ALUMNI ASSOCIATION and VETERANS SUPPORT CENTER SCHOLARSHIP for SERVICE MEMBER EXCELLENCE

ALUMNI ASSOCIATION and VETERANS SUPPORT CENTER SCHOLARSHIP for SERVICE MEMBER EXCELLENCE
2023 Spring Semester

SCHOLARSHIP DETAILS
Provided by: 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 achieving one’s academic goals while serving in the military is challenging, the Office of Alumni Relations and the VSC established the Service Member Persistence Scholarship to promote student retention and graduation.

SCHOLARSHIP AWARD
The Service Member Persistence Scholarship recognizes students who continue to pursue their degree while they are actively serving in the Reserves/National Guard or are active duty and pursuing off-duty education. This scholarship will award, at a minimum, one (1) scholarship and up to three (3) scholarships to assist veteran/military students in accomplishing their academic goals. No more than one (1) award will be made to a graduate student.

ELIGIBILITY

• The veteran/military student must be actively drilling in the Reserves or National Guard or, if active duty, be pursuing off-duty education. Individuals attending the U as part of an active duty education program are ineligible.
• For the greater award, the veteran/military student must be a current full-time student in good standing with the University of Utah who will be attending full-time during Spring Semester 2023.
• For the lesser award, the veteran/military student must be a current student in good standing with the University of Utah who will be attending at least half-time during Spring Semester 2023.
• If an undergraduate, the veteran/military student must have earned a minimum of 24 credit hours at the University of Utah by the end of Fall Semester 2022 and have a cumulative GPA of 2.8 or greater earned at the University of Utah.
• If a graduate student, the veteran/military student must have earned a minimum of 18 credit hours at the University of Utah by the end of Fall Semester 2022 and have a GPA of 3.0 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 VETERAN/MILITARY 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, in the National Guard, or in the Reserves.

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, 2023 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