New Scholarships Available at
Murray State University
Murray
State University has received a grant from the National Science Foundation
(NSF) for $254,374 to provide scholarships to students majoring in engineering,
engineering technology, mathematics, and computer science. The award is
an extension of an existing scholarship program, which will provide more
than $450,000 in scholarships to MSU students through the year 2004.
By NSF guidelines, the scholarship funds
will be awarded to undergraduate students who are eligible for Pell Grant
assistance and also to graduate students in these technical areas of national
need. In the 2001-2002 academic year, the scholarships will be targeted
to students who are within two years of completion of their degree programs.
The individual award amount will be $2,500 per year. In the 2002-2004
academic years, underclassmen, including incoming freshmen, will become
eligible for the scholarship and the award amount will increase to $3,125
per year.
The
scholarships are primarily intended to help students complete their degrees
without having to rely on off-campus employment according to Dr. Stephen
Cobb, chairman of the department of physics and engineering and project
director. Dr. Cobb initiated the scholarship program along with co-directors
Dr. Don Bennett, chairman of the department of mathematics and statistics,
Dr. Danny Claiborne, chairman of the department of industrial and engineering
technology, and Carmen Garland, director of the MSU Scholarship Office.
Students
interested in the scholarship program should contact any of the project
directors for scholarship application forms. Questions may be directed to
the department of physics and engineering at MSU, 270-762-2993 or 1-800-648-1334.
