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Scholarships

The University Honors Program awards 20 scholarships a year to
qualifying incoming first-year students

 

Presidential Scholarships are awarded by the University Honors Program to high school seniors with a history of outstanding academic performance. Recipients will be those whose strong academic credentials are matched by personal involvement in leadership and service activities.

 

Twenty students will be awarded Presidential Scholarships worth $32,000 over four years ($8000 per year). Finalists for Presidential Scholarships will be invited to campus to interview with the selection committee.

 

Application criteria:

 

  • ACT composite of 29 or above (SAT-CR&M of 1280 or above) and top 10% high school class rank

          or

  • RAI of 335 or above

      

1. Presidential Scholarships

 

Deadline: December 15

 

Complete application includes:

  1. Online Common Scholarship Application for Undergraduates (Provide a clear description of activities, honors, and leadership positions in the School/Community Activities section of the Resume tab.)

  2. An application for admission to UNI

  3. A typed, one-page, single-spaced essay should be attached to the Online Application (1-1½ inch margins, 10-12 point font). The essay should be on a topic of your choice. Upload My Essay

           Condition: In creating a title for your topic, include two of the following words:

                            Adventure

                            Cost

                            I/Me

                            Trust

 

Selection Timeline:

December 15, 2008

Applications must be submitted using the Online Common Scholarship Application.

January 20, 2009

Finalists for Presidential Scholarships will be invited to campus for an interview with the selection committee.  Interview will take place in February.  

March 1, 2009

Presidential Scholarship recipients will be announced.

 


Jessica Moon, Director
jessica.moon@uni.edu
319/273-3175
Last Modified: 9/3/08
University Honors Program
2401 College St.
University of Northern Iowa
Cedar Falls, IA 50614-0355