Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship
Awards $7,500/year to second- and third-year students in math and the sciences.
Goldwater Scholarships encourage students to pursue careers in mathematics, engineering or the natural sciences. The scholarship covers tuition, room, board, books and fees up to $7,500 per year, for up to two years of undergraduate study.
The University of Chicago may nominate up to four individuals for this competition. You must submit a complete Goldwater Campus Application (including all three letters) to be considered for institutional endorsement.
Application Process:
Students must be nominated by the University to apply for this award; up to four students may be nominated per year. Before you begin your campus application, please take time to review all of the information available about applying on the Goldwater website: https://goldwater.scholarsapply.org/steps-in-process/
To apply for campus endorsement, candidates must submit the following:
- Complete the Goldwater pre-screen application on the national website: https://scholarsapply.org/barrygoldwater/
- Complete and submit the University of Chicago campus endorsement application available ONLINE HERE: by the stated campus deadline.
- Your three (3) letters of recommendation must be submitted by the stated campus deadline. Letters can be emailed confidentially directly to Nichole Fazio, nfazio@uchicago.edu or sent by campus mail. If your faculty letter writers have questions, direct them to Nichole.
PLEASE NOTE: Your institutional endorsement will be based on your submitted campus application. It should be a final draft and you are strongly encouraged to have your research mentor review your research essay. Your Goldwater campus application will be reviewed by a standing committee of 6 STEM faculty, who will make the final endorsement decision. If you are endorsed, you will work directly with Nichole and the CCSA to complete the final stages of your Goldwater application. You cannot apply directly to the Goldwater Scholarship.