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Full Name: 
Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Program
Scholarship Type: 
External
Class Level: 
Sophomore
Class Level: 
Junior
Course of Study: 
Math, Natural Sciences, Engineering
Location: 
U.S.
Application Deadline: 
Jan/27/'13
Campus Due Date: 
Nov/14/'12
Description: 
  • The purpose of the Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation, as stated in the enabling legislation, is to alleviate a critical current and future shortage of highly qualified scientists, mathematicians, and engineers.  A more realistic statement of the purpose, in today's terms, is to provide a continuing source of highly qualified individuals to those fields of academic study and research.
  • The Foundation will award undergraduate scholarships to outstanding students, to be known as Barry M. Goldwater Scholars, in the spring of 2010 for use during the 2010–2011 academic year.
  • The Trustees intend to award up to 300 Goldwater Scholarships.
  • FC can nominate up to 4 students annually.
Eligibility: 
  •  Must be nominated by Franklin College using the official online nomination process on the Foundation's website.
  • Be a full-time matriculated sophomore or junior pursuing a degree at an accredited institution of higher education during the 2009–2010 academic year.
  • Have a college grade-point average of at least "B" (or the equivalent) and be in the upper fourth of his or her class.
  • Be a United States citizen, a permanent resident, or, in the case of nominees from American Samoa or the Commonwealth of the Mariana Islands, a United States national.
  • Must intend to pursue careers in mathematics, the natural sciences, or engineering.  
Award Potential: 
  • Each scholarship covers eligible expenses for undergraduate tuition, fees, books, and room and board, up to a maximum of $7,500 annually.
  • Junior-level scholarship recipients are eligible for a maximum of two years of scholarship support, and senior-level scholarship recipients are eligible for a maximum of one year of scholarship support.
Important Dates: 
  • Campus deadline: Please submit all required application materials to the campus representative by 5pm on November 14, 2012. 
  • Application (online) deadline: January 27, 2013, 5pm CST
  • Supporting documents (mail) deadline: January 30, 2013, 5pm CST
Application Process: 

Applications must be submitted through the campus representative and not directly by the applicant.

Application Materials: 
  • Online Application:
    • Institution Nomination
    • Nominee Application
    • 3 recommendations
  • Supporting documents (by mail):
    • Nominee’s Essay
    • Transcript from nominee's current institution
    • Transcript(s) from other institutions that nominee attended with grades for courses taken
    • Secondary school transcript
    • Documentation for home school in lieu of secondary school transcript if applicable
    • Copy of the nominee's Permanent Resident card and letter of intent to become U.S. citizen if nominee's citizenship status is permanent resident.  
Website: 
http://www.act.org/goldwater/
Franklin College Contact: 

Dr. Hisaya Kitaoka
Campus Representative
317-738-8689
hkitaoka@franklincollege.edu