Scholarships

[collapse collapsed class="style2" title="Stan and Marcia Walljasper Computer Science Scholarship"] Incoming freshmen interested in studying in the Department of Computer Science are eligible for this scholarship. One scholarship each year, up to $2000 per year, renewable for four years, preference to students from Iowa. This award is given through the generosity of the Walljaspers. Stan was a long-time computer science professor at UNI and one of the founders of the program. *apply through UNI Scholarship Application only* [/collapse] [collapse collapsed class="style2" title="Gary and Mindy Scholten Computer Science Scholarship"] Two scholarships up to $2000 are given through the generosity of Gary and Mindy Scholten. Gary is a computer science alumnus of UNI and the CIO of The Principal Financial Group, a Fortune 500 financial services company headquartered in Des Moines. Requirements: a full-time freshman or sophomore with a major in the Department of Computer Science preference to students in groups underrepresented among computer science graduates preference to students with an interest in building a career in the state of Iowa This scholarship is renewable for 3 years or until graduation provided student maintains a 3.00 GPA. The primary goal of this scholarship is to attract new students to computing and help them succeed in the major. [/collapse] [collapse collapsed class="style2" title="Carl and Wanda Wehner Computer Science Scholarship"] Scholarships of up to $1500 are given through the generosity of Carl Wehner, who was a long-time computer science instructor at UNI and one of the founders of the program, and his wife Wanda, who was a long-time instructor of chemistry. Requirements: a full-time a junior or senior with a major in Computer Science or Computer Information Systems who shows outstanding promise an overall and departmental G.P.A. of 3.00 or above must have completed at least one CS 2000-level course that counts toward the major preference to students who demonstrate financial need No award will be made if there are no suitable applicants. [/collapse] [collapse collapsed class="style2" title="Jesse Purdy Memorial Scholarship"] A scholarship of up to $1000 is given in memory of Jesse Purdy, a Computer Science student at UNI from 1996 to 1997. Requirements: a full-time sophomore, junior, or senior with a major in Computer Science an overall and departmental G.P.A. of 3.00 or above preference to students interested in networking This scholarship is renewable for 3 years or until graduation provided the student maintains a 3.00 GPA. [/collapse]