Funding Opportunities for Undergraduate Students |
| RENAISSANCE AWARD |
| Description
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This scholarship, made possible through the generous donation of Dr. Myrna Hant, rewards the rebirth of academic aspirations among women whose college careers were interrupted or delayed by family and/or career obligations and encourages achievement in the pursuit of a bachelor's degree at UCLA. |
Amount |
Two $1000 scholarships. |
Criteria |
The student must be a UCLA undergraduate woman who returned or is returning to college after a period of years. Students transferring from community college to UCLA as juniors and continuing UCLA undergraduates are eligible to apply. Student must be eligible for financial aid or student loans. |
To apply |
The application must contain the following materials in hard copy only:
Three copies of each:
- Renaissance Award Cover Sheet
- Personal Essay (Describe your path to a college degree;
what you have
accomplished academically, personally, and in the community;
and what
earning a BA/BS from UCLA means to you.)
- Curriculum Vitae
- Transcripts (unofficial copy is acceptable)
One copy of:
- Letters of recommendation from two faculty members (one letter for academic work,
and
one letter
for
community involvement or a personal reference).
The letters should be sealed in an
envelope
with the recommender’s signature
across the back flap.
|
Deadline |
5:30 PM
Thursday, November 12, 2009 |
| Previous Winners |
| 2008-2009 |
|
Gabrielle M. Thomas |
Gabrielle M. Thomas is a student in the Department of Women’s Studies. Her research interests focus on the psychosocial development of the adolescent female and the issues that teen girls face in today’s society. After graduating from high school, she received a license as an aesthetician and went on to study advanced skin therapy at Steiner in London. She started My Beauty Inc. to help empower girls through workshops on goal setting, money matters, college planning, healthy eating, fitness, fashion, make-up not fake-up, and etiquette. More than two thousand girls have participated, and the goal is to reach millions worldwide. Wanting to lead by example and set a standard of academic excellence, Thomas enrolled in college when she was 23 and will receive her B.A. at the age of 27. Her goal is to continue her studies and receive an M.A. in Education from Harvard. |
Beverly Ann Woodard |
Beverly Ann Woodard is a student in the Department of Women’s Studies, with a minor in African-American Studies. She is a first-generation college student and the proud mother of three children. She is a member of the ministerial staff at the Calvary Baptist Church in Los Angeles. Her hobbies include coordinating praise dance for the Western Baptist Regional Conference and spending time with her poodles and chihuahuas. Woodard is a peer mentor in UCLA's Academic Advancement Program, and she volunteers in such programs as College Run, 8 Habits for Successful Relationships, UCLA Alumni, CCCP, STOMP, and this year’s Senior Giving Committee. She is the recipient of the Blue and Gold Scholarship and the Chancellor’s Award for 2009. She’s currently conducting research on gospel music with Professor Cheryl Keyes in the Department of Ethnomusicology. |
| 2007-2008 |
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Shirelle Ruby Alexander |
Shirelle Ruby Alexander is an undergraduate at UCLA. Although working full-time since the 1970s, she has been taking college classes with a strong determination to finish her degree. Because she’s worked for so many years, Shirelle has the maturity to understand the more subtle benefits of a degree. As she describes it, “I know the value of a structured educational background. I understand now that it’s not just about academic aspects, but it’s also about presentation, discipline, leadership, and organizational skills. These attributes are fine-tuned in an academic setting.” Best of luck to you, Shirelle, as you pursue your post-degree goals as an advocate for the LGBTQ population and eventually to own and operate an LGBTQ retirement center.
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Griselda Rodriguez |
Griselda Rodriguez is an undergraduate student in the Department of Chicano/a Studies at UCLA, with a minor in Education. She plans to pursue a master’s degree in counseling for community college students. |
| 2006-2007 |
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Michelle Monet Farrar |
Michelle Monet Farrar is an undergraduate in the Department of Women’s Studies at UCLA, with a minor in Labor and Workplace Studies. For twenty years, she has volunteered her time working with young women recovering from addictions—alcoholism, drug addiction, and eating disorders—and women escaping abusive backgrounds. Michelle plans to go to graduate school in career counseling. |
| 2005-2006 |
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Sheretta Thomas |
Sheretta Thomas is an undergraduate student at UCLA. She is majoring in Women’s Studies and minoring in African American Studies and Ethnomusicology. She is a single mother with two teenage daughters.
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