Alumni Association and Veterans Support Center Scholarship for Undergraduate U Vet Juggernauts

ALUMNI ASSOCIATION and VETERANS SUPPORT CENTER SCHOLARSHIP for UNDERGRADUATE U VET JUGGERNAUTS
YEAR 2022-20223

SCHOLARSHIP DETAILS
Provided by: University of Utah Alumni Association & Veterans Support Center
Value: $2,000, $1,000
Number of awards: 4
Application deadline: April 3, 2022 by 11:59 PM MST

SCHOLARSHIP PURPOSE
Recognizing that life can present significant challenges that can create obstacles to completing one’s education, the UUAA and VSC established the Alumni Scholarship for Undergraduate U Vet Juggernauts to recognize and promote student veteran and service member retention and graduation.

SCHOLARSHIP AWARD
The Alumni Scholarship for Undergraduate U Vet Juggernauts recognizes students who are veterans or service members who have faced significant obstacles while attending the U and like Rocky Balboa refuse to give up. The scholarship provides two (2) awards of $2,000 to full-time student veteran seniors (graduating by August 15, 2023) and two (2) awards of $1,000 to full-time student veteran juniors (that have earned 30 credit hours by the end of Spring Semester 2022 or graduating between August 22, 2023 and August 15, 2024).

ELIGIBILITY

• The student must be a student veteran as defined by the Veterans Support Center.*
• The student veteran must be a current undergraduate full-time student in good standing with the University of Utah and will be attending full-time during Fall Semester 2022.
• The student veteran must have earned a minimum of 15 credit hours at the University of Utah by the end of Spring Semester 2022.
• The student veteran must have a cumulative GPA of 2.5 or greater earned at the University of Utah.

Many students who are selected to receive a University scholarship after May 12, 2015 are required by state law to certify under penalty of perjury that they are eligible to receive the scholarship as a U.S. citizen or a citizen of another country who is lawfully present within the United States. Students who have both graduated from a recognized Utah high school and who are awarded a scholarship funded by a private donor are not required to certify their lawful presence before receiving a privately funded scholarship. (This scholarship is a privately funded scholarship.)

VSC DEFINITION OF A STUDENT VETERAN
A collective term for any student who served or serves in the U.S. Armed Forces, regardless of location, duration, branch, or component and who has not been dishonorably discharged.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

The recipients of scholarships will be required to share their story and a photo with the Alumni Association and meet with members of the Alumni Association. Recipients may also be required to attend a scholarship celebration lunch when a date is selected.

Applications must be received no later than 11:59 PM on April 3, 2022 MST.

Documentation of military/veteran status will be required.

SCHOLARSHIP CONTACTS

Angela Brink, Office Manager, Veterans Support Center, abrink@sa.utah.edu, (801) 587-7722
Brittany Lambert, Program Coordinator, Veterans Support Center, blambert@sa.utah.edu, (801) 587-7722