Student Life
General Information and Frequently Asked Questions About the Brown Scholarship

What is the Brown Scholarship?

$2,000 to $10,000 Brown Scholarships are available for the 2010–2011 academic year. Award consideration is based upon past commitment to community service, academic excellence and a community service project proposal for one of the following periods of time:

• Fall Semester
• 2010 Spring Semester
• 2011 2010-2011 Academic Year

The monetary amount of the Brown award granted is dependent upon the scope, depth and length of time of the Brown Scholar’s community service proposal.

Students who apply for the Brown Scholarship and do not receive it will automatically be considered for the Dean’s Scholarship or the Service Scholarship, depending upon their grade point average. Students may apply for either the Dean’s, Service or Brown Scholarship, but they may not apply for more than one.

Who is eligible to apply for the Brown Scholarship?

Traditional Undergraduate Eligibility Criteria:

• must have a cumulative GPA of 3.0
• must have completed at least 33 credit hours by the end of the Fall 2009 semester
• must be registered for at least 12 credit hours by the end of the Fall 2009 semester
• must be registered for at least 12 credit hours for the Spring 2010 semester
• must be registered for at least 12 credit hours each semester you are working on your Brown Scholarship community service project:  Fall semester 2010, Spring semester 2011, or both Fall semester 2010 and Spring semester 2011
• cannot study abroad during the semester or semesters the Brown Scholarship community service project is being undertaken
• must meet with Student Life liaison Pete Erickson or Leslie Sans to discuss Brown Scholarship requirements and to discuss how to best complete the Brown Scholarship application. Applications will not be accepted from those who have not met with a Student Life liaison.

New College Eligibility Criteria:

• must have a cumulative GPA of 3.0
• must have completed at least 33 credit hours by the end of the Fall 2009 semester
• must be registered for at least 6 credit hours by the end of the Fall 2009 semester
• must be registered for at least 6 credit hours for the Spring 2010 semester must be registered for at least 6 credit hours each semester you are working on your Brown Scholarship community service project:  Fall semester 2010, Spring semester 2011, or both Fall semester 2010 and Spring semester 2011
• cannot study abroad during the semester or semesters the Brown Scholarship community service project is being undertaken
• must meet with Student Life liaison Pete Erickson or Leslie Sans to discuss the Brown Scholarship requirements and to discuss how to best complete the application. Applications will not be accepted from those who have not met with a Student Life liaison.

What do Brown Scholarship recipients receive?

Brown Scholarship recipients receive their scholarship award, and in addition, a photo of each recipient and a description of each recipient’s community service project will be displayed in the Robert and Pearle Ragsdale Center for one year.

When are 2010-2011 Brown Scholarship applications available?

The 2010–2011 Brown Scholarship applications are available beginning November 1, 2009. Get a Brown Scholarship application packet now.

What is the deadline for the 2010-2011 Brown Scholarship Application and where do I return it?

Brown Scholarship applications are due February 12, 2010, in the Student Life Office, Ragsdale Center, Rm. 304.

What happens after I turn in my application?

The Brown Scholarship Committee, composed of faculty, students and staff, will meet to review Brown Scholarship applications. Brown Scholar candidates who remain in consideration after the initial stages of the application process will be interviewed by Brown Scholarship Committee members. Final decisions will be made after the interviews take place. Recipients and those who are not selected will be notified by April 16, 2010.

For more information, contact Pete Erickson by e-mail or call 464-8821, or contact Leslie Sans by e-mail or call 448-8428.