ABOUT
We are a community working to get engineers to graduate. The data shows that there are two factors which most determine likelihood of completing a college education are money and community. This scholarship is an experiment meant to tackle both.
How it works
engineering students who traditionally lack a community at the University of Colorado Boulder.
Students must have either a 3.0GPA or be actively involved in university research.
Research is heavily encouraged for 3 reasons
Pay:
Research at CU pays undergraduates for their labor up to 10 hours per week. This is often less than undergrads work in research labs but does follow the idea that undergrads are students first and employees second.
Research:
Research at CU is some of the best in the world. CU Boulder is an R1 school, which means it is on par with MIT and UC Berkley, Students have the opportunity to take part in this research. Besides the glory of innovation and discovery research helps boost resumes and teaches valuable corporate skills such as independence and true problem solving.
Friends:
The friendships that are forged through research are strong. The identity that a student takes on with research is special and is tied to the shared life experiences of the research. Then when a student is ready to enter the workforce, the network built through research creates pathways into industry for new grads thus allowing students to escape meaningless job applications.
Get in touch
admin@northstarscholarship.org
