From: Aryn Bussey <arynabussey@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, Feb 27, 2013 at 7:23 PM
Subject: [DC Women of Color] Blacks at Microsoft African American Heritage Scholarship
To: "dcaggies@googlegroups.com" <DCAggies@googlegroups.com>, politics-and-pastries@googlegroups.com, dc-women-of-color-circle@googlegroups.com
FYI!
Blacks at Microsoft African American Heritage Scholarship
http://www.microsoft.com/about/diversity/en/us/programs/blacks-scholarships.aspx
[For questions, see Frequently Asked Questions list on the webpage above. Still have questions? Send an e-mail message to bamship@microsoft.com.]
Blacks at Microsoft (BAM) is a company-sponsored employee network dedicated to supporting the continued growth and development of black employees at Microsoft Corporation. This year, BAM will award two US$5,000 scholarships to outstanding high-school seniors who are interested in pursuing careers in technology. The scholarships are renewable, so winners who continue to meet the criteria can receive an annual $5,000 award for up to four years.
The mission of the Blacks at Microsoft (BAM) African American Heritage Scholarship is to encourage and enable black high school students to
(a) go to college,
(b) realize the impact technology has on the world, and
(c) target a career in the technology industry.
The amount of the scholarship to be awarded is $5,000 annually, which is paid through the Seattle Foundation on behalf of BAM to the recipient's school's Financial Aid Office. There is potential for an annual renewal of $5,000 for up to four years for a total of $20,000.
The criteria for renewal are that the student must:
1) continue to be enrolled in a four-year college or university,
2) maintain a minimum cumulative 3.0 GPA, and
3) have declared a major from the approved list (see Scholarship Guidelines).
All completed applications must be postmarked by March 1st.
All applicants will be notified of their selection or denial by April 15th.
[Download Applications from webpage listed above.]
To apply for the BAM African American Heritage Scholarship, the student must meet the following guidelines:
1. Be a current high school senior of African descent (for example, African American, Ethiopian, African, or Black).
2. Plan to attend a four-year college or university of higher learning, in the fall of the year following high-school graduation.
3. Declare a major in engineering, computer science, computer information systems, or declare a major in business that is approved by BAM (for example, finance, business administration, or marketing).
4. Demonstrate a passion for technology.
5. Demonstrate leadership at school and/or in the community.
6. Have a high school cumulative GPA of 3.3 or higher.
7. Require financial assistance to attend college.
Scholarship Guidelines Application Requirements
Please include all of the following materials with your scholarship application.
1. Résumé
Your résumé should include the following information:
* Extracurricular activities (school and community related)
* Honors and awards (if possible, include awards that are technology related)
* Work experience
2. Picture
3. Transcript: An official sealed copy of your current academic transcript. (Unofficial copies will not be accepted)
4. Two Essays
* In no more than 500 words, describe how you plan to be engaged in the technology industry in your career.
* In no more than 250 words, demonstrate your financial need for this scholarship.
5. Two letters of recommendation
* One letter must be from a member of your school's faculty.
* One letter can be from a person you know through academic, employment, or community leadership experience. Do not include relatives as references.
Letters of recommendation should be original and not duplicates of college recommendation letters. Each letter MUST be on letterhead.
6. A Completed Application Form
Fill out the entire Application Form at the end of this document. You can type the information or print clearly. When you are done, print Sections I and II of the Application Form and make sure that you sign and date the verification.
7. Send completed applications to:
The Seattle Foundation
c/o BAM Scholarship
1200 5th Ave Ste. 1300
Seattle, WA 98101
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