LEAP Financial Need Scholarship

This scholarship is for LEAP students who have demonstrated financial need and demonstrate experience serving and working with traditionally marginalized communities. Involvement and leadership in University and/or community activities is a plus.

Financial Need

Applicants must demonstrate financial need. Eligible students must file a federal student aid application (FAFSA) prior to the scholarship deadline.. (Apply for federal financial aid online at https://studentaid.gov/h/apply-for-aid/fafsa) 

If you have questions on whether your can apply for federal student aid, please review this website: Financial Student Aid for non-citizens

If you would like more information, please visit the Office of Scholarship and Financial Aid

Required Documents

Current Unofficial Transcript or DARS

Typed personal statement of about 500 words written by you. Your personal statement should talk about your life experiences and how this scholarship will aid your educational endeavors.
Want help with writing strong personal statements? Contact the Writing Center, Career Coaches, and Student Success Coaches.

Resume

Conditions

  • Any scholarship award will apply to the 2025-26 academic year and will be paid in two equal installments, Fall and Spring semesters.
  • You must demonstrate through your personal statement and/or resume your qualifications for this scholarship.
  • Materials must be submitted electronically no later than midnight on March 1, 2025.
  • You must have completed two semesters of LEAP by May 2025.

For questions regarding LEAP Scholarships you can contact Kaley Tucker at (801) 587-3177 or Kaley.Tucker@utah.edu
Several scholarships will be awarded. Funding provided by Ruth Eleanor and John Ernest Bamberger Memorial Foundation and Goudie Trust.

Award
Up to $2000.00
Deadline
03/01/2025
Supplemental Questions
  1. Academic Level
  2. Will you have completed at least two LEAP courses by the end of Spring 2025 semester?
  3. Most Recent LEAP Class
  4. Most Recent LEAP Professor
  5. What is the higest level of education completed by your mother/female guardian?
  6. What is the highest level of education completed by your father/male guardian?

  7. Community - University Involvement

    Some scholarship funding gives preference to students who can demonstrate service, a commitment to, and/or experience working with any of the following groups. Select any or all that apply. Use your personal statement and/or resume to illustrate your involvement:

    Groups:

  8. Any other group not listed above:
  9. Financial Need Acknowledgement
  10. Race/Ethnicity (Select any/all that apply) Optional
  11. What world region is your family from? (Select any/all that apply) Optional
  12. Student Disability (Select any/all that apply) Optional
  13. Gender Identity Optional
  14. Veteran Optional

  15. Required Documents

    All documents are required to be in .pdf format.

    Please name your attachments in a similar manner: smithjohnstatement.pdf, smithjohnresume.pdf, etc.

    If you need assistance in converting your documents to a PDF format you can contact your Peer Advisor

    Please upload your most current Unofficial Transcript or DARS.

  16. Each scholarship focuses on different experiences and needs and will require a unique personal statement.

    Please upload your personal statement.

  17. A properly formatted resume is extremely helpful to your scholarship; please use a format similar to that provided by the Career & Professional Development Center.

    Please upload your resume.

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