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    Competitive Graduate Scholarship

    1. Eligibility Requirements:
    • Must be a new graduate student
    • Must have earned a minimum GPA 3.0 on a 4.0 scale in a bachelor’s degree
    • Must be accepted into a degree-seeking graduate program
    • Must enroll in a minimum of 6 graduate credit hours
    • Must apply by the application deadline June 30 for the fall semester and October 1 for winter
    1. The scholarship requires a completed competitive graduate scholarship application and FAFSA on file
    2. The competitive scholarship will provide $2500 per term for a maximum of two consecutive terms. The scholarship is for newly admitted graduate students during the first year. If there is not consecutive enrollment, the award will not carry over to a future academic year. The recipient studying less than full-time will receive a prorated award. The competitive scholarship cannot be combined with any other Madonna University issued scholarship.
    • 6-8 Credit Hours Per Semester= $1000 Per Semester
    • 9 or more Credit Hours Per Semester= $2500 Per Semester
    1. A maximum of three scholarship awards will be issued each academic year.
    2. The scholarship offer must be accepted by the deadline or funds will expire and be offered to another eligible applicant.
    3. If a student must withdraw during the semester and tuition is partially refunded, the scholarship will also be adjusted.
    4. The scholarship can only be used toward payment of tuition cost incurred on the Livonia campus of Madonna University. The scholarship is not transferable to any other college or university. Examinations and repeated credits do not count toward full-time credits.
    5. The scholarship recipient must maintain a 3.0 GPA on a 4.0 grading scale
    6. The scholarship is not renewable
    7. The scholarship offer is designated in a dollar amount (rather than a percentage). The scholarship will not be increased on the basis of any potential increase in the tuition cost of attendance. Likewise, the initial scholarship amount will not be adjusted on the basis of any potential change in scholarship amounts for new students in subsequent years.
    8. Scholarship applicants are required to attend the Graduate Essay Day (dates will be determined by the graduate school) and submit a scholarship essay. The essay will be scored using a standardized rubric.
    9. The essay will be between 1100-1500 words written in APA format double spaced with 12 point font.  Title page and bibliography do not count towards total word count.
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    Essay Question:
    In part, Madonna University’s mission statement reads, “The Mission of Madonna University, a Catholic institution of higher learning, is to instill in its students Christian humanistic values, intellectual inquiry, a respect for diversity, and a commitment to serving others through a liberal arts education.” In what ways do you think that we as a college community can help foster service to others? This may include possible programs at the community level, additions/subtractions to college curriculums, etc.  You may choose more than one idea to discuss. 
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    Focus, Purpose, Controlling ideaEngaging and full development of a clear thesis as appropriate to the assignment.Competent and well-developed thesis; thesis represents sound adequate understanding of the assigned topic.Mostly intelligible ideas; little or no sense of purpose or control of thesis.Mostly simplistic and unfocused ideas; little or no sense of purpose or control of thesis.Ideas are extremely simplistic, showing signs of confusion, misunderstanding. Thesis is essentially missing.Shows complete confusion about the topic or inability to grasp it. Complete absence of thesis and lack of purpose.
    Ideas, Support and Development
    (Evidence)    		Consistent with originality and depth of ideas; ideas work together as a whole. Main points are sufficiently supported.Ideas supported sufficiently; support is sound, valid, and logical.Main points and ideas are only indirectly supported; support isn’t sufficient or specific but is loosely relevant to main points.Insufficient, non-specific, and or irrelevant support.Lack of support for main points; frequent and illogical generalizations without support.Clear absence of support for main points.
    Structure / OrganizationParagraphs are well developed and appropriate. Ideas are linked with smooth and effective transitions.Competent organization. Competent paragraph structure; lacking in effective transitions.Limited attempts to organize around a thesis; paragraphs are mostly stand-alone with weak or non-evident transitions.Organization while attempted was unsuccessful. Paragraphs are simple and disconnected. No evident transitions or planned sequence. Organization, if evident at all is confusing and disjointed; paragraph structure is weak; transitions are missing or illogical.Paragraph structure does not exist. Paragraph is incoherent.    
    Sentence Structure (Grammar)Structured effectively, well chose variety of sentence styles and length.Effective and varied sentences; errors (if any) due to lack of careful proofreading. Syntax errors are minor in nature.Sentence patterns show some errors in sentence construction.  Some non-standard syntax usage.Sentences show errors of structure; little or no variety; no grasp of sentence flow.Simple sentences used excessively, almost exclusively. Frequent errors of sentence structure.Contains multiple and serious errors in sentence structure i.e fragments, run-ons. Unable to write simple sentences.
    Mechanics and PresentationFree of punctuation spelling, capitalization errors; appropriate format and presentation.Contains only occasional punctuation, spelling, and or capitalization errors. Few formatting errors.Contains several common punctuation, spelling or capitalization errors. Several errors in formatting.Contains many errors of punctuation, spelling, and or capitalization. Errors interfere with meaning.  Formatting incorrect in most places.Contains many and serious errors of punctuation, spelling, and or capitalization.  Errors severely interfere with meaning. Formatting week.Frequent errors in spelling and capitalization. Intrusive or inaccurate punctuation. No formatting. 
    Vocabulary and word usageExceptional vocabulary range, accuracy, and effective word usage.Good vocabulary range and accuracy of usage.Ordinary vocabulary range, mostly accurate.Errors of diction and usage, while evident do not interfere with readability. Extremely limited vocabulary: choices lack grasp of diction; usage is inaccurate.Diction and syntax make communication meaningless or very confusing at best.