Application for Giandoni Gateway to History Scholarship

Application for Giandoni Gateway to History Scholarship

Application Deadline: TBD

Instructions:

Applicants will submit this completed application form that includes a current cumulative GPA and a list of courses taken at ODU in the Department of History and grades received, along with a writing sample. The writing sample should be a paper or assignment of at least 500 words written for a previous 100- or 200-level H course taken at ODU.


Award Information:

    These competitive scholarships will identify talented non-history students in 100-level courses and encourage them to (double) major or minor in history by subsidizing tuition for 9-12 credit hours in history courses to be taken over two to four semesters. Students must have and maintain a 3.0 GPA and remain in Satisfactory Academic Progress to be eligible.

  1. • A maximum of $6,000 will be awarded for Gateway to History scholars each academic year.
  2. • All Award monies will be used for the payment of undergraduate tuition.
  3. • The Giandoni Awards Committee will ask full-time teaching faculty for nominations at the conclusion of each semester. Students so nominated would be invited to apply for the scholarship.
  4. • Nominated students who wish to apply will fill out an application form (with overall GPA and grades in previous history courses) and submit a writing sample of at least 500 words from the 100- or 200-level history course.
  5. • Nominating faculty members will fill out a recommendation form for each nominated student.
  6. • Recipients will be required to take 9-12 credit hours in history (either HIST 201 and 6-9 credit hours in upper-level courses, or 9-12 credit hours in 300-level courses) over the following two-to-four semesters, for which the scholarship would defray costs of tuition.
  7. • By accepting the award, students commit to adding a history major or minor in the first term funds are disbursed.
  8. • The Giandoni Awards Committee will evaluate all applications for overall academic merit, performance in 100- or 200-level history courses, and faculty recommendations.
  9. • ODU's Office of Student Financial Aid will administer the Giandoni Gateway to History Scholarship.
  10. • Please note that accepting a Giandoni Gateway to History Scholarship will NOT affect a student's Pell grant eligibility. Financial aid may be adjusted in compliance with federal regulations because of additional educational assistance received and not reflected in the financial aid notification letter. The Office of Student Financial Aid reserves the right to review, modify or cancel financial aid at any time based on information affecting student eligibility, including but not limited to changes in financial resources, residence, academic status, student type, enrollment level, changes in the availability of funds or Satisfactory Academic Progress requirements.

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    Students must be enrolled full-time with 12+ credit hours and making satisfactory academic progress in the semester(s) in which they receive the award.

  • By submitting this form, I declare that the information provided is true and complete to the best of my knowledge. I authorize Old Dominion University to use this acceptance information to satisfy institutional and donor requirements. I understand that this information may be shared with donor(s) or their families or representatives, and/or the Foundations.

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