High Tech Transfer Program Scholars (HTTPS) Project

NSF* Scholarships for Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Program (S-STEM)

The overarching goal of the CGCC HTTPS Project is to provide specialized educational opportunities and services for full-time financial-aid eligible students with majors or program interests pursuing degrees in the fields of Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM). Anyone with a financial need can apply. All HTTPS recipients will have an ultimate goal to complete an Associate Degree and/or transfer to a Baccalaureate Degree-granting institution, and a long term goal of entering the workforce in their skill area.

Application Form: PDF  MSWORD

Average scholarship is $2500 per semester,
or $5000 per year (renewable)

Application Deadlines: August 15, 2008 for Fall Semester and
                                             December 12, 2008 for Spring Semester

Eligibility Requirements:

• Be enrolled full time (12+ credit hours) at CGCC in a degree program at the associate level in one of the following disciplines.  Enrollment must be full time for each semester a student received a scholarship.
  • engineering;
  • biological sciences (except medicine and other clinical fields);
  • physical sciences, including physics, chemistry, astronomy and materials science;
  • mathematics;
  • computer and information sciences.
• Grade Point Average (GPA) of 2.75 or higher.
• US Citizen or eligible for Federal Financial Aid.
• You will need to complete a Free Application for Federal Financial Aid (FAFSA).

A COMPLETE APPLICATION INCLUDES:

1. The completed Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)
2. Scholarship application form PDF MSWORD
3. Answers to the two questions in the application that describes your academic and career plans/goals
4. 1-2 letter(s) of recommendation from a faculty member, high school teacher, employer or an administrator.
5. Evidence for financial need (by applying for Financial Aid).
6. Provide an official academic transcript indicating credit hours and courses completed or in progress and a cumulative GPA.

Return Completed application to:

HTTPS Project
NFS S-STEM Scholarship Committee
Attn: Nanci Regehr or Bassam Matar
Financial Aid Department
Chandler-Gilbert Community College
2626 E. Pecos Road
Chandler, AZ    85225

If you have any questions please contact one of the project management personnel:

• Bassam Matar at b.matar@cgcmail.maricopa.edu (480) 732-7139.  PI/PD
• Nanci Regehr at Nanci.Regehr@cgcmail.maricopa.edu (480) 732-7321. Co-PI
• Melinda Rudibaugh at melinda.rudibaugh@cgcmail.maricopa.edu (480) 732-7049. Co-PI
• Jenny Pauls at jennifer.pauls@cgcmail.maricopa.edu (480) 857-5208. Co-PI
• Scott Adamson at s.adamson@cgcmail.maricopa.edu (480) 732-7031. Co-PI
• Ernest Chavez at earnest.chavez@cgcmail.maricopa.edu (480) 857-5141. Co-PI

* NSF = National Science Foundation