The University has several financial aid programs, scholarships and awards for the benefit of our students:  see http://sfa.umkc.edu/site for opportunities available to all UMKC students. There are several School of Computing and Engineering scholarships available exclusively for SCE students. To be eligible, applicants must be accepted to both UMKC and and SCE degree program. All award recipients must maintain full-time student enrollment (minimum 12 credit hours/semester for undergraduate; 9 credit hours/semester per graduate) throughout the academic year of the award.

Applications are due by January 31 for full consideration for the next fall semester's scholarship awards; however applications are accepted and kept on file year-round should additional awards become available. Current SCE scholarship recipients must re-apply each year before January 31 to be considered for the next academic year. For the most current list of scholarships, qualifications and applications please visit the SCE Scholarship Web page at http://sce.umkc.edu/scholarships/sce-scholarships.asp or e-mail UMKC-SCEScholarships@umkc.edu for additional information.

SCE scholarships include:

• James E. Allen Memorial Engineering Scholarship
• Computing and Engineering Alumni Scholarship
• John and Phyllis Anderson Engineering Scholarship
• Ankit Agarwal Computer Science Scholarship Fund
• KC Metro Chapter of American Public Works Association (APWA) Scholarship
• American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Scholarship
• Newton Campbell Engineering Excellence Scholarship
• Dean's Excellence Scholarship
• DST Computer Science Scholarship
• Dr. C. Quinton Bowles Memorial Scholarship
• SCE Faculty & Staff Scholarship
• SCE FIRST Robotics Scholarship
• Handmark Scholarship
• Robert C. Harmon Engineering Scholarship
• HDR Engineering Scholarship and Internship opportunity
• Richard Hetherington CS/IT Scholarship
• Hill Family Commuter
• Information Products, Inc. Engineering Scholarship
• Kansas City Power & Light Engineering Scholarship
• Kansas City Association of Healthcare Engineers (KCAHCE)
• Kiewit Engineering Scholarship 
• Kristin J. Loeffelholz Memorial Engineering Scholarship
• Forrest & Joan Lowe Engineering Scholarship
• NACME Engineering Scholars Scholarship 
• Project Lead the Way Scholarship
• Mahatma Gandhi Scholarship (MGS) Fund
• Doris Markham Swinney Scholarship
• Yolande & Stanley Niu Engineering Scholarship
• Mary Anne and William Osborne Scholarship
• Lee & Mary Louise Rankin Memorial Scholarship
• Jerrold Stach Memorial Scholarship
• Martin Ashton Swinney Memorial Scholarship
• Western Chapter Missouri Society of Professional Engineers Auxiliary Scholarship
• World of Difference Scholarship

Other scholarships are available through the UMKC Financial Aid and Scholarship Office. For more information, refer to http://www.sfa.umkc.edu.

Additionally, the following are available to first-time, full time degree applicants to UMKC:

• The Chancellor's Nonresident Award (CNR) is available to new SCE domestic nonresident applicants. The CNR is not available to international SCE students.
• The Dean's International Scholar Award (DISA) is available to new SCE international applicants.

Both CNR and DISA awards are decided when the admission decision is made; therefore, no specific application form is required. The CNR and DISA are competitive awards and awarded only to the best prepared and qualified applicants. Decisions are made on the basis of the applicant's academic record, performance and preparation in core courses, GRE and TOEFL scores, the strength of the undergraduate program and institution, and the timing of the application. CNR and DISA awards are renewable for students in good academic and disciplinary standing. Awardees must carry and complete a full load (minimum 12 credit hours/semester for undergraduate; 9 credit hours/semester for graduate) and maintain a GPA of at least 3.00 (for undergraduate students) or at least 3.50 (for graduate students.) Student progress and performance is reviewed in September, February and June.

The amount of the DISA scholarship for 2012-2013 is $4,000.00/semester (Graduate) and $4,250.00/semester (Undergraduate).

For the value of the CNR award, please see http://www.umkc.edu/isao/cnr_info.htm

In addition to the CNR and DISA awards, there are assistantships.

Graduate Research Assistantships are available through various faculty conducting funded research, and information on these can be obtained from individual faculty. Most faculty with funded research programs will award research assistantships to students whose performance they have been able to observe in the class room.

A limited number of graduate assistantships are available to fully-enrolled graduate students with excellent academic performance and solid communications skills.  

Typically, awards are for quarter-time, three-eights, or half-time support, and may include tuition fee waivers. Priority will be given to students with excellent communication skills and to students in the Interdisciplinary Ph.D. program. International students who wish to be considered for a Graduate Assistantship must pass a SPEAK test, administered at UMKC's Applied Language Institute may be asked to present a simulated lecture that will be videotaped for review. Students must apply for these opportunities by sending their application materials to the Department of Civil and Mechanical Engineering (alberts@umkc.edu) or to the Department of Computer Science Electrical Engineering (griffiths@umkc.edu). International students can be considered for a Graduate Research Assistantship during their first semester of enrollment, but cannot be considered for a Graduate Assistant or Graduate Teaching Assistant position.

 

In addition to the CNR and DISA awards, mentioned above, there are assistantships.

There are Graduate Research Assistantships available through various faculty conducting funded research, and information on these can be obtained from individual faculty. Most faculty with funded research programs will award research assistantships to students whose performance they have been able to observe in the class room.

A limited number of graduate assistantships are available to fully-enrolled graduate students with excellent academic performance and solid communications skills.  

Typically, awards are for quarter-time, three-eights, or half-time support, and may include tuition fee waivers. Priority will be given to students with excellent communication skills and to students in the Interdisciplinary Ph.D. program. International students who wish to be considered for a Graduate Assistantship must pass a SPEAK test, administered at UMKC's Applied Language Institute may be asked to present a simulated lecture that will be videotaped for review. Students must apply for these opportunities by sending their application materials to the Department of Civil and Mechanical Engineering (alberts@umkc.edu) or to the Department of Computer Science Electrical Engineering (griffiths@umkc.edu). International students can be considered for a Graduate Research Assistantship during their first semester of enrollment, but cannot be considered for a Graduate Assistant or Graduate Teaching Assistant position.