Dr. Maryan and James McCormick Leadership Endowed Scholarship
Students United and LeadMN partnered to create the McCormick Leadership Scholarship. The scholarship program honors the work of Chancellor James and Dr. Maryan McCormick, and provides financial support to students who demonstrate leadership in academics, extracurricular activities, and community service.
This $1,500 scholarship is awarded for the spring semester only. Applications for spring semester open July 1st and close November 1st at 11:59pm.
Scholarship Qualifications
- Be a certificate, undergraduate or graduate student at a Minnesota State College or University
- Demonstrates leadership in academics, extracurricular activities, and community service
- Have a grade point average (G.P.A.) of 3.0 or higher on a 4.0 scale
- PSEO students are ineligible for the McCormick Leadership Endowed Scholarship
Scholarship Requirements
- Complete and submit the online application by November 1 at 11:59 PM. (The application for the McCormick Leadership Endowed Scholarship is the same as the LeadMN Leadership Scholarship.)
- Write a 300 to 600 word essay explaining your understanding of the meaning of leadership in your own words. In addition, please include examples from your personal experiences to support your view. Your examples could include, but are not limited to, your own experiences in leadership, examples of leaders who have made a difference in your life or people who have influenced your ideas of leadership, positively or negatively.
- In your own words, state 3-5 leadership skills you have and give an example or two of how you have used them in your (1) education, (2) community, and (3) employment.
- Write an essay (Must be 300-600 words) on what a college education means to you and how this scholarship will help in your leadership development.
- Please submit a leadership biography: This is meant to be an overview of your leadership skills. It is a listing of your leadership skills and how you have used them in positions you have held, whether that is in a job, on a committee, for an event, etc. Please include: one specific leadership role, leadership skills you had to apply in this role and how you used those skills, and examples of improvements you made or promotions you received while in this role.
- Submit one letter of recommendation from a community, campus, or organization leader who can discuss your leadership skills
- Submit a copy of your school unofficial transcript