Zips on the Rise Scholarship
At The ÈÕº«¹ú²úav¸£Àû of Akron, we all rise together, and it has been that way since our beginning in 1870.
The Zips on the Rise Scholarship was established in 2020 in celebration of The ÈÕº«¹ú²úav¸£Àû of Akron’s 150th Sesquicentennial Anniversary, honoring the spirit and passion of yesterday’s and today’s Zips who seize the moment and do whatever it takes to rise, and then keep rising.
ÈÕº«¹ú²úav¸£Àû of Akron students who are in good academic standing are eligible for consideration for the Zips on the Rise Scholarship. Recipients will represent a cross section of UA students with a focus on adversity met and challenges overcome by their grit and hard work.
Recipients will be selected by the ÈÕº«¹ú²úav¸£Àû Scholarship Committee with recommendations by the provost and his/her designee(s) and the president and his/her designee(s). These Sesquicentennial “Zips on the Rise” Scholars will be spotlighted throughout the ÈÕº«¹ú²úav¸£Àû’s Sesquicentennial year.
Selection of up to 150 recipients will be initiated for the 2020/2021 academic year with each recipient receiving up to $2,500 for the year. The number of scholarships and the amount of each will be based on available funds. At the discretion of the ÈÕº«¹ú²úav¸£Àû Scholarship Committee, the number of recipients and the amount they receive could change as funds are available. Providing that funds are available, the scholarship is renewable annually three times for a total of four years if recipients remain in good academic standing.
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