Every year SUNY Poly recommends a small group of research-focused students to compete for our four spots in the national 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."

Eligibility for the internal review include

• 3.5 GPA or higher
• Research project in progress with a professor or group
• 1 or 2 years remaining in your major starting fall 2017
• Goal to obtain a graduate degree and a career in science, engineering, or mathematics
• U.S. citizenship or permanent resident status

Internal review requirements

• Write a brief description (1-2 pages maximum 12pt Times New Roman font, single sided) of the research that you will do in the one or two years of the scholarship
• Obtain and provide a short recommendation from the faculty member who will be supporting this work

Internal review deadline Materials should be emailed by Monday, December 5, 2016.

Materials and questions should be emailed to:

Albany Campus Dan White ddwhite@sunypoly.edu

Utica Campus William Thistleton thistlet@sunypoly.edu

More information at: goldwater.scholarsapply.org