During the AMATYC 2014 Spring Board Meeting, a motion was passed to give a deserving student a $1000 Presidential Scholarship. Purpose of the Award The purpose of the AMATYC Student Scholarship is to encourage the study of mathematics or mathematics education by students enrolled in institutions of higher education. Criteria 1. Each affiliate may submit one nomination from a student attending a qualifying institution. To be a qualifying institution, the institution must employ at least one member in good standing of AMATYC. 2. The student must be nominated by an AMATYC member who is an employee of the qualifying institution. 3. The student must have an overall GPA of at least 3.0. 4. The nominated students must be majoring in mathematics and enrolled full-time at the nominating institution during the spring semester preceding the Annual AMATYC conference when the award will be announced. Method of Selection 1. A letter will be sent by the AMATYC president to the affiliate presidents each year in the spring notifying them of the scholarship. 2. Each affiliate will notify their membership and determine the affiliate nominee. The nomination form must be received by the AMATYC President by October 15. 3. The scholarship recipient will be determined by a random draw. The drawing will take place at the Fall Board Meeting of the Executive Board. 4. The scholarship recipient’s name will be announced at the affiliate president’s luncheon and the scholarship money will be sent to the recipient after the Annual AMATYC conference.
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