additionally does Glendale College Have To Offer?
Glendale College has outstanding SEM programs with dedicated, high quality professors. We have a
number of computer labs, tutoring centers, a digital planetarium, and internships with local universities and
with Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL). We also have a Science Academy on campus; many MASTER
scholarship recipients will qualify to join the Science Academy.
Science Academy
The Glendale Community College Scholars Science Academy was created to give Math/Science majors
support and special opportunities as they pursue their academic goals. In many cases, successful
completion of this program will greatly increase a student’s chances of transferring to such prestigious
universities such as UCLA, UCI, UC Santa Cruz, Cal Poly Pomona, Pomona College. LMU, and
Occidental College. For more information, contact the Scholars Director at 818-240-1000.
Former GCC NSF Scholarship Recipients*
*Alliance for Minority Participation (AMP) scholarship recipients (1993-2007)
“The AMP has been a network of friends. . . . We are a group that helps each other, not only at the
community college but also during and after the transition between schools. . . . The people running the
program are great. They made the transferring process not only possible but very easy.”
Karla Semblantes, CSUN
“The AMP program helped me to discover my full potential, and started me on my way to a career. . . .
Through the program I was also a Supplemental Instruction leader. That gave me first hand experience at
what it is really like to stand up in front of students and teach. I already felt the difference I can make not
only in their grades, but in their lives as well.”
Jean-Louis Manga, MS GCC Adjunct Professor and Reseda H.S. Science Magnet teacher
“What I learned from the AMP program. . . was never to doubt my potential and to take risks. Now that I
am doing lung research at LBNL [Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory] I carry that same mentality to
form a stronger team with other students and gifted scientists.”
Sonia Navarro, UC Berkeley
“The AMP program. . . reach[es] out to help minorities achieve hassle-free admission to the university,
access to scholarships and financial aid, summer internships and above all to provide the student with
academic counseling [and] one-to-one tutoring. . . . Stay in school and prepare yourselves for the future; the
best things are yet to happen.”
Carlos Saa, CSUN
Note: Add Mario Flores, Antonio Galicia, Erick Toss, Karla Coti, Karen Stella, Yesenia Rivera
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How Do I Apply?
It's easy! Just fill out and return the attached postcard. Or go to web site to download an
applicaton
Note: Make application and FAFSA available on-line
Glendale Community College
Dr. Sid Kolpas
MASTER Office
(818) 240-1000
ext. 5378
Dr. Jean Lecuyer
Extended Opportunity Program & Services
ext. 5900
Put special counselor here
Glendale Community College—“Where you can become MASTER of your academic destiny”
1500 North Verdugo Road
Glendale, California 91208-2894