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<p style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0.9pt"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black">We would like to remind you of this offer for scholarships for the 2008 – 2009 academic year. Please note that the deadline for applications is next Friday, February 1, 2008. There is still time to submit your application and if you or any of the members of your student group are interested in this opportunity, we encourage you to apply. Please see the attached document or the below email for full details.
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<p><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Microsoft is excited to be offering scholarships for the 2008–2009 academic year. We would like to invite interested students to apply and hope you can help advertise this great opportunity within your student group. Below are more details regarding the Program. Applications must be postmarked by February 1, 2008 and recipients will be announced by March 20, 2008. Please forward this email to all interested students.
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<p><b><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">What are the provisions of the award?</span></b><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><br>Scholarships are awarded to recipients for one academic year. The scholarship will cover up to 100 percent of the tuition for the 2008-2009 academic year as posted by the financial aid office of the university or college. Scholarships are made through the designated school and are not transferable to other academic institutions. Funds are to be used for tuition only and may not be used for other costs on the recipient's bursar bill. All recipients of the scholarship will be required to complete a salaried summer internship of 12 weeks or more at Microsoft Corporation in Redmond, Washington. Microsoft reserves the right not to offer a position to the scholarship winner if an appropriate match cannot be found.
<br><br><b>What are the criteria for scholarship eligibility?</b><br>Students must be enrolled in a bachelor's degree program at a college or university in the United States, Canada, or Mexico at the time the application is submitted. Students must be enrolled full-time and making satisfactory progress toward an undergraduate degree in computer science, computer engineering, or a related technical discipline, such as math or physics, with a demonstrated interest in computer science. The student must have a
3.0 cumulative grade point average out of a possible 4.0, or a 4.0 cumulative grade point average out of a possible 5.0. </span></p>
<p><b><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">What is required to apply?</span></b><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><br></span><span lang="EN" style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">A completed application includes five items: your résumé, transcript, essay questions, letter of referral, and confirmation of your online application to the Microsoft Summer Internship program. All items must be mailed to the address below and postmarked by February 1, 2008 to receive full consideration.
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<p style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0.25in; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0in"><b><span lang="EN" style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Résumé</span></b><span lang="EN" style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> - Enclose a copy of your résumé that includes your e-mail address, campus address and phone number, student ID number, permanent address and phone number, major and expected graduation date.
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<p style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0.25in; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0in"><b><span lang="EN" style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Transcript</span></b><span lang="EN" style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> - Enclose a copy of your current academic transcript.
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<p style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0.25in; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0in"><b><span lang="EN" style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Essay Questions</span></b><span lang="EN" style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> - Use one page to answer all four of the following essay questions (not one page per question).
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Describe how you demonstrate your passion for technology outside the classroom.</span></p>
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Describe the toughest technical problem you've worked on, how you addressed the problem, your role in reaching the outcome, if it was team-based, and the final outcome.</span></p>
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Describe a situation which demonstrates initiative and your willingness to go above and beyond.</span></p>
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Describe how you are currently funding your college education.</span></p>
<p style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0.25in; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0in"><b><span lang="EN" style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Gender/Ethnicity/Disability (optional)</span></b><span lang="EN" style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">
- Please note your gender, ethnicity or disability on the page with your essay questions if you would like that information to be considered with your application.</span></p>
<p style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0.25in; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0in"><b><span lang="EN" style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Letter of referral</span></b><span lang="EN" style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> - Enclose a letter of referral from a faculty member or an academic advisor who knows your work.
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<p style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0.25in; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0in"><b><span lang="EN" style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Confirmation of Online Application to the Microsoft Internship Program - </span></b><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">
Apply online at <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/college" target="_blank">http://www.microsoft.com/college</a> for a summer internship and print out a confirmation page showing you have done so. This printed confirmation
<b>must</b> be included in your mailed application materials.<b> </b></span><b><span lang="EN" style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"></span></b></p>
<p><b><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Please send your completed application postmarked by February 1 2008 to: </span></b><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><br>Microsoft Scholarship Program<br>Microsoft Corporation<br>One Microsoft Way
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