Awarded annually to a group of first-time freshman students, the Midwest Scholars Award recognizes exceptional students who have an interest in studying in the Midwest. Two students will earn full tuition scholarships and three students will earn $100,000 scholarships, $25,000 per year, that are renewable for up to three additional years, as long as the student maintains a 3.0 cumulative GPA.
Midwest Scholars will be recognized inside and outside of the classroom as the leaders of their class. They will be offered opportunities to participate in the Honor’s program, research with faculty, experience special internships, or lead community service projects.
To be considered for this award, finalists must meet at least two of these three qualifications:
- Have at least a 25 ACT or a 1680 SAT
- Have a high school GPA of at least 3.75
- Be in the top 10% of his/her high school class
Once accepted to Monmouth College, please submit a personal resume and an essay on the following prompt by January 30, 2012.
In the following quotation, Norman Cousins comments on the requirements of “being educated” in a contemporary society. He suggests that deeper knowledge and “a sense of inter-relationship” (in other words, an awareness of the connections among academic disciplines) are necessary for “world citizenship” and “survival.” In a 750-1000 word essay, argue for what you think Cousins might mean by “world citizenship” and explain how deeper knowledge and inter-relationship might lead to “survival.”
“Fortunately or otherwise we live at a time when the average individual has to know several times as much in order to keep informed as he did only thirty or forty years ago. Being ‘educated’ today requires not only more than a superficial knowledge of the arts and science, but a sense of inter-relationship such as is taught in few schools. Finally, being ‘educated’ today, in terms of the larger needs, means preparation for world citizenship; in short, education for survival.”
-Norman Cousins
The completed essay and resume should be emailed to Kara Cozadd at
kcozadd@monmouthcollege.edu. In the subject of the email please put “Midwest Scholars Award Essay.” Please make sure to include your full name.
Midwest Scholars Day
Finalists will be invited to Midwest Scholars Day on March 3, 2012.