2008 Dan Wise Memorial Scholarships in France

Ten $5,000 scholarships to be awarded

Eligibility Requirements

Applicants must be currently enrolled at UC.
Applicants must be planning to attend an EAP year-long program in France starting in summer or fall 2008 and ultimately be selected.
Applicants must not have had any previous study abroad experience.
Applicants must meet the posted minimum GPA requirements for their specific EAP program at the time of scholarship application.
Applicants must be able to demonstrate financial need.
Scholarship recipients must be willing to write a 2-page report (within one month of the official end of their EAP program) and submit this report to their EAP Campus Office. (A one-page mid-term report will be requested via email by UOEAP in January 2009.) These reports should describe the student’s experiences while abroad and how study abroad affected them. These reports will be forwarded to the donor of the scholarships.

Application Process

To apply for a Dan Wise Memorial Scholarship, it is imperative that all of the following materials be turned in to the Campus EAP Office by the application deadline of March 5, 2008. Please contact your campus EAP office if you are having any problems with any part of the application. Students from all of the UC campuses will be competing for these ten scholarships.

Please submit one complete application packet. Please do not submit application in folders or binders.

Your packet should contain in the following order:

Dan Wise Memorial Scholarships Application Form, including the signed "Authorization for Release of Information."
Personal Essay (see Application for details)
Statement of Financial Need (see Application for details)
Letter of Recommendation
To be considered, your file must include one letter of recommendation. You may use a letter that has been solicited for your general EAP application. Your letter should come from a TA or faculty member who knows you and your academic work. Personal references are not acceptable for this application.
A copy of your transcript that shows grades through your last completed quarter
A copy of your financial aid award notification for 2007-08. If you received no financial aid for 2007-08, please provide a statement indicating that you are applying for financial aid for 2008-09 and the circumstances that have changed to require you to apply for financial aid, OR provide a statement describing the circumstances that place you in financial need. Please note that all financial aid information will be verified with your campus Financial Aid Office.

Selection Process

The Dan Wise Memorial Scholarships will not be distributed equally across all of the UC campuses, since France participation numbers vary greatly from campus to campus.
To be considered, completed applications must be delivered by the applicant to the Campus EAP office no later than March 5, 2008.
A systemwide, representative committee of UC EAP faculty directors and EAP staff will meet by March 14, 2008 to select the top 20 finalists, if a sufficient number of eligible applications are received. The application packets for these finalists will be forwarded to the donor for her review. The donor will select the final 10 winners.
By April 17, 2008, the Director of UCEAP will announce the names of the recipients of the Dan Wise Scholarships.

Download Application Form and Instructions