Dear SUNY Poly Students and Faculty,

Each year SUNY Poly recommends four research-focused undergraduate students to compete for the Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Program. The Goldwater is the nation's most prestigious undergraduate science scholarship for students whose goals include obtaining a graduate degree(s) and working in science, math, or engineering careers. "The purpose of the Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation, as stated in the enabling legislation, is to alleviate a critical current and future shortage of highly qualified scientists, mathematicians, and engineers. A more realistic statement of the purpose, in today's terms, is to provide a continuing source of highly qualified individuals to those fields of academic study and research."

https://goldwater.scholarsapply.org/

Eligibility for SUNY Poly nominees:

• 3.0 GPA or higher
• Research project in progress with a professor or group
• 1 or 2 years remaining your undergraduate program starting fall 2018
• Goal to obtain a graduate degree and a career in science, engineering, mathematics
• U.S. citizenship or permanent resident status

Internal review requirements

• Complete the pre-application https://scholarsapply.org/barrygoldwater/  by November 3, 2017. You will need to create an account. The Goldwater Program will then forward your pre-application to us. Students who complete the pre-application will be contacted by Dr. White (Albany) or Dr. Thistleton (Utica) with the next steps in the process.

• Obtain commitments from 3 professors to write letters of recommendation for you.

Internal Review Deadline: Internal nominees will be selected by November 17, 2017 for the national competition. SUNY Poly nominees will receive further guidance about preparing their application.