John Deere & Company Scholarship (Fall 2013)

John Deere & Company Scholarship (Fall 2013)

Deadline: 9/3/2013 at 8 am.
External Deadline: N/A

John Deere is generously funding four John Deere & Company Scholarships for undergraduate WCS and LCSC members, each valued at $2,000 for academic year 2013-2014.

Criteria:
a) Must be a member of WCS or LCSC,
b) Have a 3.0 or greater cumulative GPA,
c) Be a CS major, enrolled for academic year 2013-2014 as an undergraduate,
d) Preference for female or minority students,
e) Display characteristics of integrity, trust, and leadership,
f) Be eligible to work in the US on a regular full time basis (without need for sponsorship for full time employment),
g) Have an interest in pursuing a CS career in IT.

Please ensure that the following materials are submitted by 8 am on 9/3/2013 to Colin Robertson (colinr@illinois.edu, 2233 SC):

1) Current CV.  Please include your right-to-work/citizenship status for (f).
2) Unofficial Transcript.  Visit UI Integrate Self-Service and view Academic History.  Save as PDF, HTML, or Word doc. https://apps.uillinois.edu/selfservice/
3) Essay, no longer than one page, discussing: 
  a) Your involvement in WCS and/or LCSC, including any leadership positions held. 
  b) Your current CS career goals.
4) Please indicate whether or not the department has permission to release your application materials to John Deere.
5) If you are chosen as a winner, please indicate whether or not the department has permission to publicize it (on our website, alumni newsletter, etc.).

Note: Electronic documents are preferred and should be submitted as PDFs, Word documents, or plain-text files. Students, please include your netid in your file names (e.g. netid_cv.pdf).