Norma McGarr Scholarship (Graduating Seniors)

Applicant Information











Ex: 2023-2024

Eligibility
Applicants must meet all criteria below.
Please check yes or no for each eligibility criteria below, if you are unsure of your response, please check with your Advisor.




Please answer the following proposal prompts.





Rubric
Applications will be reviewed and scored using this rubric.


1 POINT

2 POINTS

3 POINTS

  1. Describe your career goals per your post-graduate plan.

Post-Graduate Plan or Career Goals

I can list my career goals that have emerged through my post-graduate plan.

I can explain my career goals and what I need in order to achieve them. 

I can explain my career goals including:

  • Specific steps  

  • Supporting data

  •  Timeline

  1. Describe the experiences and activities that have shaped your path towards these career goals.

Experiences and activities

I can list experiences and activities that have shaped my path toward my career goals. 

I can explain how my experiences and activities have shaped my path toward my career goals.

I can describe my needs, interests, and talents.


I can explain the connection between my personal traits, interests, experiences, and activities  and my career goals.


  1. Explain how you will use the Norma McGarr Scholarship Funds.


Use of Funds

I can list the  expenses for my proposed use of the Norma McGarr Scholarship funds.

I can explain how I will use each  item on the list.




I can explain:

  • The need for each expense on my list 

  • How costs were determined


  1. Explain the connection between how you will use the funds and your post-graduate career goals.  



Funding and goal alignment

I can outline how my proposed use of the McGarr Scholarship funds will help me in achieving my career goals.

I can explain  the connection between how I will use the funds and my post-graduate career goals.

I can explain how my goals align with the purpose of the McGarr Award.


I can describe opportunities that I could pursue in the future in order to build on the benefits of this funding.

  1. Provide an overview of your budget for your proposed use of the Norma McGarr Scholarship funds.

Budget

I can list my costs in budget format.

I can provide cost comparisons for the items in my budget.

I can provide evidence that my budget costs are accurate and realistic.