ALUMNI ASSOCIATION and VETERANS SUPPORT CENTER SCHOLARSHIP for VETERAN/MILITARY EXCELLENCE

ALUMNI ASSOCIATION and VETERANS SUPPORT CENTER SCHOLARSHIP for VETERAN/MILITARY EXCELLENCE
2023 Spring Semester

SCHOLARSHIP DETAILS
Provided by: The Office of Alumni Relations & The Veterans Support Center
Value: $1,000 – $4,000
Number of awards: 1 – 4
Application deadline: January 20, 2023 by 11:59 PM MST

SCHOLARSHIP PURPOSE
Recognizing that achieving academic excellence while attending without full VA educational benefits is challenging, the Office of Alumni Relations and the VSC established the Veteran/Military Persistence Scholarship to promote veteran/military student retention and graduation.

SCHOLARSHIP AWARD
The Veteran/Military Persistence Scholarship recognizes students who are not receiving full VA educational benefits, who continue to pursue their degree, and who demonstrate academic excellence. The scholarship provides one (1) to four (4) awards to assist them in accomplishing their academic goals.
No more than one (1) graduate student will receive an award.

ELIGIBILITY

• The student must be a veteran/military student as defined by the Veterans Support Center.
• The veteran/military student must be a current full-time student in good standing with the University of Utah and will be attending full-time during Spring Semester 2023.
• If an undergraduate, the veteran/military student must have earned a minimum of 12 credit hours at the University of Utah by the end of the Fall Semester 2022 and have a GPA of 3.0 or greater earned at the U.
• If a graduate student, the veteran/military student must have earned a minimum of 9 credit hours at the University of Utah by the end of the Fall Semester 2022 and have a GPA of 3.0 or greater earned at the U.
• The student veteran must not be receiving VA educational benefits at the 100% rate.

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, 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