Microsoft Scholarship Program: Microsoft Corporation

Highlights:
  1. We’re making it easier for future computer scientists to excel in what they love to do.
  2. A Microsoft scholarship provides an advantage so you can pursue studies in computer science and related technical disciplines. You’ll join other scholarship recipients from the United States, Canada, and Mexico who share the passion for software and academic excellence. It all adds up to achieving your primary goal—to make a real difference in the software industry.
  3. Microsoft is offering four different types of technical scholarships for the 2010-2011 academic year to current undergraduate students: General Scholarships, Women's Scholarships, Minority Scholarships, and Scholarships for Students with Disabilities.
  4. Requirements
  5. Basics: If you’re interested in applying for the 2010-2011 academic year scholarships, make sure you postmark your application by February 1, 2010 in order for your application to be considered. Microsoft selects final candidates based on the following criteria:
· Eligibility
· Quality of application
· Displayed interest in the software industry
· Commitment to leadership
· Financial need
  1. Please check your e-mail on March 19, 2010, the day we notify all rewarded scholarship recipients. We will strive to contact all applicants about their status, however please note that due to the high number of scholarship applicants, we may only be able to contact candidates who were awarded scholarships.

  2. Diversity at Microsoft: We encourage student populations currently underrepresented in the field of computer science to pursue technical degrees. All candidates who meet the criteria for eligibility described below may certainly apply, while we do award a large majority of our student scholarships to women, minorities, and the disabled. Minority applicants must belong to one of the following groups underrepresented in the software field: African-American, Hispanic, or Native American.
  3. Provisions
    As a recipient of one of our scholarships, you’ll enjoy the benefits for one academic year. You may receive either a full or partial scholarship for the 2010-2011 academic year. Full tuition scholarships will cover tuition for the 2010-2011 academic year as posted by the financial aid office at your college or university. Microsoft will make payments to the designated school, and they’re not transferable to other academic institutions. You may use the funds for tuition only—not for other costs listed on your bursar bill, such as room and board.
  4. You’ll also need to apply for a summer internship and if offered an internship, you must complete the salaried summer internship of 12 weeks or more at Microsoft Corporation in Redmond, Washington. (Microsoft reserves the right not to offer an internship position to the scholarship winner if an appropriate match cannot be found.)
  5. How to Apply
You must include the following five items in your application:
  • Resume
  • Transcript
  • Answers to essay questions
  • Letter of referral
  • Printed Confirmation Page from Online Application to the Microsoft Internship Program

That’s really all there is, and no extra forms to fill out. Don’t forget to include your name on each page of your application packet.

Please send your completed application to:
Microsoft Scholarship Program
Microsoft Corporation
One Microsoft Way
Redmond, WA 98052-8303


Resume
Be sure your resume includes:
  • Your e-mail address
  • School address and phone number
  • Student ID number
  • Permanent address and phone number
  • Academic major
  • Expected graduation date

Essay Questions
Use one page total (not one page per question) to answer all four of the following questions:
  • Describe how you demonstrate your passion for technology outside the classroom.
  • Describe the toughest technical problem you've worked on, how you addressed the problem, your role in reaching the outcome if it was team-based, and the final outcome.
  • Describe a situation that demonstrates initiative and your willingness to go above and beyond.
  • Describe how you are currently funding your college education.

11. Letter of Referral
Enclose a letter of referral from a faculty member (professor or teaching assistant) or an academic adviser.
12. Printed Confirmation Page: Must have applied to a Microsoft 2010 Summer Internship. Please attach a printed copy of the Application Confirmation page, which can be accessed during the online application process. If you have already applied for a Microsoft Internship, please indicate this below your essay answers so we can verify your application status.
    1. For specific questions not answered on this page or in the FAQ section, please e-mail scholars@microsoft.com.
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