Purpose: The Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation offers these scholarships to provide a continuing source of highly qualified individuals for academic study and research in the fields of science, mathematics, and engineering.

Funding: Each scholarship covers eligible expenses for undergraduate tuition, fees, books, and room and board, up to a maximum of $7,500 annually. Junior-level scholarship recipients are eligible for a maximum of two years of scholarship support, and senior-level scholarship recipients are eligible for a maximum of one year of scholarship support.

Eligibility:

• Be a full-time matriculated sophomore or junior pursuing a degree at an accredited institution of higher education during the 2009-2010 academic year. Sophomore nominees can expect to receive a maximum of two years of support. Junior nominees can expect to receive a maximum of one year of support.
• Have a college grade-point average of at least "B" (or the equivalent) and be in the upper fourth of his or her class.
• Be a United States citizen, a resident alien, or, in the case of nominees from American Samoa or the Commonwealth of the Mariana Islands, a United States national. Nominations from resident aliens must include a letter of the nominee's intent to obtain U.S. citizenship and a photocopy of the Alien Registration Card.

Selection Criteria: Demonstrated superior scholarship and promise for future achievement in the eligible fields.

Application/Nomination Process:

• Student contacts Department Chair to discuss their qualifications after consulting the official Goldwater website.
• Department Chair emails student's name to Karen Moldenhauer (kmoldenh).
• Student may begin the online application process on the Goldwater site before the information session if they choose.
• Student attends the information session on Tuesday, November 17th from Noon - 1 PM in Alumni Guest House Library.
• Faculty Advisers review the applications and, before the official deadline of January 29th, officially nominate four students and submit the paper copies of their application and supporting materials to the Goldwater foundation.

Please read the application instructions on the Goldwater site thoroughly. Students may not submit application materials directly to Goldwater, they must come from Carleton's faculty representative.

Official Deadline: 5 PM on January 29, 2010. Up to two sophomore and two junior names may be officially nominated to the Goldwater Foundation for consideration.

Faculty Advisers: Elizabeth Ciner, Associate Dean of the College, x4300 eciner@carleton.edu
                          David Liben-Nowell, Computer Science, x4679 dlibenno@carleton.edu

Official Website: http://www.act.org/goldwater