VETERAN/MILITARY STUDENT LEADERSHIP

OFFICE OF ALUMNI RELATIONS

APPLICATION FOR THE

VETERAN/MILITARY STUDENT LEADERSHIP SCHOLARSHIP

2024 Fall Semester

SCHOLARSHIP DETAILS

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

Value: $1,000 – $3000

Number of awards: 1 – 3

Academic Level: Undergraduate and Graduate Students

Application deadline: Sunday, October 13, 2024 by 11:59 PM MST

SCHOLARSHIP PURPOSE

Recognizing that student veterans and service members possess leadership skills from their military experience, the Office of Alumni Relations and the VSC established this scholarship to encourage veteran and military students to further develop and utilize these skills within the campus and local community.

SCHOLARSHIP AWARD

The Veteran/Military Student Leadership Scholarship recognizes veterans and service members students whose noteworthy leadership has contributed to the campus or local community in a substantial way. Veteran/Military students receiving this award will have demonstrated leadership that produced significant positive results in a campus or community organization, activity, or initiative, with or without holding a formal leadership position. 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 student must be a veteran/military student as defined by the Veterans Support Center.

The veteran/military student must be a student in good standing with the University of Utah and will be attending full-time during Fall Semester 2024.

If an undergraduate, the veteran/military student must have earned a minimum of 30 credit hours at the University of Utah by the end of Spring Semester 2024.

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 Spring Semester 2024.

The veteran/military student must have a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or greater earned at the University of Utah.

The veteran/military student must have demonstrated significant leadership to the community and/or campus.

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.

HOW TO APPLY

To apply, fill out the form and complete the required essay available. Once completed, remember to submit the application and essay.

Applications must be received no later than 11:59 PM on October 13, 2024 MST.

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

ESSAY PROMPT

Provide an essay about how the leadership skills you learned in the military are being used to make a difference on the campus, for a veteran, or in our local community.

(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).

Award
$1,000 - $3,000
Deadline
10/13/2024
Supplemental Questions
  1. I certify that my current military connected status is:
  2. Provide an essay about how the leadership skills you learned in the military are being used to make a difference on the campus, for a veteran, or in our local community. (500 word minimum – 1,000 word maximum).
  3. 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).