2016-2017 Academic Year

2016-2017 Academic Year

School of PackagingScholarship Application

Please complete this application and return it to Gayle Cohen, . Only electronic submissions will be accepted. Please name the file as Lastname_Firstname_Year.doc (please save as Word documents!). Please note year as: Freshman: FR (Less than 28 credits), Sophomore: SP (28-55 credits), Junior: JR(56-85 credits), Senior: SR (86 and above), Graduate Student: GR (masters and phd), or Transfer student TR. Please go by what you will be starting FALL 2016.So if you are going to be a junior, it would be “Doe_Jane_JR”, NOT “Doe_Jane_2016.”

This application is for ALL School of Packaging Scholarships (except Study Abroad scholarships) for the 2016-2017 academic year. It also gets sent to the Packaging Alumni Association for their Spring scholarships.

This application is due by 11:59pm on August 15th. No late submissions, or misnamed files, will be accepted!

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SECTION I - APPLICANT IDENTIFICATION

Name: ______PID:______

LastFirst

Local Address:______

City:State:Zip:______

Local Phone:______E-mail:

Permanent Address:

City:State:Zip:______

SECTION II -PERMISSION STATEMENTS

Because criteria for awarding some scholarships may be based on academic record it may be necessary to share your academic history with persons involved in the selection process. If you agree to this, please electronically sign this form by typing your name and PID number on the line.

Academic Information: I give permission to disclose information about my academic record, as listed on the Michigan State University Student Information System, on a need-to-know basis to individuals either at Michigan State University or associated with scholarships offered through the School of Packaging.

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SECTION III - APPLICANT’S ACADEMIC INFORMATION

Previous College/University History/AP Credit

If you have attended other colleges or universities, please complete the following:

College/University attended/AP Credit / # of transfer credits accepted by MSU / Dates attended (month/year)
(From) - - - (To)
1. / - - -
2. / - - -
3. / - - -

MichiganStateUniversity Academic Information

Check appropriate category: As of fall 2016, I ama: FR__ SO__ JR__ SR__ Graduate Student__

Complete the following chart regarding your academic plan:

COURSES, Summer 2016 Course # and title Credits / COURSES, Fall 2016
Course # and title Credits / COURSES, Spring 2017
Course # and title Credits

Office Use Only:

The School of Packaging will obtain the following MSU academic history from the MSU Student Information System. Go to Section IV, page 3, to continue this application. DO NOT FILL THIS SECTION OUT OR YOU WILL BE DISQUALIFIED.

Total CR earned ______ / MSU CR earned ______ / MSU GPA ______ / PKG GPA ______
Packaging Core courses / Packaging Elective courses
PKG 101 / PKG 323
PKG 221 / PKG 410
PKG 315 / PKG 432
PKG 322 / PKG 485

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SECTION IV - SCHOOL, COLLEGE, and UNIVERSITY ACTIVITIES

List ALL club and organization participation while at MSU. (Include election as student representative to any of the three School of Packaging Committees; Advisory, Graduate, or Curriculum). You may add more rows:

Club/Organization Name / Membership
(dates from - to) / Officer (What office, how long?) / Committee Member (What committee, how long?)

SECTION V - PROFESSIONAL ENHANCEMENT ACTIVITIES

List professional enhancement activities such as internships taken for PKG 493, professional meetings or seminars, overseas study, general overseas experience, etc. Be as detailed as possible. You may add more rows

Event / Date(s) involved / Description of Involvement

Work History (do NOT include internships taken for credit here). You may add more rows

Position / Place of Employment (name, address) / Dates (from - to)

SECTION VI - COMMUNITY or SERVICE ACTIVITIES

List participation in community or service organizations and activities that have broadened your perspective or enhanced your background. You may add more rows.

Organization/Activity / Date(s) involved / What did you do? What were the benefits?

SECTION VII - FINANCIAL INFORMATION (optional)

Some scholarships with the School of Packaging are financial need based.Thissection is NOT required—only fill out if you wish to be considered for NEED-BASED scholarships.

Approximately how is your education being financed for the upcoming academic year?

Parent Support % Financial Aid % Personal Support %

If you are being awarded Financial Aid, please specify dollar amounts for this academic year:

Scholarships (Non-packaging)$

Loans$

Grants$

Work Study$

Please list all scholarships or awards you have received while enrolled as a packaging major at MSU (packaging or non):

Scholarship/Award / Amount / When Received

SECTION VIII - REQUIRED ESSAY

Submit a two to threepage essay including BOTH what drew you to packaging as a major and career choice, and an example of a specific packaging problem and how you would solve it. This can be a systemic problem in the packaging industry, or a problem with a specific product you have seen. There is not a “right or wrong” answer, but the committee will look at your creativity and critical thinking/problem solving skills.

. The essay must be typed, double spaced, and in the same file as the application.

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