The Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship Program, USA

Description
The Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship Program was created to encourage outstanding students to pursue careers in mathematics, the natural sciences, or engineering and to foster excellence in those fields.

Nominees for Goldwater Scholarships must include in their online application a statement of interest in a career in mathematics, the natural sciences, or engineering, detailing how their academic program and their overall educational plans will prepare them for their chosen career goal. It is expected that students selected as scholars will pursue advanced degrees.

Eligibility

• Be a full-time matriculated sophomore or junior pursuing a degree at an accredited institution of higher education during the 2011–2012 academic year. "Sophomore" is defined as a student who plans two more years of full-time undergraduate study beginning September 2012.
• 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 permanent resident, or, in the case of nominees from American Samoa or the Commonwealth of the Mariana Islands, a United States national. Nominations from permanent residents must include a letter of the nominee's intent to obtain U.S. citizenship and a photocopy of the Permanent Resident Card (formerly known as the Alien Registration Card)

Application Procedure
The scholarship can applied online. Online application materials must documents as follow;

• Nominee essay—written by the student and relates to the student's chosen career.
• Transcript from nominee's current institution, including fall semester if available.
• Transcript(s) from other institutions, that nominee attended with grades for courses taken.
• Copy of the nominee's Permanent Resident card and letter of intent to become U.S. citizen, if nominee's citizenship status is permanent resident.

Submission Deadline
February each year

Website Link
http://www.act.org/goldwater/yybull.html