W. JAMES & SUSAN T. SMITH SCHOLARSHIP FUND
ONE $1,000 scholarship will be awarded to a Clinical Laboratory Science (CLSC) major each Spring semester for use by the student beginning the following Summer semester. The scholarship will be awarded based predominantly on demonstrated financial need, and secondarily on academic performance in the CLSC courses and potential to contribute to the profession of Clinical Laboratory Science. The scholarship recipient will be selected and award check presented by May 2nd of each year. Applications and all supporting information must be submitted to the CLSC Scholarship Committee by April 1st of each year.
Eligibility Criteria:
- CLSC major enrolled in the professional phase of the program.
- CLSC major in good academic standing.
- CLSC major who will enter the senior year clinical rotations the subsequent Fall semester.
Go to pages 2-4 for application form and required information! Application deadline is April 1st.
W. JAMES & SUSAN T. SMITH STUDENT SCHOLARSHIP
Application
DEADLINE for SUBMISSION is April 1st
NAME ______
Banner # B______
1. Below or on a separate sheet with your name, please tell the CLSC Scholarship Committee something about yourself such as where you are from, your values, why you chose to come to ECU, and why you chose Clinical Laboratory Science as your major.
2. Describe your school/coursework experiences and perceptions in Clinical Laboratory Science to date, both good and bad.
3. Indicate below or on a separate sheet with your name, all sources of financial support for your
matriculation at ECU. Include all support received from parents or guardians as well as scholarships, loans, and grants received. List each source and the amount in $ received per academic year (Fall through Summer semester of each year). For those sources which you must pay back upon beginning work, please put an * by the name of the source. THIS INFORMATION MAY BE VERIFIED BY THE ECU FINANCIAL AID OFFICE.
W. JAMES& SUSAN T. SMITH STUDENT SCHOLARSHIP
Application (continued)
4. Indicate below or on a separate sheet with your name, all expenses other than tuition and fees that you have. Include rent and food as well as car payment, computer payment, credit card debt, childcare, telephone expenses, etc. as applicable. THIS INFORMATION MAY BE VERIFIED BY THE ECU FINANCIAL AID OFFICE.
5. Indicate below or on a separate sheet with your name, exactly what you will use the $1000 to pay in order to stay in school. Be specific.
6. On a separate sheet(s) with your name, describe how you see yourself contributing to the profession of clinical laboratory science and what you would like to be doing professionally five years after graduating. This must be typed and be 300 to 400 words in length.
7. Please sign below this statement so that verification of the information in questions 1 and 2 can be obtained from the ECU Financial Aid Office. The scholarship selection committee will not consider applications that are not signed below.
W. JAMES& SUSAN T. SMITH STUDENT SCHOLARSHIP
Application (continued)
I attest that the information provided in this scholarship application is true and
accurate. I give permission for Dr. R. Bamberg to obtain all financial aid
information on me including awards as well as all financial support for school.
I give permission for all members of the Clinical Laboratory Science Scholarship
Selection Committee to view my financial information from the ECU Financial
Aid Office as well as all information in this application.
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NOTE: Questions 1 through 7 must be completed for your application to be considered for the W. James & Susan T. Smith Student Scholarship! Complete application must be submitted to Dr. R. Bamberg by April 1st to be considered. You will receive a notification from Dr. Bamberg as to whether you received the scholarship by April 30th.
Thank you.
Clinical Laboratory Science Scholarship Selection Committee
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