UNDERGRADUATE VETERAN/MILITARY STUDENT VOLUNTEERISM OR ENGAGEMENT SCHOLARSHIP

OFFICE OF ALUMNI RELATIONS

APPLICATION FOR THE

UNDERGRADUATE VETERAN/MILITARY STUDENT

VOLUNTEERISM OR ENGAGEMENT SCHOLARSHIP

2024 Spring Semester

SCHOLARSHIP DETAILS

Provided by: The Office of Alumni Relations & the Veterans Support Center

Value: $1,000 – $2000

Number of awards: 1 – 2

Application deadline: Sunday, January 28, 2024 by 11:59 PM MST

SCHOLARSHIP PURPOSE

Student veterans and service members have a propensity for public service stemming from their military service. When they engage in volunteerism or participate in campus activities outside of the classroom, they contribute to the campus community’s understanding and support of those who served in the military. With this in mind, the Office of Alumni Relations and the VSC established the Undergraduate Veteran/Military Student Volunteerism or Engagement Scholarship to recognize and encourage student veterans and military students to continue their service through volunteerism on the campus and in our local community or through participation in campus activities outside of the classroom.

SCHOLARSHIP AWARD

The Undergraduate Veteran/Military Student Volunteerism or Engagement Scholarship recognizes undergraduate student veterans and military students whose volunteerism has contributed to the campus or local community in a substantial way or whose significant engagement in campus activities outside of the classroom has helped the campus community better understand and/or appreciate military-connected students. The volunteerism can include, but is not limited to, involvement with an office or event in the VSC, on campus, or community organization, activity, or initiative, and the engagement can include participating in virtual or in-person campus events. This scholarship will award one (1) to two (2) scholarships to assist veteran/military students in accomplishing their academic goals. Scholarships will only be awarded to undergraduates who will graduate no later than August 15, 2024.

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 undergraduate student in good standing with the University of Utah and will be attending full-time during Spring Semester 2024.

The veteran/military student must have earned a minimum of 15 undergraduate credit hours at the University of Utah by the end of Fall Semester 2023.

Must have earned a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or greater at the University of Utah.

The veteran/military student must have demonstrated a significant commitment to volunteering on the U campus, in our local community, or a significant level of engagement in campus activities.

While the veteran/military student must demonstrate significant merit, financial need may also be considered.

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 2024.

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 MST on Sunday, January 28, 2024.

Applications may be:

Filled out in Academic Works

Hand delivered or mailed to:

Veterans Support Center

Attn: Angela Brink

200 S. Central Campus Drive

Union Building, 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

Veterans Support Center 801/587-7722

PERSONAL INFORMATION

Name (Last, First, M.I.):

Gender:

UID:

Address:

City:

State:

ZIP:

Phone:

Email:

ENROLLMENT INFORMATION

Major:

Projected graduation date:

CGPA at the U:

Credits earned at the U by the end of Spring 2023:

Current full-time enrollment: Y N

Full-time enrollment in Spring 2024? Y or N

MILITARY SERVICE

Branch of service:

From : To :

Type of discharge (if applicable):

ESSAY

Provide an essay about how what you learned in the military inspired you to continue serving others through volunteerism at the University, for a veteran, or in our local community and the impact your volunteerism has had OR about your significant engagement in campus activities outside of the classroom has helped the campus community better understand and/or appreciate military-connected students. (500 word minimum – 1,000 word maximum).

Optional: You may provide additional information, such as a statement of financial need, which you feel is relevant for consideration of this scholarship (500 word limit).