Professional Career Escalators Scholarships
The Professional Career Escalators Program is a career preparation and leadership development program to help students land good-paying jobs after college. Participants in the program are eligible for one of these scholarship options.
Eligibility
- Be an incoming student for Fall 2022
- Selected to participate in the program
How much is the award?
- $1,500 per year toward tuition
OR
- $2,500 per year toward on-campus housing
Students may choose to receive either the tuition award or if they are staying in residence hall they can choose to receive the housing award. Students may only receive one of the two options listed above.
What are the requirements?
- Complete the UMKC application for admission
- Meet eligibility requirements
- Create and submit a five-minute or less video describing your history and experiences and how this program will help you.
- Submit a letter of recommendation
- Renew each year by maintaining a 2.5 or above overall GPA and completing each of the core Professional Career Escalators experiences
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Deadline to apply
The deadline has been extended to April 1 for Fall 2022.