2017 CMC3 Foundation Scholarship Instructions for a Faculty Nominator

2017 CMC3 Foundation Scholarship Instructions for a Faculty Nominator

Thank you for nominating a student from your college for a CMC3 Foundation Scholarship.

Complete application packets must be received by Wednesday, March 15, 2017. All forms and supporting documentation should be sent through the postal mail in one envelope to:

Mark Harbison, CMC3 Foundation

7359 Rush River dr.

Sacramento, CA 95831

At the time of application, the student applicant must meet the following criteria:

$ Have successfully completed at least 30 college units1, including at least 8 units at a CMC3 member college2.

$ Be currently enrolled in a minimum of 6 units at CMC3 member college2.

$ Have completed at least one mathematics course at the level of 2nd-semester engineering calculus or higher.

At the time of application, the faculty nominator must meet the following criteria:

$ Be a current member of CMC3. If necessary, contact the membership chair www.cmc3.org/board.html
for verification or become a member www.cmc3.org/join.html at least a few weeks before Mar. 15.

$ Be a mathematics faculty member at a CMC3 member college2.

$ Nominate no more than two students for 2017.

In order for a student to be considered, the following must submitted to the address above.

$ A Nomination Form (below) filled out by the nominating faculty CMC3 member.

$ An Application Form filled out by the student. Forms are on www.cmc3.org/foundation.html#scholarships

$ A copy of the student’s college transcripts (unofficial transcripts are acceptable at the time of application,
but official transcripts will be required before an award is made).

$ Two one-page letters of recommendation on official college letterhead from college mathematics faculty,
at least one of whom the student has taken (or is currently taking) at least one transfer-level3 college mathematics course. Letters need not be from CMC3 members, but at least one of them must be from mathematics faculty at the CMC3 member college that the student is now attending.

A faculty nominator may nominate up to 2 students. If your college wishes to nominate up to 2 additional students you will need a second CMC3 member to nominate them. No more than 4 applications will be accepted from any one college.

Please contact if there are any questions.

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1 All units given are semester units. For quarter units, multiply by 1.5

2 A member college is in the central or northern CA service area of CMC3 listed on www.CMC3.org/Reps.html

3 Transfer-level mathematics is Trigonometry or above.

Nomination Form for a 2017 CMC3 Foundation Scholarship

All documents must be received by the Foundation by Wednesday, March 15, 2017. Please print or type all entries.

Please read the instructions (above) before filling it out or submitting it.

The nominating faculty member must be a member in good standing of CMC3 at the time of nomination.

Nominating Faculty Member’s Name ______

College Name ______

Email Address ______

Telephone Number ( ______)______

College Mailing Address ______

______

City ______, CA Zip ______

Name of Student Being Nominated ______

Names of two mathematics faculty members writing reference letters for the student you are nominating.

______and ______

Nominating Faculty Member’s Signature ______Date ______

If this student is awarded a scholarship where would you like the check sent? (please check one)

( ) Mail the check directly to the student at the following address

______

______

City ______State_____ Zip ______

( ) Mail the check to the faculty nominator at the address above.

Date that you would like to have the check by (after Apr. 15, if possible) ______