In order to be eligible for the program, a student must:

•   be a United States citizen, national, refugee alien, or permanent resident alien at the  time of application

•   be enrolled as a full-time Missouri Western student at the beginning of the scholarship period

•   have declared a major in computer science or mathematics at the beginning of the scholarship period*

•   have a cumulative GPA of at least 3.0 (on a 4.0 scale)

•   demonstrate financial need as defined by the U.S. Department of Education rules for need-based Federal financial aid  

*To declare a major in computer science, a student must be enrolled in CSC 184 (Computing Concepts I) or have completed CSC 184 with a grade of C or better, or have an ACT composite score of 25 or higher, or an ACT Science Reasoning score of 28 or higher.  To declare a major in mathematics, a student must have completed MAT 167 (Calculus I) with a grade of C or better, or have an ACT Mathematics score of 28 or higher.