405-974-5560 Lillard Administration Room 112, Box 109 leadershipcentral@uco.edu www.uco.edu/leadershipcentral 2019-2020 Transfer Leadership Scholarship Application The University of Central Oklahoma values student s desires to continue to develop their leadership capacity and skills. UCO offers approximately 60 scholarships each year for incoming Freshmen, Transfer and Continuing UCO students. Leadership Central maintains 2 leadership scholarships, the President s Leadership Council (PLC) and the Leaders of Tomorrow (LOT) programs. By filling out this application and official transcript, you will be considered for the President s Leadership Council and Leaders of Tomorrow transfer student scholarship. Scholarship applications AND official transcript must be submitted to the Leadership Central office by March 1, 2019 at 5:00pm. Application Minimum Requirements: 3.0 Cumulative GPA Active and engaged in campus/community organizations. *Applications without an official transcript will not be considered. Applications will be reviewed and students will be notified if they have been selected for an interview by mid March. Interviews will take place the week of March 25 th. Please direct questions to Leadership Central. Demographics: Contact Information: First name: Middle initial: Last name: Email address: Phone number: UCO Banner ID: Address: City: State: ZIP: What is your gender? Female Male Other Prefer not to say How do you identify? Oklahoma Resident Out-of-State Domestic Student International Student Other Ethnicity origin (or Race) White Black or African American Hispanic or Latino Native American or American Indian Asian or Pacific Islander Other Prefer not to say
Education: Major at UCO: Hours Completed as of Fall 2018: *Do not include spring 2019 hours Classification: *As of Fall 2018 (does not include Spring 2019 hours) Freshman: 0-29 hours earned Sophomore: 30-59 hours earned Junior: 60-89 hours earned Senior: 90 or more hours earned Cumulative GPA: *Minimum 3.0 to be considered *Transcript is required for application to be accepted Leadership Experience: Using the appropriate space below, identify and briefly describe your leadership experience. *Please respond with information following your high school graduation. (Include: Elected or competitive positions, organization, position held, describe responsibilities, year)
Activities: Describe student organizations, special interest groups, creative & performing arts, sports teams, and recreation etc: *Please respond with information following your high school graduation. (Include: Name/Organization, Responsibilities/Involvement, Year) Community Service: Describe activities performed without compensation to improve and support the surrounding community: *Please respond with information following your high school graduation. (Include: Name/Organization, Responsibilities/Involvement, Year)
Honors Received: Describe any academic, leadership, contests, honors received: *Please respond with information following your high school graduation. (Include: Title, Award Description, Year) Other: Optional: Include any additional information you would like us to know.
Essay Question #1: Describe your most significant leadership experience during college. *500 word maximum for each prompt.
Essay Question #2: Describe your leadership philosophy. *500 word maximum for each prompt.
Essay Question #3: Where do you see yourself in 5 years? *500 word maximum for each prompt.
Essay Question #4: Tell us why you chose to apply to the University of Central Oklahoma.*500 word maximum for each prompt.
Essay Question #5: Please discuss how your range of academic interests, personal perspectives, overcoming obstacles, leadership amongst diverse populations, and life experiences add to the educational mix of the UCO community.*500 word maximum for each prompt.
Essay Question #6: What are the most important values you demonstrate as a leader? Describe a situation when these were used.*500 word maximum for each prompt.