Tuesday, February 23, 2016

EcoTech Design Juniors - Scholarship application EXTENDED due March 7

The recipient will be selected by the Ecological Technology Design faculty/academic advisor of the Department of Environmental Science and Technology, a committee of at least three members.  Eligibility rules are given along with the criteria of selection.  These selection rules were based originally on the ASABE Student Honor Award point system and have been modified here to use a student vita form.  Junior standing is based on credits earned in the ENST Ecological Technology Design concentration.

Eligibility Rules

ER-1    Be enrolled for at least 1 year in the Ecological Technology Design concentration of the Environmental Science and Technology major.
ER-2    Have attained Junior standing at the University of Maryland with credits earned in the ENST Ecological Technology Design concentration.
ER-3    Have earned at least a 2.5 (if an A is counted as 4.0 honor points), C+, or 75 percent average for all work completed since the beginning of his/her freshman year.
ER-4    Be enrolled for a period of at least one year as a member of a national professional engineering or environmental science society or as a student member of a local environmental science student branch of a national society.  Professional societies are to include all appropriate professional societies represented in the department.
ER-5    Have attended most of the scheduled meetings of his/her departmental student club since becoming a member of the club, as validated by the Club’s faculty advisor.
ER-6    Previous recipients are not eligible.

Criteria                                                                                               Maximum Points

Scholarship                                                                                                    30
Participation in local Professional Society/Dept. Club activities                25
            Membership, offices held, committee service,
            presentations, club activities completed, etc.
Other Extracurricular Activities – College, Campus; Community              25
            Election to national scholastic honor society;
            participation in student government; athletics;
            religious, cultural, civic or fraternal organizations, etc.
Financial need                                                                                               20

                                                                                                                     100

If interested, please create a Word Document with the following information and email it to shannonp@umd.edu: 

STUDENT VITA
Department of Environmental Science and Technology (ENST)
University of Maryland

The purpose of this student vita is to provide students a form on which to record important information which will be of value in applying for awards, scholarships, and employment.  This information will be confidential and used only to select persons when awards or scholarships become known to the department.

                                                                                                            Standing in “major concentration”
Name (Print) ______________________________________          Senior             ___________
Local Address____________________________________             Junior              ___________
_______________________________________________              Sophomore            ___________
Permanent Address________________________________            Freshman            ___________
_____________________________________________________________________________
Phone (local)                                               E-mail address: _____________________________
Scholastic Grade Point Average: ___________________ as of (semester) _________________
Total credit hours completed: __________   Degree credit hours completed for Environmental Science
& Technology major concentration __________

College Education Record - University of Maryland; Community Colleges; Other
                                                                                                                                                                  Graduation
Name of School                       Time Period                Major              Degree            Date Expected
                                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                             
______________________________________________________________________________
Please use attached sheets as necessary to complete the following items.
ENST and other Departmental Student Club Activities
(a)       Offices held (dates)


(b)       Committee Chairman, Committee membership, duties, representative to other councils (ANGR and ENGR)



(c)       Other contributions to Student Club activities (prepared talks, branch publications, field day
            involvement, meeting attendance (how much), fundraising, Ag Day, club campus activities, etc.)

Professional Society Student Activities – e.g., Environmental Science Societies (State, Regional or National), Engineering Professional Societies (e.g., ASABE at local, state, regional, and national levels).



List membership, any offices held, attendance at society meetings, papers or talks given, etc. in a professional or honorary society.



Member of national professional society: yes ___ no ___.  Which one(s)? _________________

Campus and Community Extracurricular Activities and Awards
List any clubs, organizations, etc. including any campus, community or high school activities, awards or special recognitions received (such as election to national honor society, publications, contests, student government, athletics, fraternal organizations, church activities, scouts, 4-H, FFA, or others).





Working Experience
Please list any jobs held (summer employment, jobs held during school, internships, etc.).  Include a brief description of duties, number of people you supervised (if any), and dates of employment.




Special Interests and Hobbies



Financial Report—for scholarship consideration (Important)
Summarize how your college education is being financed.  For scholarship applications a statement of financial need and evidence of self-help is to be provided.  Show budget for annual expenses and income/support to cover for next year.  Give description of any special needs or circumstances.

Total Cost                                                                   Finances Available
      Tuition and fees                ____                                  Present scholarships      _____
      Room/lodging                   ____                                  Financial aid               _____
      Meals/dining                    ____                                  Own job toward school      _____
      Books                                ____                                  Parental support         _____
                                                                                          Other                           _____
                                               
      Total cost                          ____                                  Total finances available      _____
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 Any explanation of financial details





Any other information for the selection committee to consider:







I certify the above information is accurate.      


Name (Print) __________________________________


(Signature)_____________________________________                                                                             Date_____________________