Origins Endowed Scholarship

Purpose:
The Fund is established to provide scholarships to students who have demonstrated the ability to succeed despite facing a variety of personal challenges.

The Fund honors the vision of the University’s History Committee, a group comprised of current and past faculty, staff and administrators, along with alumni and students. The History Committee was created in 2010 to capture historical information before it was lost forever. The Committee focused its efforts on interviewing current and past employees and alumni, initiating departmental histories and assuring that archives of historical documents and memorabilia be maintained, protected and expanded. The Committee launched this effort in honor of the University’s 45th and 50th Anniversary to acknowledge the tremendous accomplishments achieved by the men and women who worked hard to make the vision a reality, and to provide perpetual support to students via scholarship support.

Criteria:
• Be meeting the University’s Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) requirements and cannot be in default or owe any refund/repayment of federal, state or institutional aid
• Complete the University’s General Scholarship Application
• Have financial need as determined by FAFSA / CASFA and the University’s Office of Financial Aid and Scholarships
• Maintain a cumulative GPA of at least 3.0
• Be enrolled in a minimum of 6 credit hours during the semesters(s) the scholarship is received
• Have a declared major
• Be a junior or senior
• Submit a short essay that describes how they have overcome personal challenges in order to obtain a college degree

There is a preference to seek candidates that are representative of the diverse range of academic majors available at the University, including more traditional studies in the arts, humanities, and sciences as well as business, engineering, education, and human services.
Graduate Students and students who have already earned a baccalaureate degree are not eligible.