Dear UC Irvine Student:
You may be eligible to apply for the SAGE (Student Achievement Guided by Experience) Scholars Program based on factors including your academic achievement and financial need. The SAGE Scholars Program provides UCI students with paid internships at prominent Orange County businesses and non-profit organizations. In addition, SAGE Scholars receive a scholarship award of up to $6,000 through the UCI Financial Aid Office.
Some of the current internship placements include Broadcom, Conexant, Edwards Lifesciences, Parker Aerospace, Bank of America,, Merrill Lynch, Allergan, Orange County United Way, Merage Foundations, and the Tiger Woods Foundation. In addition to relevant work experience and financial assistance, the SAGE Scholars Program provides opportunities for students to develop their academic, leadership, and professional skills.
In order to be eligible, you must fulfill the following requirements:
1. Be a sophomore, junior or first-year transfer student graduating no earlier than June 2010.
2. Have a 3.0 cumulative GPA or higher.
3. Demonstrate significant financial need with an Expected Family Contribution (EFC) of $10,000 or less.
4. Be a Legal Permanent Resident or Citizen of the United States.
In order to apply, students must complete an online application available at the SAGE Scholars website and submit required supplemental documents to the Center for Educational Partnerships by 5:00 p.m. on Friday, October 10, 2008.
For more information about the SAGE Scholars Program, please attend one of the following information sessions:
Monday, September 29th at 5:30 pm in Humanities Hall 114
Wednesday, October 1st at 12:30 pm in Humanities Instructional Building 135
Thursday, October, 2nd at 5:30 pm in Information and Computer Sciences 180
Monday, October 6th at 5:30 pm in Rowland Hall 114
Additional information about the program and the online application can be found at our website below:
http://www.sagescholars.uci.edu
We look forward to receiving your application!
Elaine M. Lipiz Gonzalez
Director
SAGE Scholars Program
UCI Center for Educational Partnerships
5171 California Ave., Suite 150
Irvine, CA 92697-2505
(949) 824-9707
Fax: (949) 824-8219
www.sagescholars.uci.edu