The Mathematics Department Award

"Mathematics is a more powerful instrument of knowledge than any other that has been bequeathed to us by human agency." -Descartes

• Amount: $1,000-$3,000
  
• Eligibility: High School Seniors who have submitted an application for admission by January 15th and completed all scholarship application requirements by the scholarship deadline.

Deadline: February 15, 2008

Students who have applied to UD and who have a strong interest in mathematics may apply. The competition consists of a short essay, a written exam, and an oral interview.

To Apply:

• Submit a short essay answering the question: What do you think mathematics is?
  
• Register for an on-campus interview and written exam during an official Personalized Visit or an Odyssey Days Open House by contacting the Campus Visit Coordinator at 800.628.6999.
  
• Complete the Special Award Program Application and submit it prior to your campus visit and interview. Please be sure to mark the envelope or fax “Special Award Program Application."

Renewability Criteria:

This scholarship is renewable annually and available to you during four consecutive school years, dependent upon your academic performance and the criteria stated below.

• Maintain full-time academic status each semester by earning at least twelve UD credit hours per fall and spring semester and earning at least twenty-seven UD credit hours per annual review period (defined below).
  
  
• Demonstrate a cumulative UD G.P.A. (grade point average) of at least 3.000 on the annual review date.
  
  
• Complete at least two of the following four courses and their pre-requisites: Linear Point Set Theory, Analysis I, Abstract Algebra I, or Applied Math I. One of these courses must be completed by the end of your junior year.
  

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Scheduled Interview Dates:

Please sign up at least two weeks in advance of the October 26-27 and November 16-17 Odyssey Days Open Houses or two weeks prior to a Personalized Visit.