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Mathematics Undergraduate Scholarship Application


I have submitted FAFSA:

According to my FAFSA report, I qualify for:


According to credits, I am a:


I entered MSU:
Semester
Year
I expect to graduate:

The letters of recommendation called for in Part IV should be submitted directly by the letter writers.

PART 1

Name:
Student Number (PID):
Local Address:
Address
City:
State:
Zip Code:
Phone Number:
Email Address:
Permanent Address:
Address
City:
State:
Zip Code:
Date of Birth:
Number of Credits Earned:
Overall G.P.A.:
Expected Graduation Date(Semester, Year:
Major (List all if more than one):
Minor(s):

PART II

1. List all Mathematics courses taken at MSU (give semester and year when taken). Also give the grade in the course.

Mathematics Courses at Grade Received
Give your G.P.A. for Math courses only:

 

2. For Actuarial Students Only:

  • List any Society of Actuaries Exams you have taken and passed, and the dates:
  • List any internships you have had and the dates:

PART III – PERSONAL STATEMENT AND DEMONSTRATION OF FINANCIAL NEEDxtMode="MultiLine">

PART III – PERSONAL STATEMENT AND DEMONSTRATION OF FINANCIAL NEED

For each of the following two items provide the information requested. Please copy and paste your response into the boxes provided

  1. Provide a written description (700 word limit) about your
    • Academic/career goals (both short- and long-term). Include why and how you became interested in studying mathematics.
    • Academic accomplishments or special interests (in and/or outside of mathematics) that might distinguish you from others applying for this scholarship.
    • Accomplishments or special interests outside of academics that may further differentiate you from others applying for this scholarship.
  2. The Dressel, Graham and Phillips scholarships specify that the recipient must “demonstrate financial need.” Please provide a brief description (350 word limit) of your financial need indicating all of the following:
    • the amounts of any financial aid from MSU, governmental, or other non-family sources you are currently receiving,
    • the approximate amount of any financial help you have received from family sources (including parents) for the past two years,
    • your approximate annual income,
    • your parents approximate annual income, and
    • any other information you wish to give about your financial need.

PART IV – TWO LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION

Please list the names, titles (e.g. Math Professor) and contact information for the two people who will be writing letters of recommendation.

Please arrange for two letters of recommendations to be submitted on your behalf. At least one of these should be from an MSU faculty member (if possible, in Mathematics) who has had at least the equivalent of one semester of class contact with you. You might want to ask someone to write a letter who can make a reasonably detailed assessment of your abilities, motivation, strengths, and weaknesses.

Each letter should be submitted directly by the letter writer. However, it is the applicant’s responsibility both to provide the letter writer with all relevant information and to remind the letter writer to submit the letter on time.

Letter Writers:

Name Title Contact Info

FERPA ACT OF 1974 AND ACCESS TO LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION

Under the provisions of the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974, you will have access to the information provided in letters of recommendation unless you have waived such access. Please select the appropriate box and enter the date below to inform us of your decision. Your choice will not affect your eligibility for any of the scholarships.

INSTRUCTIONS FOR A LETTER OF RECOMMENDATION

While there is no preferred format, a letter of recommendation should address the aspects mentioned in the scholarship statements on the first page. Those aspects may include capacity, motivation, initiative, helpfulness to the Department of Mathematics, activities inside and/or outside of academics and demonstration of interest in Mathematics. In particular, it will be helpful if the letter addresses the ability of the student in Mathematics, indicating both strengths and weaknesses, and the potential for growth.

Letters of recommendation should be submitted directly by the letter writer, and not through the applicant. The contents of letters of recommendation will be kept as confidential as current and future laws regarding confidentiality allow. All letters of recommendation should be submitted to scholarships@math.msu.edu.