The Board of Governors (BOG) Tuition Scholarship Program is committed to supporting and developing students in their pursuit of academic excellence. The majority of BOG scholarships are awarded by the Admissions Office to incoming freshmen students; the scholarship aims to assist students of various races with a portion of scholarships awarded to students majoring in science and technology. Incoming freshmen students should contact the Admissions Office for further information on the scholarship. Currently enrolled students who plan to apply for this scholarship must meet the criteria as listed below under application requirements and show financial need as determined by the Financial Aid Office.
Scholarship recipients are required to participate in structured academic, social and cultural programming dedicated to the enhancement of retention and graduation rates. More specifically, the structured programming has been designed to cultivate core strengths in the following areas:
• Community Engagement
• Career Preparation
• Personal Development
• Diversity Awareness
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Currently enrolled students may apply if they:
Applicants must be CLE Level 1 completed.
Financial need will be determined by the Office of Financial Aid.
The Board of Governors Mentoring Program seeks to ensure the success of all incoming board of governors scholarship recipients. The program pairs incoming scholarship recipients with a upperclassmen. Our job is to help facilitate freshmen scholars’ transition from high school to a university setting. We require our mentors to meet with mentees several times per month to ensure a fluid transition. Mentors’ requirements include tutoring mentees, directing mentees to available university resources, networking, and much more.
How to be a mentor
In order to become a mentor, we require junior or senior board of governors’ scholarship recipients to apply in the Office of Diversity and Retention or print out the form below. Mentors receive 7 ½ hours of community service upon completion of the mentoring program. Applicants must not be academic or social probation. Mentors must be available for both the fall and spring semester.
The primary responsibility of the Board of Governor’s Advisory Board is to communicate the concerns and needs of our fellow Board of Governor’s students to the Assistant Director of Diversity and Retention. In doing so we actively fulfill our secondary responsibility, which is to assist the Assistant Director of Diversity and Retention in decision-making in matters regarding the Board of Governor’s Program. Thirdly, as a board we serve on sub-committees to address a variety of issues relating to the Board of Governor’s Program. These committees are created as they become necessary for a specific purpose that is determined jointly with the board and the Assistant Director of Diversity and Retention.
The Board of Governors Program emphasizes scholarship, leadership, and service. It is our responsibility to apply these principles in all our actions as an Advisory Board.