Global Campus Annual Awards
Global Campus Staff and Faculty Award
Established in 2011, this award is funded by gifts from CMU’s Global Campus staff and faculty members for the purpose of assisting students with the cost of tuition. Applicants must be pursuing a degree through CMU’s Global Campus. Preference given to students admitted to or enrolled in their first semester.
Joseph Cooley High Ebenezer Scholarship
Established in 2015 by Joseph Cooley High ’87. Income from the annual award will support a student accepted or enrolled in CMU Global Campus and who has an interest in the study of business, and who has a minimum GPA of 2.8. Preference will be given to assist first generation college students who have a history of supporting minority causes, who have graduated from a historically black college, and to single parents.
The Joan M. and Clarence E. Mills Annual Award
Established in 2011by Joan M. and Clarence E. Mills for Global Campus students pursuing a bachelor’s degree and are in their junior year or higher (56+ earned credit hours). Applicants must have earned a minimum GPA of 3.0 and must be employed full time by a publically-held electric utility.
Yvonne Robertson Price Annual Award
Established in 2012 for Global Campus students pursuing a degree leading toward a career in education. Applicants must be earning a minimum GPA of 2.5 for an undergraduate student or 3.0 for a graduate or doctoral student. First year students are eligible to apply providing they offer evidence of earning the minimum GPA while earning their high school diploma or highest degree earned. Preference will be given to students who have a history of supporting minority causes.
U.S. Armed Forces Award
Established in 2008 to honor severely injured military personnel, the spouse of a severely injured service member or veteran who has been honorably discharged within the last 4 years. Applicants must be current military personnel, veterans, or the spouse of such, who have incurred injuries while serving in combat on behalf of the United States, or veterans who have been honorably discharged within the last 4 years. Applicants must be new or returning Global Campus student and have a minimum GPA of 2.7.
U.S. Armed Forces Textbook Award
Beginning with the Fall, 2009 semester, active duty U.S. military personnel in pay grades E-1 through E-9, W-1 through W-4,and 0-1 through 0-3, and their immediate family members enrolled in a graduate or undergraduate degree program through CMU’s Global Campus, are eligible to apply for financial assistance to purchase textbooks. Awards may not exceed $250 per semester with a life-time maximum of $500 per service member family. Applicants must have successfully completed six (6) credit hours though CMU’s Global Campus and have a minimum GPA of 3.0.