Texas Youth in Technology

(funded by a grant from the Texas Workforce Commission)


Scholarships

Students age 22 or younger that are interested in a computer science major are invited to apply for a scholarship to cover part or all of their next semester's tuition at Sam Houston State University. Priority will be given to students who are new to the major and have just completed or are planning to start taking courses leading to an undergraduate computer science degree (specifically, CS 146 and CS 147). As the grant only provides us with a limited amount of funding, we ask that all applicants write a short essay on why they are interested in computer science and their hopes and plans for where it will lead them. Students lacking a college transcript should include a letter of recommendation, preferably from a computer, mathematics, or science teacher. Include your essay with this application and, if you have not already done so, include a declaration of major form as a way of confirming your intention to major in computer science; have all materials sent to

Ken Hartness
Computer Science
SHSU Box 2090
Huntsville, TX 77341

Scholarships range from $891 to $1,783 for one semester, depending on the number and quality of the applicants. You must be admitted for Fall 2010 in order for us to award you a scholarship and officially declare your major as computer science. If you wish to fill out a declaration of major/minor form, use CS as your major and either CSE, IA, or IS as the first minor. You do not need a minor, but you are welcome to add something as a second minor if you really want. The "first minor" is really a declaration of emphasis: CSE is a traditional computer science major, IA includes courses related to information assurance and digital forensics, and IS includes courses related to designing and programming for information systems.

Note: our first deadline has passed, but we still have enough funds to award additional scholarships for the Fall semester. Please submit applications as early as possible. We will not be able to consider any applications after July 31st.