ALUMNI ASSOCIATION and VETERANS SUPPORT CENTER SCHOLARSHIP for MILITARY CONNECTED STUDENT PARENTS

ALUMNI ASSOCIATION and VETERANS SUPPORT CENTER SCHOLARSHIP for MILITARY CONNECTED STUDENT PARENTS
2023 Spring Semester

SCHOLARSHIP DETAILS
Provided by: The Office of Alumni Relations & the Veterans Support Center
Value: $1,000 – $3,000
Number of awards: 1 – 3
Application deadline: January 20, 2023 by 11:59 PM MST

SCHOLARSHIP PURPOSE
Recognizing that raising children while attending college can create financial, school-life balance, and emotional challenges. The Office of Alumni Relations and the VSC established the Military Connected Student Parents Scholarship to recognize and promote military connected students, service member retention, and graduation.

SCHOLARSHIP AWARD
The Military Connected Student Parents Scholarship recognizes students who are a veteran, active duty, National Guard, ROTC, and/or military connected students who have dependent children residing at home with them. This scholarship will award, a minimum, one (1) scholarship and up to three (3) scholarships to assist military connected students in accomplishing their academic goals. Scholarships will only be awarded to undergraduates who will graduate no later than August 15, 2023. No more than one (1) award will be made to a graduate student.

ELIGIBILITY

• The student must be a military connected student as defined by the Veterans Support Center.
• The military connected student must be a current full-time or half-time in good standing with the University of Utah and will be attending during Spring Semester 2023
• If an undergraduate, the military connected student must have earned a minimum of 24 credit hours at the University of Utah by the end of Fall Semester 2022.
• If a graduate student, the military connected student must have earned a minimum of 18 credit hours at the University of Utah by the end of Fall Semester 2022.
• The military connected student must have a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher at the University of Utah.
• The military connected student must have dependent children residing with him/her.

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 MILITARY CONNECTED STUDENT
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, is in the National Guard, ROTC, Reservist, or is a spouse/dependent.

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 in April 2023.

To apply, fill out the information section on the following page and submit it along with the required essay. Applications must be received no later than 11:59 PM on January 13, 2021 MST. Applications may be:

• Filled out in Academic Works (add link)
• Hand delivered or mailed to
Veterans Support Center
200 S. Central Campus Drive, Suite 418
Salt Lake City, UT 84112.

Documentation of military/veteran status will be required.

SCHOLARSHIP CONTACTS

Faa Taupau, Director, Veterans Support Center, ftaupau@sa.utah.edu
Angela Brink, Office Manager, Veterans Support Center, abrink@sa.utah.edu
Brittany Lambert, Programs Coordinator, Veterans Support Center, blambertt@sa.utah.edu

Veterans Support Center 801/587-7722