Durham: It’s Where U Live Community Scholarship
The Durham: It’s Where U Live Community Scholarship recognizes a University of New Hampshire student for public service and commitment to the University and to the town of Durham and the surrounding communities.
Durham: It’s Where U Live brings members of the University and Durham communities together to increase rapport and respect. It serves as an umbrella theme that reflects a cooperative effort on the part of the University and the town to continue building our mutual appreciation.
Durham: It’s Where U Live believes that motivating and recognizing UNH students and their good work are critical to the long-term well-being of our community. Because of this, DIWUL is proud to offer the DIWUL Community Scholarship. This scholarship recognizes outstanding community involvement, employment, and/or leadership in University of New Hampshire students and helps them reach their academic goals.
One $500 scholarship will be awarded annually. A scholarship committee will carefully review each application and nomination in search of the most deserving recipient.
Selection of Recipients
Scholarship recipients will be selected on the basis of participation in community service activities and volunteer work, leadership roles in community service, or employment within the community, and a solid academic record. Financial need is not considered.
Eligibility
Applicants and nominees must be a full-time second semester freshmen, a sophomore or a junior; maintain a GPA of 3.0 (from a possible 4.0); and demonstrate a commitment to the UNH and local communities through involvement in community service and/or employment in the community.
Applicants and nominees must have been a volunteer or employee with at least one agency, organization, or business in the previous year.
Applicants and nominees must have demonstrated a variety of community service contributions over an extended period of time.
Applicants and nominees must have demonstrated outstanding voluntary community service or employment record.
Applicants and nominees must have demonstrated evidence of commitment to the University of New Hampshire and greater Durham communities.
Nominations
To be considered for the DIWUL Community Scholarship, a student must apply or be nominated by a member of the Durham Business Association, the UNH Partnership for Social Action, a member of the greater Durham education, social service, civic, volunteer, environmental, or arts communities, or a citizen affiliated with one of the aforementioned areas or businesses.
Students who apply, must provide at least one written recommendation from a member of the Durham Business Association, the UNH Partnership for Social Action, a member of the greater Durham education, social service, civic, volunteer, environmental, or arts communities, or a citizen affiliated with one of the aforementioned areas or businesses.
Applications and nominations may submitted at the Durham: It’s Where U Live Web site: www.diwul.org; or in writing to the DIWUL Community Scholarship Committee, Schofield House, 8 Garrison Avenue, Durham, NH 03824.
Scholarship materials will be mailed to all business and community organizations in October of each year with reminder postcards prior to the February 15 nomination deadline.
Application Review
Applications will be reviewed by the DIWUL Community Scholarship Committee, comprising members of the DIWUL core and working groups.
Application deadline is February 15 of each year.
The scholarship recipient will be notified by April 1 and recognized publicly at the annual Green Up Durham event in May.
Award Amount
$500 each year
Awards are for undergraduate study, for one year only and are not renewable.
Payment will be made in one installment. A check will be mailed to
the recipient’s home address and made payable to the University
of New Hampshire on the student’s behalf.
Download the Application/Nomination Form