Bowers Degree Completer Scholarship Date Changed
The Bowers Degree Completer Scholarship application and award dates have been moved up. The application will now be available on line on March 1 on our website. The scholarship will be awarded by June 1.
Eligibility requirements:
- Student has met limits of Stafford aggregate loan eligibility.
- Ages 25 and older (if younger, state the reason why applicant should be considered a nontraditioal student).
- U.S. citizens or permanent residents.
- Admitted in the degree-granting college with at most 30 hours left to graduate if working towards a Baccalaureate degree or 15 if working toward an Associate's degree (no exceptions).
- Enrolled at least half-time, with the status maintained through the semester.
- Overall GPA of 3.0 or higher.
- Nonrenewable.
- Transfer students must have at least 32 credit hours completed within the past two years at The University of Akron, with at most 30 hours remaining to graduate.