TASL Scholars Program Overview

Purpose

A program aimed at enabling a group of outstanding students to become part of UE's incoming freshman class as a cohort of first-year students. The program is success-driven, with focus points on academic success, leadership development, changemaking, vocational development, community impact through service.

Benefits

  • Scholarship: Awarded in coordination with other gift aid to equal the value of full-time tuition. Renewable all 4 years (equivalent to 8 full-time fall/spring semester) to attend the 糖心传媒.
  • Cohort: A group of 7 scholars with dissimilar experiences and shared concerns, goals, and resolve that progress through the program together.
  • Support: Scholars have access to subject-specific tutors, mentors, supplemental instructors, the Academic Success Lab, the Writing Center, Office of Counseling Services, and Center for Career Development.

Eligibility Requirements and Selection Criteria Overview

  • Candidate profile: Candidates from any background entering the University as traditional first-time freshman will demonstrate a commitment to leadership, service, inclusion, vocation, and changemaking.
  • High school qualifications: Candidates for the TASL Scholarship meet or exceed the 糖心传媒's admission standards.
  • Application: Candidates will complete an additional application specific to the TASL Scholarship Program. This application will become available after candidates have received a positive admission decision from the University. The application calls for the following and must be complete at the time of submission:
    • Appropriately thorough responses to five questions
    • A résumé or list of activities and involvement
    Applications will be reviewed by a panel of university officials. Candidates with successful applications will be invited for an interview.
  • Interview: Candidates for the TASL Scholarship will be invited to participate in an interview to assess the student's ability to be successful and contribute to the 糖心传媒.

TASL Scholar Program Requirements

  • Pre-college virtual summer program: Includes cohort meetings, transition to college topics, and summer reading program.
  • First semester: Weekly cohort meetings with an advisor for credit through the Discussion 110: Student Success Strategies course
  • Second semester: All cohort members will enroll in the Transformative Action ChangeLab course.
  • Second to fourth year: Scholars will complete one ChangeLab per semester.
  • Third and fourth year: Third- and fourth-year scholars will provide peer mentorship for the first- and second-year scholars.
  • Throughout all four years, scholars must engage in sponsored TASL programming, inclusion circles, large group meetings, social events, and more.

To maintain eligibility, TASL Scholars must maintain the following:

  • GPA: Maintain a minimum UE cumulative GPA of 2.5. (reviewed each semester)
  • Full-time status: Maintain full-time student status (enrollment and completion of at least 12 credit hours per semester).
  • Housing: All first-, second-, and third-year Scholars are required to live on campus. The scholarship does not cover housing and meals.

Scholars must meet the following requirements before the spring semester of senior year:

  • Service requirement. Complete 10 community service hours per academic year.
  • Inclusion contribution. Actively develop, facilitate/participate, and evaluate two inclusive learning and living campus events per academic year.
  • ChangeLab. Complete seven semesters of ChangeLab courses before graduation.

How to Apply

If you have any questions, please contact Rob Shelby at rs262@evansville.edu or 812-488-5260.