Immigrant Student Endowed Scholarship

Overview
Scholarship Description:

An immigrant herself, Dr. Gemma Punti, a professor in the College of Individualized Studies, established this scholarship with the support of her family. She was inspired to start this scholarship because of her research on immigrants' educational experiences and after volunteering on a scholarship award committee at Metro State. Reading student essays, she was inspired by immigrant students dreams for the future and impressed by the barriers they had overcome. Dr. Punti intends for this scholarship to support undocumented and immigrant students with financial need on their path to graduation.

Awards average around $1000.

Eligibility Criteria:

Be officially admitted to Metropolitan State University by scholarship application deadline date.
Be an undergraduate student.
Must be registered for a minimum of four credits each semester(s) in which the scholarship funds are applied
Preference is given to immigrant students, and additional preference is given to undocumented (also known as Dreamer or DACA) students
Must have a minimum 2.0 cumulative grade point average and maintain satisfactory academic progress
Must submit an essay
Complete the “Student Certification and Consent” Form.
Essay Question:

Please submit an essay (500-750 words) answering the following essay question/topic:

Describe your educational and career goals, and barriers that you have faced as an immigration student.
Metro State’s Writing Center tutors will be happy to work with you on your scholarship essay. You may schedule an appointment by going to Tutoring and Testing Services at https://www.metrostate.edu/academics/success/tutoring. Once there, you can schedule your appointments. Be sure the requirements for the scholarship(s) you are applying for are available when you work with them. Call 651-793-1460 or email tutoring@metrostate.edu if you have questions or difficulties with the online scheduling.

Qualifications
Applicant must be an undergraduate.
Are you an international student in possession of a visa to study in the United States?
Applicant must maintain satisfactory academic progress (minimum 2.0 GPA).