The P. O. Pistilli Scholarship
for Advancement in Computer Science and Electrical Engineering
The P. O. Pistilli Scholarship is funded by the Design
Automation Conference and it is directed by the Association
for Computing Machinery (ACM) Special
Interest Group on Design Automation (SIGDA). The objective of the scholarship
is to increase the pool of professionals in Electrical Engineering and
Computer Science from under represented groups (Women, African American,
Hispanic, American Indian, and Disabled). Scholarships of $4000 per year,
renewable for up to 5 years, are awarded annually to 2-7 high school seniors
from the above mentioned under represented groups who have a 3.00 GPA or
better (on a 4.00 scale), have demonstrated high achievement in math and
science courses, have expressed a strong desire to pursue careers in electrical
engineering, computer engineering, or computer science, and who have demonstrated
substantial financial need. U.S. citizenship is not required, but applicants
must be U.S. residents when they apply and must plan to attend an accredited
US college or university.
The application should be viewed/downloaded and printed from the link
below.
Application in Adobe
Acrobat PDF format
If your browser does not open the application, download and install
the free Adobe Acrobat reader software from http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep.html
If you still cannot print the application, you can request an application
by mail by sending your full postal address to:
Dr. Cherrice Traver
P. O. Pistilli Scholarship Director
ECE Department
Union College
Schenectady, NY 12308
Completed applications and attachments must be mailed, together in
the same envelope, to the address above, postmarked before February 1, 2008.
Winners ONLY will be notified by April 1, 2008.
For specific questions about the scholarship, please email (preferred),
call, or fax the scholarship director.
traverc@union.edu
(518) 388-6326 (voice)
(518) 388-6789 (fax)