Difference between revisions of "Charpie Scholarship"

 
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== Selection process ==
 
== Selection process ==
 
* Students are picked for leadership abilities.
 
* Students are picked for leadership abilities.
* No additional application materials required.
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* No additional application materials are required.
 
* About a dozen finalists are chosen and invited to CMU during a Sleeping Bag weekend to compete in "leadership activities."
 
* About a dozen finalists are chosen and invited to CMU during a Sleeping Bag weekend to compete in "leadership activities."
 
* The number of students selected to receive scholarships varies each year, but it is usually only a few (2-3).
 
* The number of students selected to receive scholarships varies each year, but it is usually only a few (2-3).

Latest revision as of 02:04, 1 April 2015

The Charpie Scholarship is an extremely competitive leadership scholarship offered to only a few students each year. The scholarship is not very publicized (on purpose), so there is not much information about it available online.

Selection process

  • Students are picked for leadership abilities.
  • No additional application materials are required.
  • About a dozen finalists are chosen and invited to CMU during a Sleeping Bag weekend to compete in "leadership activities."
  • The number of students selected to receive scholarships varies each year, but it is usually only a few (2-3).

Award details

  • Full-tuition scholarship (students still have to pay around $13,000 for room and board, books, etc.)
  • Special leadership, professional, and travel opportunities

See also