Richard Buck Scholarship Endowment

Opportunity name: Richard Buck Scholarship Endowment
Minimum qualifications: For full-time students who have completed at least 12 UG or 6 GR units at SJSU and have a cumulative GPA of at least 3.0.
College and Department: Campus wide
Number of awards and award amount: varies
Application dates: Application available January – May 1 to be awarded for following academic year
Major: Open to all majors
Class level: Must have completed at least one semester
Enrollment requirement: none
Financial need: No
GPA requirement: Cumulative >=3.0

Preference given to:

1. Have not been awarded any other scholarships (at time of selection)
2. Awards evenly distributed between Undergraduates and Graduates
3. Cumulative GPA: 3 – 3.5 for Undergraduates and 3.0-3.45 for Graduates
4. Highest reviewer scores*
5. Participation in extracurricular activities
6. Enrollment level: at least half-time

*Applications are reviewed by a committee and scored based on answers provided by the applicant. Each answer is reviewed for:

• relevance to the question
• spelling, grammar, and college level writing
• creativity

Scholarship winners will be notified by email no later than September 1.