The Department of Political Science and Geography Study Abroad Annual Scholarship

The Department of Political Science and Geography Study Abroad Annual Scholarship

For Summer 2016 Semester

The Department of Political Science and Geography Annual Scholarship award is awarded to promising students majoring in Geography, Global Affairs or Political Science. The scholarship is intended to aid students by defraying some of the supplemental costs associated with Departmental study abroad programs.

Qualifications for this award: Must be enrolled as an undergraduate or graduate student with a declared major in Geography, Global Affairs or Political Science with a cumulative GPA through Fall 2015 of 2.5 or better for undergraduates and 3.0 for graduate students; must be registered in a Summer 2016 study abroad course; must submit complete application by deadline.

Please type or print all information. Application must be received in the Department of Political Science and Geography (MS 4.03.02), One UTSA Circle, San Antonio, TX 78249 no later than March 15, 2016.

Late or incomplete applications will not be considered.

I. PERSONAL DATA

Name ______Banner ID # @______

Last First Middle

Local Address______

Street City County State Zip

Permanent Address ______

Street City County State Zip

Local Phone (____)______Permanent Phone (____)______

Email Address ______Expected graduation date ______

FOR OFFICE USE ONLY

Classification: FR SO JR SR Transfer Student: Yes No

Current Enrollment: ______hrs. Credit Hours Earned: ______hrs.

Declared Major: ______Academic Standing: ______

Cumulative GPA: ______Cumulative UTSA GPA: ______

* This information is optional. Revised 2/1/16

II. QUALIFICATION DATA

Declared major in Geography: ______Yes ______No

Declared major in Global Affairs: ______Yes ______No

Declared major in Political Science: ______Yes ______No

Credit hours completed at time of application: ______

Cumulative grade point average (GPA) at time of application: ______

Which study abroad program will you be participating in: ______

Summer courses required for study abroad program: ______

III. ESSAY

Attach to this application an essay in which you discuss the program/course you want to attend, your personal qualifications, what courses you have had or are taking that relate to the program (including language study), how this program will benefit you in your chosen career or future study.

IV. REFERENCE LETTER

Submit a sealed and signed letter of reference from a UTSA professor who has taught you.

V. SIGNATURE AND CERTIFICATION

I certify that the information in this application is correct to the best of my knowledge. I hereby give permission for this information to be released to the donor or potential donors of any scholarship for which I may be eligible.

______

Applicant’s Signature Date

PLEASE NOTE: This application is only complete if it includes the essay requested in Section III and reference letter in Section IV.

PLEASE ENSURE THAT ESSAY IS ATTACHED.