MISSO Spring 2025
Scholarships
Requirements:
- Attended at least 1 capstone event
- Mentorship Mixer
- Career Mixer
- Unity Mixer
- Alumni Mixer
- hackMISSO
- Tech Consulting Case Study Competition
- Attended at least 5 PMs & 1 Workshop
- Attend the SP’25 MISSO Banquet on Friday – May 2nd
Members may choose to answer more than 1 scholarship prompt, but may only be considered to win 1 scholarship. In the situation where there may be a lack of applications, members will be considered to win more than 1.
Scholarship Submissions should be emailed to [email protected] by Sunday – April 27th @ 11:59 PM. If you are submitting multiple scholarships they must be submitted in one email.
Subject line should be: “MISSO SP’25 Scholarship – (Name) (PSID) – (Prompt #, #, #, #) Example- MISSO SP’25 Scholarship – Hamza Ali, 1234567 – Prompt 1, 2, 5, 7
Total Amount: Estimated $3,000 (May change due to upcoming fundraising events)
In 3-4 paragraphs, tell us how your experience and tenure in MISSO has shaped your college career. This can include but is not limited to professional development such as landing a job. Make it personable, this can include the friendships/connections you’ve made, the personal growth you’ve attained, any goals we’ve helped you accomplish, etc. We would love to hear how MISSO has benefited you!
Examine the MISSO MEMBER APP and suggest any improvements you’d like to see made. Format it as a short user story (e.g. “as a user when I click on this button, I expect it to do or see XYZ”). Furthermore, you can include ONE new feature you’d like to see added, just make sure to elaborate on the idea. Bonus points if you create some sort of media displaying or demoing your improvement(s) and possibly new feature.
As an MIS student, we have the option of going into various career paths. This includes but is not limited to – consulting, data analytics, project management, etc. In 2-3 paragraphs write about which of these you hope to pursue a career in and why it appeals to you.
Here at MISSO, one of our biggest goals is for you to take part in a never-ending learning and development curve. This includes mentorship. If you were a part of our mentorship program this semester and believe you attained something great out of it, write about this in 2-3 paragraphs. This could be anything from professional growth, the bonding between you 2, etc..
Throughout the semester, MISSO develops members through 4 pillars: Growth, Networking, Professionalism, and Education. Write 1-2 paragraphs about how you demonstrated and championed one of these pillars this semester.
If you were involved in a committee this semester, we would love to hear how this benefited you! In 1-2 paragraphs, tell us how this enhanced your overall experience and contributed to your growth as well.
If there’s one specific thing you would like to give feedback on from this semester, what would it be? We value your input greatly and are constantly striving to ensure our members have the best possible experience! (1-2 Paragraphs)
In 1-2 paragraphs, tell us about your favorite memory in MISSO this semester! This can be from any event, professional or casual.