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Financial Aid

Money is the number one cause of students not completing their college degree. Please make sure you complete your FAFSA and reach out to your Financial Aid Counselor if you have any questions. You can visit the website to learn more about grants, loans, scholarships, and student employment. You will want to contact your financial aid counselor whenever you need to withdraw from a class, and you will run into financial aid (as well as academic) complications if your GPA is not above a 2.0! If you are a veteran, an active service member, or a dependent of either you can learn more about Veterans Services also. Office of Financial Aid | The University of New Orleans (uno.edu)

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Scholarships for Computer Science Students

UNO Scholarship for Women in Computer Science

This scholarship was founded by BSCS alumni Sabrina D. Farmer ('95) in 1996. Sabrina is the current Chief Technology Officer of GitLab and awards up to two recipients a year.

ApplicationS DUE:

April 14, 2022

An applicant must:

  • be a female registered full-time at the University of New Orleans
  • be enrolled with a major or minor in the department of Computer Science
  • be enrolled in or completed CS2125
  • exhibit dedication to the field of Computer Science

Award will consist of:

  • Up to $3500 per semester for tuition and books.
  • Up to 1 year mentoring from founder Sabrina Farmer, Engineering Manager Google (optional)
  • Attendance of the Grace Hopper Celebration Conference (optional, registration permitting)

Professor Frederick Hosch Scholarship

Dr. Fredrick A. Hosch is one of the founding faculty members of the UNO Computer Science Department. He joined the department in 1972 and remained a consistent source of knowledge for students, faculty, and staff until 2006. The Frederick Hosch Scholarship aims to support students who are traditionally under-represented in Computer Science. Link for more details

ApplicationS DUE:

Closed for 2022

An applicant must:

  • be enrolled with a major in the department of Computer Science
  • be enrolled in or completed CS2125 (Data Structures)
  • be in good standing with the University.

Award will consist of:

  • $6,000 towards tuition and fees split between Fall and Spring semesters.

Department of Defense Cybersecurity Scholarship

The Department of Defense (DoD) Cybersecurity scholarship is available to students at select universities who are designated as a National Center of Academic Excellence (CAE) in Cyber Security Education (CAE) and Research (CAE-R) by the National Security Agency (NSA) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to help recruit & retain qualified students into DoD’s increasing need for cybersecurity professionals. There are currently four UNO CSCI students awarded this scholarship: two undergraduate students and two graduate students. 

ApplicationS DUE:

Closed for 2022

Eligibility:

  • Must be US citizen
  • Must be enrolled at UNO
  • Must be a Junior-level student or higher, includes Masters or PhD.
  • Must be pursuing a degree toward cybersecurity
  • Must maintain GPA: 3.2 (undergraduate) or 3.5 (graduate)

Responsibilities:

  • Student commits to work for DoD for at least one year after graduating
  • Student is required to serve in a DoD internship position during summer
  • Student cannot obtain any other scholarships/fellowships

 

Award will consist of:

  • Full tuition + fees ( one-year duration )
  • Book allowance
  • Stipend: $25,000/year (undergraduates) or $30,0000/year (graduates)

ACERS Scholarship

The ACERS Scholarship (Achievement in ComputER Science) is a merit-based scholarship for students who can demonstrate a degree of financial need greater than that of the scholarship. Twenty ACER scholarships are awarded each semester specifically to UNO Computer Science students.

APPLICATIONS DUE:

Automatic Enrollment for all CSCI Students

Eligibility:

  • The Office of Financial Aid will be asked to provide need and scholarship numbers on a per-student basis, and the recipients will be chosen by the Department based on merit and eligibility. If you have been chosen for this scholarship you will be notified shortly, and you will need to either accept or decline within 24 hours. In order to maintain this scholarship in a full Fall-Spring cycle the student must remain in good standing with the University.

Award will consist of:

  • The amount of the scholarship is $750 (graduate) / $500 (undergraduate) per semester, and the students are chosen on a per-year basis (starting in fall).
  • The scholarship is offered to defray tuition costs in the Fall and Spring semesters.

COMPLETER Scholarship

The COMPLETER scholarship (COMPuter science cLosE to TERminus) is meant to aid students who are nearing graduation, which significant financial need, to finish their degrees without having to take gap semesters to pay for school. Our goal is to reduce the length-of-time to degree for committed students.

APPLICATIONS DUE:

Automatic Enrollment for all CSCI Students

Eligibility:

  • Students who have significant financial need, and who have taken, or are in danger of having to take gap semesters in order to pay for school, and who also have above a 2.5 GPA will be eligible for this scholarship.The Department, based on data both from the office of Financial Aid and from conversations with students and students’ academic history will identify students who will be given these awards on a semester-by-semester basis. These will typically be restricted to students with less than 45 credit hours to degree completion, with exceptions to be made at the discretion of the Department.

Application:

  • Students who have been chosen for this scholarship will be notified shortly, and you will need to either accept or decline within 24 hours.

 

Award will consist of:

  • These scholarships will be $750 (graduate) / $500 (undergraduate) per student per semester.

Student Mentorship Program

The Mentorship program aids in student retention by pairing Junior, Senior, or Graduate students to act as mentors to Freshman-level students who are in CSCI 1583, CSCI 2120, and CSCI 2125 and CSCI 2450. The Mentors will be expected to meet for 2 hrs per week with a student, and provide assistance with things like study habits, programming tips, exam preparation assistance, the importance of actually turning in assigned homework, etc.

ApplicationS DUE:

Open Now

Application:

  • If you are interested in being a Mentor, please reach out to Dr. Summa prior to the start of the semester. Qualified students should email csumma@uno.edu with [CSCI MENTOR APPLY] at the beginning of the subject line.

 

Award will consist of:

  • The Student Mentors are paid hourly at a rate of: undergraduate: $11/hr, graduate: $12/hr.

Tolmas Scholars Program

The University of New Orleans offers two flagship programs that introduce undergraduate students to research opportunities:

  • Privateer Undergraduate Research & Scholarly UNO Experience (PURSUE)
  • College of Sciences Undergraduate Research Program (CoSURP)

Through these programs, undergraduates are awarded student worker positions with UNO faculty members. As these programs are generously funded in part by the Oscar J. Tolmas Charitable Trust, undergraduate students who receive these positions are known as "Tolmas Scholars." Learn More

ApplicationS DUE:

Open Now

Application:

  1. Review the Eligibility Requirements listed below to ensure that you are eligible to apply.
  2. Review the list of mentors.
  3. Complete and submit an online application (to come).
    Note: A single application initiates consideration for both programs. However, only science majors are eligible for CoSURP awards. Only one award will be made per student.

 

Award will consist of:

  • Tolmas Scholars are awarded student worker positions paying $15 per hour at a maximum of 10 hours per week.

More UNO Scholarships

In addition to the CSCI scholarships there are many more opportunities open to all UNO students. Learn more at the following links.

  • Undergraduate Scholarships
  • CSCI Graduate Assistantships
  • Women Center Scholarships

Scholarship Recipients (2019-2020)

Women in CS Scholarship 2020-2021
From left to right, Ashley Bayer (UNO CSCI Student, Class of 2020, Recipient of Women in CS Scholarship), Sabrina Farmer (UNO CSCI Alumna, Director of Engineering for the Site Reliability team at Google), Veronica Spicer (UNO CSCI Student, Class of 2021, Recipient of Women in CS Scholarship)

Scholarship Recipients

Alawad, Duaa Mohammad
ACER Scholarship
(2020-2021), Graduate student
Duaa Alawad
Jared Wise
ACER Scholarship
(2020-2021), Graduate student
Jared Wise
David McDonald
ACER Scholarship
(2020-2021), Graduate Student
David McDonald
Daniel Murphy
ACER Scholarship
(2020-2021), Graduate Student
Daniel Murphy
Vishal Gupta
ACER Scholarship
(2020-2021), Graduate Student
Vishal Gupta
Sofiane Benkara
ACER Scholarship
(2020-2021), Graduate Student
Sofiane Benkara
Pujan Pokhrel
ACER Scholarship
(2020-2021), Graduate Student
Pujan Pokhrel
Nam Nguyen
ACER Scholarship
(2020-2021), Graduate Student
Nam Nguyen
Austin Schmidt
ACER Scholarship
(2020-2021), Graduate Student
Austin Schmidt
Therani Maaneeivaannan
ACER Scholarship
(2020-2021), Graduate Student
Therani Maaneeivaannan
Caitlyn Dooley
ACER Scholarship
(2020-2021), Undergraduate Student
Caitlyn Dooley
Cooper Monzon
ACER Scholarship
(2020-2021), Undergraduate Student
Cooper Monzon
Amannda James
ACER Scholarship
(2020-2021), Undergraduate Student
Amannda James
Thien Tran
ACER Scholarship
(2020-2021), Undergraduate Student
Thien Tran
Huong Nguyen
ACER Scholarship
(2020-2021), Undergraduate Student
Huong Nguyen
Patrick Griffin
ACER Scholarship
(2020-2021), Undergraduate Student
Patrick Griffin
Pooja Pun
ACER Scholarship
(2020-2021), Undergraduate Student
Pooja Pun
John Popich
ACER Scholarship
(2020-2021), Undergraduate Student
John Popich
Krishna Thulluri
ACER Scholarship
(2020-2021), Undergraduate Student
Krishna Thulluri
Matthew Orgeron
ACER Scholarship
(2020-2021), Undergraduate Student
Matthew Orgeron
Veronica Spicer
ACER Scholarship
(2020-2021), Undergraduate Student
Veronica Spicer
Lisa Gilmore-Montero
ACER Scholarship
(2020-2021), Undergraduate Student
Lisa Gilmore-Montero
Albert Lambert
ACER Scholarship
(2020-2021), Undergraduate Student
Albert Lambert
Emad Esmail
ACER Scholarship
(2020-2021), Undergraduate Student
Emad Esmail
Dang Pham
ACER Scholarship
(2020-2021), Undergraduate Student
Dang Pham
Carlos Mendoza
ACER Scholarship
(2020-2021), Undergraduate Student
Carlos Mendoza
David Pace
ACER Scholarship
(2020-2021), Undergraduate Student
David Pace
Bipin Pachhai
ACER Scholarship
(2020-2021), Undergraduate Student
Bipin Pachhai
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