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COMPUTER SCIENCE SCHOLARSHIPS

ACM SCHOLARSHIP

For students who have attended at least one semester at Texas Tech Majoring in computer science. GPA must be 2.5. Awarded in the spring only for the following year. Amount is $200.

Established by the student chapter of the Association for Computing Machinery, a technical society for computer scientists.

COMPUTER SCIENCE ALUMNI SCHOLARSHIP

For sophomores, juniors, and seniors majoring in computer science. GPA must be 2.5 or better. Recipient must demonstrate financial need. Preference will be givento those with a GPA between 2.5 and 3.0 who are active in service or professional organizations. Amount is $200 to $500. Awarded in the spring for the following year.

Established by computer science alumni.

COMPUTER SCIENCE GRADUATE SCHOLARSHIP

For graduate students in computer science with a 3.25 or better GPA. Recipient must ve been admitted unconditionally into the computer science graduate program. Amount is $200 to $500, awarded each fall for entire academic year and each spring for the spring and summer semesters.

Established by computer science graduate alumni.

COMPUTER SCIENCE OUTREACH SCHOLARSHIP

For undergraduates in the department including entering freshmen and transfer students. Must have at least a 3.0 GPA at Texas Tech. Entering freshmen should be in the top 10 percent of their class, transfers should have had a 3.0 GPA at their previous college. Participation in computer related extracurricular activities will also be taken into consideration. Amount is $200 awarded in the spring for the following year.

EXXON SCHOLARSHIP IN COMPUTER SCIENCE

For CS majors with junior standing demonstrating high academic achievement. Must have at least a 3.0 GPA at Texas Tech. Amount is $1000 awarded in the spring for the following year.

Established by the Exxon Foundation.

The WILLIAM M MARCY ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP

To promote the advancement of the TTU CS majors by rewarding hardworking and dedicated students. For any classification.

Established in honor of William M Marcy, former Chair of Computer Science.

TERRY G MYERS ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP IN COMPUTER SCIENCE

For junior and senior computer science majors. Recipient must have an overall 3.4 GPA or better and be a native of Texas.

Established by Mr. and Mrs. Carl Myers in memory of their son, Terry G. Myers.

TIM OSMULSKI SCHOLARSHIP IN COMPUTER SCIENCE

For junior and senior computer science majors. Recipient must have an overall 3.0 GPA or better. Student can reapply if scholarship was received junior year for renewal in senior year. Awarded in the spring for the following academic year. Amount is $2000, $1000 in the fall and $1000 in the spring.

Established by HBK Investments and other donations in memory of CS alum, Timothy Osmulski.

CLIFFORD M. PARRISH MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP

For freshmen, sophomore, or junior computer science majors. Preference given to an -state student with a 3.0 or higher GPA. Involvement in organizational activities will be considered.

Established by Digital Diagnostics, in memory of Clifford M. Parrish.

RAYTHEON SCHOLARSHIP IN COMPUTER SCIENCE

For sophomore students and higher classifications in computer science with a minimum GPA of 3.5. Preference is given to students that are involved in community or campus activities. Amount is $1000, awarded in the spring for the following year.

Established by Raytheon.

THE GARY & MARIA RUWALDT ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP IN COMPUTER SCIENCE

For freshman students and higher classifications in computer science. Requires a minimum cummulative grade point average of 2.8 - 3.5. This scholarship may be renewed from year to year provided that the recipient maintains a minimum cummulative grade point average of 2.8 - 3.5. mount is $1000, awarded in the spring for the following year.

Established by Gary & Maria Ruwaldt.

SCHOLARSHIP PROMOTING ADVANCEMENT IN COMPUTER EDUCATION (SPACE)

For sophomore students and higher classifications in computer science. Students must have completed at least 30 hours with a minimum of 12 hours in computer science at Texas Tech with an overall GPA of 3.0 and a computer science GPA of 3.0 or better. Recipient cannot have more than $500 in other awards and must be a full-time student. Recipient must support and promote excellence in computer science at Texas Tech. Amount is $200 annually ($100 per semester) awarded in spring only for the following year.

Established by computer science alumni.

TOSHIBA SCHOLARSHIP IN COMPUTER SCIENCE

For graduate students majoring in computer science. GPA must be at least a 3.5. Amount is $1000, and is renewable over the duration of the student's study.

Established by Toshiba Corporation.

UPE SCHOLARSHIP

For sophomore students or higher classification majoring in computer science. Overall GPA must be at least a 3.5, and computer science GPA must be 3.5. Applicant must not yet be eligible for UPE and have completed between 9 and 15 hours of computer science core courses at Texas Tech. If only 9 hours have been completed, at least 3 more hours must be in progress during the spring semester with the assurance of the course instructor that the course grade will be an A or B. Amount is $100, awarded in the spring for the following year.

Established by Upsilon Pi Epsilon, honor society for computer science.

THE WEINER SCHOLARSHIP IN COMPUTER SCIENCE

For students majoring in computer science. Students must have completed each of the following programming courses at Texas Tech with a grade of A or B and have an overall GPA for the designated courses of 3.667 or better: CS 1462, 1463, 3364, 2350, and 3352. Students must have actively participated in extracurricular computer science activities, such as serving as an officer or member of the executive committee of the ACM, donating services for tutoring students in computer science courses, being a member of the Texas Tech Programming Team, and/or engaging in other college or departmental activities. Students must be contributing to their own financial support by working at a part-time computer-related job during the academic year and/or full-time during the summer. Amount is $500 ($250 each semester).

Established by Dr. Len and Marilyn Weiner.