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December 29, 2009
Microsoft Scholarship
Qualifications
To be eligible, you must be enrolled full time in a Bachelor's degree program at a 4-year college or university in the United States, Canada, or Mexico at the time you submit the application. Plus, we’ll need to see that you’re making satisfactory progress toward an undergraduate degree in computer science, computer engineering, or a related technical discipline such as electrical engineering, math, or physics—and that you demonstrate an interest in computer science. Because the scholarship is merit based, you must maintain 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.
Deadline
February 1st.
Submit
You must include the following five items in your application:
* Resume
* Transcript
* Answers to essay questions
* Letter of referral
* Printed Confirmation Page from Online Application to the Microsoft Internship Program
There is not a separate application form to submit in addition to the above materials. Don’t forget to include your name on each page of your application packet.
Resume:
Be sure your resume includes:
* Your e-mail address
* School address and phone number
* Student ID number
* Permanent address and phone number
* Academic major
* Expected graduation date
Essay Questions:
Use one page total (not one page per question) to answer all four of the following questions:
* 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 that demonstrates initiative and your willingness to go above and beyond.
* Describe how you are currently funding your college education.
Letter of Referral:
Enclose a letter of referral from a faculty member (professor or teaching assistant) or an academic adviser.
Printed Confirmation Page:
Must have applied to a Microsoft 2010 Summer Internship. 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. If you have already applied for a Microsoft Internship, please indicate this below your essay answers so we can verify your application status.
Contact Info
Please send your completed application to:
Microsoft Scholarship Program
Microsoft Corporation
One Microsoft Way
Redmond, WA 98052-8303
Website: https://careers.microsoft.com/careers/en/us/collegescholarship.aspx
For specific questions, please e-mail scholars@microsoft.com.
Posted by cle16 at December 29, 2009 06:25 PM
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