[CSENews] Microsoft Scholarship- due February 1

[Teresa Isela VanderSloot]

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Microsoft is excited to announce its scholarship program for the 
2010--2011 academic year! We would like to invite interested students to 
apply and hope you can help advertise this great opportunity within your 
student group. Below are more details regarding the Program. 
*Applications must be postmarked by February 1, 2010* and we will target 
announcing recipients by March 19, 2010. /Please forward this email to 
all interested students./ This information may also be found on our 
website <http://www.microsoft.com/college/scholarships>.

*Program Overview*
Microsoft College scholarships are designed to encourage students to 
pursue studies in computer science and related technical disciplines. 
Students will be awarded scholarships in recognition of their passion 
for software, academic excellence, and ability to make a difference in 
the software industry.

At Microsoft, we want to encourage students from groups currently 
under-represented in the field of computer science to pursue technical 
degrees. While all candidates who meet the criteria for eligibility 
described below may apply, a large majority of our scholarships will be 
awarded to female students, under-represented minority students or 
students with disabilities. Minority applicants must be a member of one 
of the following groups under-represented in the software field: African 
American, Hispanic or Native American. Microsoft will review all 
applications and select final candidates on the basis of eligibility, 
quality of application, displayed interest in the software industry, 
commitment to leadership and financial need. We will target announcing 
scholarship recipients by March 19, 2010.

*What are the provisions of the award?*
Scholarships are awarded, full or partial amounts, to recipients for the 
2010-2011 academic year. Full tuition scholarships will cover tuition 
for the 2010-2011 academic year as posted by the financial aid office at 
your college or university. Microsoft will make payments to the 
designated school, and they're not transferable to other academic 
institutions. Funds are to be used for tuition only and may not be used 
for other costs on the recipient's bursar bill. All recipients of the 
scholarship will be required to apply for, and complete if offered, a 
salaried summer internship of 12 weeks or more at Microsoft Corporation 
in Redmond, Washington. Microsoft reserves the right not to offer a 
position to the scholarship winner if an appropriate match cannot be found.

*What are the criteria for scholarship eligibility?*
Students must be enrolled in a bachelor's degree program at a 4-year 
college or university in the United States, Canada, or Mexico at the 
time the application is submitted. Students must be enrolled full-time 
and making satisfactory progress toward an undergraduate degree in 
computer science, computer engineering, or a related technical 
discipline, such as math or physics, with a demonstrated interest in 
computer science. The student must have a 3.0 cumulative grade point 
average out of a possible 4.0, or a 4.0 cumulative grade point average 
out of a possible 5.0.

*What is required to apply?*
A completed application includes five items: your résumé, transcript, 
essay questions, letter of referral, and confirmation of your online 
application to the Microsoft Summer Internship program. All items must 
be mailed to the address below and postmarked by February 1, 2010 to 
receive full consideration. An application is considered ineligible if 
all parts are not received. It is the applicant's responsibility to 
ensure that all pieces are received by Microsoft by the deadline.

*Résumé* - Enclose a copy of your résumé that includes your e-mail 
address, campus address and phone number, student ID number, permanent 
address and phone number, major and expected graduation date.

*Transcript* - Enclose a copy of your current academic transcript.

*Essay Questions* - Use one page to answer all four of the following 
essay questions (not one page per question).

· Describe how you demonstrate your passion for technology outside the 
classroom.

· Describe the toughest technical problem you've worked on, how you 
addressed the problem, your role in reaching the outcome, if it was 
team-based, and the final outcome.

· Describe a situation which demonstrates initiative and your 
willingness to go above and beyond.

· Describe how you are currently funding your college education.

*Gender/Ethnicity/Disability (optional)* - Please note your gender, 
ethnicity or disability on the page with your essay questions if you 
would like that information to be considered with your application.

*Letter of referral* - Enclose a letter of referral from a faculty 
member or an academic advisor who knows your work.

*Confirmation of Online Application to the Microsoft Internship Program 
- *Apply online at http://www.microsoft.com/college for a summer 
internship and print out a confirmation page showing you have done so. 
*This printed confirmation must be included in your mailed application 
materials. ***

*Please send your completed application postmarked by February 1, 2010 to: *
Microsoft Scholarship Program
Microsoft Corporation
One Microsoft Way
Redmond, WA 98052-8303

Thank you,

Microsoft College Recruiting

*Rebekah Trevino*

www.microsoft.com/college <http://www.microsoft.com/college>**

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