1. Degree-seeking undergraduate student who is currently enrolled at or accepted for admission to the University.
2. Significant unmet financial need, as determined by the University Financial Aid Office.
3. Applicant must sign a sworn statement that neither he/she nor his/her parents own a home or other real estate. 
4. GPA of 3.5 or better at University or, if an entering student, at high schools and previous college(s) attended. 
5. Applicant must submit a short essay of less than 500 words that details his/her characteristics relevant to perseverance in the face of some life obstacle.

Selection Criteria:

1. Extent of unmet financial need.
2. Excellence in academic performance and potential, as evidenced by cumulative grade point average.
3. Quality of the essay submitted with the application

Selection Process

1. The University will advertise the availability of the scholarship along with other unversity-wide scholarships.
2. The University's Scholarship Committee will select the scholarship recipient in accordance with its standard selection procedures, consistent with the eligibility and selection criteria established for the scholarship.