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Need Based Scholarships

The Need Based Scholarship Application for 2008-2009 is available in PDF form. To view and print the PDF application, you will need Adobe Acrobat Reader.

Download, complete and return the Need Based Scholarship Application to the Scholarship Coordinator, UMD Foster Administration Bldg. Room 105, prior to the deadline (only one application needs to be submitted per applicant).

General
Scholarship	Eligibility	Application

Theodore S. Bochenek Memorial Scholarship	Demonstrated financial need.	Contact Scholarship Coordinator, UMD Foster Administration Building Room 105, for application/deadline information (508) 999-8643. Need Based Scholarship Application deadline is May 1 of upcoming academic year.
Helen and George MacCormack Memorial Scholarship	To support an undergraduate student who is the first in his or her family to attend college. This scholarship will be based on financial need and merit with financial need taking precedence. Approx. $1000.	Contact Scholarship Coordinator, UMD Foster Administration Building Room 105, for application/deadline information (508) 999-8643. Application deadline is May 1 of upcoming academic year. Download the application (PDF)
E. & E. Adaskin Memorial Fund	Preference to entering undergraduate students residing in Dartmouth, Fall River, Freetown, Westport, Somerset or Swansea, then Bristol County. Financial need.	Contact Scholarship Coordinator, UMD Foster Administration Building Room 105, for application/deadline information (508) 999-8643. Need Based Scholarship Application deadline is May 1 of upcoming academic year.
A.J. Carvalho Memorial Scholarship	For students of Portuguese descent who have attended New Bedford High School. For either an incoming freshmen with a GPA of 3.0 or for a full-time UMD student with a 3.0 GPA. Approx. $5,000.	Contact Scholarship Coordinator, UMD Foster Administration Building Room 105, for application/deadline information (508) 999-8643. Need Based Scholarship Application deadline is May 1 of upcoming academic year.
Manning Emery, Jr. Scholarship	Demonstrated financial need.	Contact Scholarship Coordinator, UMD Foster Administration Building Room 105, for application/deadline information (508) 999-8643. Need Based Scholarship Application deadline is May 1 of upcoming academic year.
Fall River Endowment Scholarship	Demonstrated financial need. Undergraduate residents of Fall River.	Contact Scholarship Coordinator, UMD Foster Administration Building Room 105, for application/deadline information (508) 999-8643. Need Based Scholarship Application deadline is May 1 of upcoming academic year.
Anthony J. Felix Scholarship	For undergraduate UMD students pursuing a career in social work or teaching. Award is based on academic record and demonstrated financial need. Incoming freshmen not eligible.	Contact Scholarship Coordinator, UMD Foster Administration Building Room 105, for application/deadline information (508) 999-8643. Need Based Scholarship Application deadline is May 1 of upcoming academic year.
Antone Felix Scholarship	For undergraduate UMD students pursuing a career in teaching. Award is based on academic record and demonstrated financial need. Incoming freshmen not eligible.	Contact Scholarship Coordinator, UMD Foster Administration Building Room 105, for application/deadline information (508) 999-8643. Need Based Scholarship Application deadline is May 1 of upcoming academic year.
William Firth Scholarship	Demonstrated financial need.	Contact Scholarship Coordinator, UMD Foster Administration Building Room 105, for application/deadline information (508) 999-8643. Need Based Scholarship Application deadline is May 1 of upcoming academic year.
Ida and Morris Horvitz, Jr. Endowment	Demonstrated financial need.	Contact Scholarship Coordinator, UMD Foster Administration Building Room 105, for application/deadline information (508) 999-8643. Need Based Scholarship Application deadline is May 1 of upcoming academic year.
E.M. Hartley Scholarship	Demonstrated financial need.	Contact Scholarship Coordinator, UMD Foster Administration Building Room 105, for application/deadline information (508) 999-8643. Need Based Scholarship Application deadline is May 1 of upcoming academic year.
Hoff Foundation Scholarship	Demonstrated financial need. Full-time Massachusetts residents who have completed 24 credits at UMD with a minimum 3.0 GPA.	Contact Scholarship Coordinator, UMD Foster Administration Building Room 105, for application/deadline information (508) 999-8643. Need Based Scholarship Application deadline is May 1 of upcoming academic year.
John E. Bush - Gloria Waite Scholarship in African American Studies	For a full time sophomore, junior or senior who is maintaing a 3.0 GPA in the African American Studies program. Preference will be given to students who are actively involoved at the Frederick Douglass Unity House.	Contact Frederick Douglass Unity House (508) 999-9222
Carrier-Pisarczyk Scholarship Fund	For full-time, matriculated undergraduate or graduate students. Award decisions shall be based on financial need and on academic merit.	Contact Scholarship Coordinator, UMD Foster Administration Building Room 105, for application/deadline information (508) 999-8643. Need Based Scholarship Application deadline is May 1 of upcoming academic year.
Christine M. Lonczak '87 Scholarship Fund	For full-time, matriculated undergraduate students majoring in Marketing in the College of Business and Industry at UMAss Dartmouth. Demonstrated financial need. Strong academic performance in Marketing	Contact Scholarship Coordinator, UMD Foster Administration Building Room 105, for application/deadline information (508) 999-8643. Need Based Scholarship Application deadline is May 1 of upcoming academic year.
Dartmouth Industrial Development Foundation Scholarship	Full time students with financial need. Must be a resident of Dartmouth.	Contact Scholarship Coordinator, UMD Foster Administration Building Room 105, for application/deadline information (508) 999-8643. Need Based Scholarship Application deadline is May 1 of upcoming academic year.
Fatima Martins Scholarship	For students of Portuguese descent who have an interest in immigration, naturalization & citizenship. Must demonstrate leadership qualities in their extra-curricular activites, the University and in the communities in which they live.	Contact the Chair of the Department of Political Science. (508) 999-8996.
Agnes Tavares Mendes Memorial Scholarship Fund	Demonstrated financial need. Entering freshmen and full-time matriculated undergraduate students who are residents of Rochester, Marion, Wareham, or Mattapoisett. Must have GPA of 3.0.	Contact Scholarship Coordinator, UMD Foster Administration Building Room 105, for application/deadline information (508) 999-8643. Need Based Scholarship Application deadline is May 1 of upcoming academic year.
Senator William Q. MacLean and Marjorie E. MacLean Scholarship	Demonstrated financial need. Must be a resident of New Bedford, Acushnet, Dartmouth, Fairhaven, Freetown, Marion, Mattapoisett, or Rochester. Full-time undergraduate including freshmen and transfer students. Deep involvement in public service or leadership on campus, and or community activities with a GPA of 3.0 or higher.	Contact Scholarship Coordinator, UMD Foster Administration Building Room 105, for application/deadline information (508) 999-8643. Need Based Scholarship Application deadline is May 1 of upcoming academic year.
Jay Porter American Federation of Teachers Scholarship	For a student who is a Massachusetts resident with demonstrated financial need and in good academic standing. Preference is for a student whose parent(s) is a member of any recognized labor union in Massachusetts.	Contact Scholarship Coordinator, UMD Foster Administration Building Room 105, for application/deadline information (508) 999-8643. Need Based Scholarship Application deadline is May 1 of upcoming academic year
Donald H. Ramsbottom Fundraising Endowment	For a full time student who has excelled in academic achievement, involved in extra-curricular activites on and off campus, and who has raised a substantial amount of funds for the Annual Fund at UMD.	Contact the Phone-a-thon Coordinator (508) 999-8200
Samuel Stone Scholarship	To support full time student(s) enrolled in the College of Arts & Sciences. Preference will be given to students who possess a strong math aptitude, a keen intrest in mathematics and deomnstrated leadership skills within the campus community.	Contact Scholarship Coordinator, UMD Foster Administration Building Room 105, for application/deadline information (508) 999-8643. Need Based Scholarship Application deadline is May 1 of upcoming academic year.
UMD Maintainer's Scholarship	Full time students with financial need	Deadline is February 15, 2008 Download the application
Note: All Scholarships are subject to change

Biology
Scholarship	Eligibility	Application
Jesse B. Frizzell Scholarship	Demonstrated financial need. Preference to full-time, matriculated undergraduate students majoring in either biology or chemistry at UMass Dartmouth. Preference will be given to students from the Little Compton or Middletown, Rhode Island regions.	Contact Scholarship Coordinator, UMD Foster Administration Building Room 105, for application/deadline information (508) 999-8643. Need Based Scholarship Application deadline is May 1 of upcoming academic year.
Francis X. O'Brien Scholarship	Demonstrated financial need. Students majoring in Biology.	Contact Scholarship Coordinator, UMD Foster Administration Building Room 105, for application/deadline information (508) 999-8643. Need Based Scholarship Application deadline is May 1 of upcoming academic year.
Note: All Scholarships are subject to change

Business
Scholarship	Eligibility	Application
Feitelberg/Abraham Scholarship	For sophomore, junior or senior students enrolled at the Charlton College of Business. Must be a resident or Fall River, Somerset or Westport.	Contact Scholarship Coordinator, UMD Foster Administration Building Room 105, for application/deadline information (508) 999-8643. Need Based Scholarship Application deadline is May 1 of upcoming academic year.

Cecil Milton Lopes III Memorial Scholarship	For UMass Dartmouth students from socio-economically disadvantaged backgrounds. Preference will be given to Charlton College of Business sophomore students with a minimum GPA of 2.5 and to Native American, African American, or Cape Verdean students who have demonstrated leadership in extra-curricular activites.	Download the application Deadline is March 1.
Note: All Scholarships are subject to change

Chemistry
Scholarship	Eligibility	Application
Jesse B. Frizzell Scholarship	Demonstrated financial need. Preference to full-time, matriculated undergraduate students majoring in either biology or chemistry at UMass Dartmouth. Preference will be given to students from the Little Compton or Middletown, Rhode Island regions.	Contact Scholarship Coordinator, UMD Foster Administration Building Room 105, for application/deadline information (508) 999-8643. Need Based Scholarship Application deadline is May 1 of upcoming academic year.
Note: All Scholarships are subject to change

Computer and Information Science
Scholarship	Eligibility	Application
Gerhard Neumann-C.L. Chang Scholarship	For a master's degree candidate in the computer sciences department. Based on demonstrated financial need and merit with emphasis on need.	Contact Scholarship Coordinator, UMD Foster Administration Building Room 105, for application/deadline information (508) 999-8643. Need Based Scholarship Application deadline is May 1 of upcoming academic year.
Brian Franconi Smith Memorial Prize	Students who have an interest in computing as a discipline, an interest and demonstrated ability in using computer systems to solve problems, an enthusiasm for learning, are active in learning situations, and are pursuing computing from both a technical and social level.	Contact Computer/Information Science Dept. 508-999-8265
Note: All Scholarships are subject to change

Engineering
Scholarship	Eligibility	Application
William Anderson Memorial Scholarship	Juniors or Seniors in good academic standing with demonstrated financial need.	Contact Scholarship Coordinator, UMD Foster Administration Building Room 105, for application/deadline information (508) 999-8643. Need Based Scholarship Application deadline is May 1 of upcoming academic year.
Bertram Berger Memorial Scholarship	For undergraduate junior or senior status Civil and Environmental Engineering students. This is a need and merit based scholarship with need taking priority. Financial need as well as academic and leadership achievement will be considered. Students entering their junior year shall apply for the scholarship in the second semester of thier sophomore year, and students entering their senior year shall apply in the second semester of thier junior year. Amount: TBA	Contact the College of Engineering, (508) 999-8539
Henry F. Cygan Memorial Scholarship	Student majoring in Mechanical Engineering with demonstrated financial need.	Contact Scholarship Coordinator, UMD Foster Administration Building Room 105, for application/deadline information (508) 999-8643. Need Based Scholarship Application deadline is May 1 of upcoming academic year.
Lucie & Lorraine Goulet Memorial Scholarship Fund	For a student who is involved in activities of the UMD Center for Rehabilitation Engineering.	Contact the Center for Rehabilitation Engineering (508) 999-8482
Gertrude M. Keigher Memorial Scholarship Fund	For a UMD student enrolled in either the Engineering or Mathematics Departments.	Contact Scholarship Coordinator, UMD Foster Administration Building Room 105, for application/deadline information (508) 999-8643. Need Based Scholarship Application deadline is May 1 of upcoming academic year.
Hank Walker Scholarship	Massachusetts residents with demonstrated financial need. Preference will be given to veterans of the U.S. Armed Forces and returning students. Renewable if 3.0 GPA is maintained.	Contact Scholarship Coordinator, UMD Foster Administration Building Room 105, for application/deadline information (508) 999-8643. Need Based Scholarship Application deadline is May 1 of upcoming academic year.
Gene & Ruth Mogilnicki Scholarship	For a full-time, matriculated student in the College of Engineering. Preference will be given to students with financial need and who are involved in extra-curricular activities on campus.	Contact Scholarship Coordinator, UMD Foster Administration Building Room 105, for application/deadline information (508) 999-8643. Need Based Scholarship Application deadline is May 1 of upcoming academic year.
Scarpitti Scholarship	For students, preferably of Italian heritage and engineering major.	Contact Scholarship Coordinator, UMD Foster Administration Building Room 105, for application/deadline information (508) 999-8643. Need Based Scholarship Application deadline is May 1 of upcoming academic year.
Note: All Scholarships are subject to change

Mathematics
Scholarship	Eligibility	Application
Gertrude M. Keigher Memorial Scholarship Fund	For a UMD student enrolled in either the Engineering or Mathematics Departments.	Contact Scholarship Coordinator, UMD Foster Administration Building Room 105, for application/deadline information (508) 999-8643. Need Based Scholarship Application deadline is May 1 of upcoming academic year.
Jennie S. Mierzejewski Scholarship	To provide support for a sophomore student majoring in Mathematics.	Contact the Chair of the Mathematics Department. (508) 999-8739
Note: All Scholarships are subject to change

Nursing
Scholarship	Eligibility	Application
Hank Walker Scholarship	Massachusetts residents with demonstrated financial need. Preference will be given to veterans of the U.S. Armed Forces and returning students. Renewable if 3.0 GPA is maintained.	Contact Scholarship Coordinator, UMD Foster Administration Building Room 105, for application/deadline information (508) 999-8643. Need Based Scholarship Application deadline is May 1 of upcoming academic year.
Dennis Tucker Memorial Endowment	To assist undergraduate, needy students pursuing a degreee in a medically related field (i.e. gerontology, nursing, medical lab. science, bio-medicine etc.) Annual Award $300	Contact Scholarship Coordinator, UMD Foster Administration Building Room 105, for application/deadline information (508) 999-8643. Need Based Scholarship Application deadline is May 1 of upcoming academic year.
Sanford Udis Endowment	For a student majoring in Nursing. Preference will be given to a resident of Fall River, Somerset, Swansea or Westport.	Contact Scholarship Coordinator, UMD Foster Administration Building Room 105, for application/deadline information (508) 999-8643. Need Based Scholarship Application deadline is May 1 of upcoming academic year
Roger & Jeanne Violette Fund	To support students who are studying health related fields such as nursing, medical technology and medicine. Financial need will be the basis for scholarship awards.	Contact Scholarship Coordinator, UMD Foster Administration Building Room 105, for application/deadline information (508) 999-8643. Need Based Scholarship Application deadline is May 1 of upcoming academic year.
Lepreau, Pierce and Welch Scholarship	To support full time students from Fall River or Westport who are enrolled in the College of Nursing.	Contact the College of Nursing: (508) 999-8586.
Note: All Scholarships are subject to change

Medical Laboratory Science
Scholarship	Eligibility	Application
Hank Walker Scholarship	Massachusetts residents with demonstrated financial need. Preference will be given to veterans of the U.S. Armed Forces and returning students. Renewable if 3.0 GPA is maintained.	Contact Scholarship Coordinator, UMD Foster Administration Building Room 105, for application/deadline information (508) 999-8643. Need Based Scholarship Application deadline is May 1 of upcoming academic year.
Note: All Scholarships are subject to change

Multicultural
Scholarship	Eligibility	Application
W. E. Burghardt DuBois Scholarship	Preference to African-American or other person of color with demonstrated financial need who has completed at least 24 credits with an overall GPA of 2.7.	Contact Scholarship Coordinator, UMD Foster Administration Building Room 105, for application/deadline information (508) 999-8643. Need Based Scholarship Application deadline is May 1 of upcoming academic year.
Note: All Scholarships are subject to change

Portuguese Studies
Scholarship	Eligibility	Application
Francelina S. and Manuel S. Barreira Fund	Students at UMass Dartmouth who graduated from BMC Durfee High School in Fall River, MA, and are majoring in Portuguese Studies. Award amount – approx. 3 @ $1000.	Contact Scholarship Coordinator, UMD Foster Administration Building Room 105, for application/deadline information (508) 999-8643. Need Based Scholarship Application deadline is May 1 of upcoming academic year.
Portuguese American Civic League	For students of Portuguese extraction and/or those who exhibit desire to study and promote the Portuguese language and culture. Approx. $1000	Contact Scholarship Coordinator, UMD Foster Administration Building Room 105, for application/deadline information (508) 999-8643. Need Based Scholarship Application deadline is May 1 of upcoming academic year
Note: All Scholarships are subject to change

Textiles / Visual & Performing Arts
Scholarship	Eligibility	Application
Joseph Houth Scholarship	Graduate or undergraduate students majoring in textile engineering or textile chemistry.	Contact Scholarship Coordinator, UMD Foster Administration Building Room 105, for application/deadline information (508) 999-8643. Need Based Scholarship Application deadline is May 1 of upcoming academic year.
Florinda Smith Memorial Scholarship	Full time, matriculated graduate and undergraduate students in the CVPA/Textile Design Program.	Contact Scholarship Coordinator, UMD Foster Administration Building Room 105, for application/deadline information (508) 999-8643. Need Based Scholarship Application deadline is May 1 of upcoming academic year.
Kyle M. Roy Memorial Scholarship	For a junior or senior student in CVPA majoring in Photography. Preference will be given to students who plan to enhance their education by studying and/or traveling abroad.	Contact the College of Visual and Performing Arts. (508) 999-9295
Booth Family Book Award	For a student enrolled in the College of Visual and Performing Arts who is an employee of the Claire T. Carney Library.	Contact the College of Visual and Performing Arts. (508) 999-9295

Frances A. Canto Art Scholarship	For a student majoring in painting. Preference will be given to students who are residents of Somerset or New Bedford.	Contact the College of Visual and Performing Arts. (508) 999-9295
Thomas J. Curry Scholarship	For a student who is enrolled in the CVPA. Preference will be given to students who are from the South Coast region and are majoring in Electronic Imaging in the Department of Design.	Contact the College of Visual and Performing Arts. (508) 999-9295
Note: All Scholarships are subject to change

Last Updated On: 4/17/08

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Need Based Scholarships

The Need Based Scholarship Application for 2008-2009 is available in PDF form. To view and print the PDF application, you will need Adobe Acrobat Reader.

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Chemistry

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Mathematics

Nursing

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