Before you begin the Clark School's Online Scholarships Application, prepare a complete résumé and your responses to three short statements. The résumé does not have to be one page for the scholarships application. Your résumé must be submitted in PDF or MS Word format. A PDF preserves your formatting whereas the formatting in MS Word can change. Need help writing a résumé? Look at available workshops and resources from Engineering Career Services.
Draft your responses to three short statements and please be succint in your responses. Write professionally using good grammar, spelling, and punctuation. In addition to being reviewed by the Clark School, you could be nominated for external scholarships provided by corporations or engineering organizations. We nominate students whose applications have a professional appearance. The short statements you will be asked are:
- Describe any financial considerations affecting your ability to attend the University of Maryland. What impact might receiving this scholarship have on your UMD experience or academic and personal goals? In particular, please include anything which may have not been addressed via the FAFSA, such as extenuating financial concerns, medical situations in the family, or parental unemployment.
- For current UMD students, how have you contributed to the diversity of the university? For new, first-time students (including external transfer students), in what ways might you contribute to the diversity of the university? Please cite examples if applicable.
- Describe your engineering interests and career plans: how you became interested in engineering; what interests you about your major; your plans after graduation; and what you hope to do with your engineering degree.
Please note that once you submit your application, you may not be able to edit your responses.
