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News => Education => Scholarship Examinations => Topic started by: JEFFREY96 on January 09, 2018, 03:31:06 pm
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Applications are currently ongoing for the University of Michigan Centre for the Education of Women (CEW) Scholarships for Women. Interested students should see the details below.
The CEW Scholarship Program, which today serves women and nontraditional students, was established in 1970 to honor the academic performance and potential of women whose education has been interrupted and to commemorate the one hundredth anniversary of the admission of women to the University of Michigan.
Course level:
Undergraduate, Graduate.
Scholarship Benefits:
Approximately 40 scholarships are awarded annually ranging from $1,000 to $10,000, with some larger scholarship awards given.
Eligible Countries:
All Nationalities
Eligibility for the scholarship:
CEW Scholarship applicants must be attending the University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, Flint, or Dearborn campuses) during the year for which the scholarship is awarded and 2) Must have at least one (1) of the criteria listed below:
Undergraduates
A minimum two-year (24 month) consecutive interruption in education anytime since high school OR
Primary Caregiver*
Graduate Students
A minimum five-year (60 month) consecutive interruption in education anytime since high school OR
Primary Caregiver*
*Primary Caregiver definition:
Lives in the same residence at least 50% of the time and consistently assumes major responsibility for housing, health, and safety of a minor, older adult, or disabled adult; anticipates this responsibility will continue during the upcoming academic year.
Lives in separate residence and provides care for a minor, older adult, or disabled adult for a minimum of 20 hours per week without monetary compensation for at least the past 6 months; anticipates this responsibility will continue during the upcoming academic year.
In addition to these criteria, preference will be given to undergraduate students who currently qualify for a federal PELL grant, and undergraduate and graduate students who are first generation students (no parent has completed a bachelor’s degree).
How To Apply:
Before applying, please review the eligibility for the scholarship criteria outlined above. The application process is online in M-Compass (opening on Feb 1) and visit the scholarship link below:
Scholarship Link (http://www.cew.umich.edu/services/scholar)
Application deadline:
1st March 2018.