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Goldwater Scholarship Info Session
October 3, 2024 @ 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
Goldwater Scholarship Info Session
October 3, 2024 @ 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm
Barry M. Goldwater ScholarshipCampus application deadline: November 25, 2024
Information Session with 2024 Goldwater Scholars Katarina Aranguiz, Scott Chang, and Max Khanov
When: Thursday, October 3, 4:00 – 5:30 p.m. Where: Union South, TITU
The prestigious Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship provides $7,500 for undergraduate expenses to students who plan to pursue a PhD and research career in mathematics, the sciences or engineering. (Note: Students who plan to get an MD/PhD would qualify, but not those who plan to pursue an MD alone.)Current juniors and sophomores–defined as having 1 or 2 additional year(s) of undergraduate study after 2024-25–may apply for the Goldwater. Successful candidates have a strong academic record (3.85 GPA or above), extensive research experience, and three strong letters of recommendation from professors in their field. In recent years 70 UW-Madison students since 2000 have won Goldwater Scholarships. You could be next!To compete nationally applicants must be nominated by their undergraduate institution.