Information Systems College Scholarships
Synthesize Business and Technology
CIS, MIS: information systems are all around us. Figuring out the relationships between physical business and technological systems is the big picture of what professionals in Information Systems do for a living. Computer information systems professionals work in a wide range of business and industry designing and implementing large information systems that are scalable and flexible and designed to be responsive to the needs of very changeable environments.
If you pursue a degree in Computer Information Systems you may specialize in business or data analysis, technical support or web applications. If you're combining IS with a business degree, you will likely end up in a MIS program or Management Information Systems. MIS professionals will specialize in problem-solving the flow of information between business personnel and the technological systems with which they must interface.
Scholarship Programs
Saint Vincent College CIS Competitive Scholarship is awarded to high school seniors who compete via exam. It's not a mathematical exam, but poses a host of logic questions designed to separate the most inclined to excel in a CIS program. The exam is worth it: winners receive up to $16,000 to complete their 4-year CIS degree program. That's the hitch; students must major in CIS at St. Vincent College. They must also maintain academic standards or risk losing scholarship funds.
The Computer and Information Science Department Scholarship from Minnesota State University-Mankato awards $300 to five students studying computer information. Freshmen are not qualified to receive the award and candidates must maintain a 3.0 GPA.
Interested in studying Computer Information Systems in another country, say New Zealand, Australia, or Ireland? The Center for International Studies has created a unique Go Scholarship that pairs a student scholar with an international college program in CIS. You cannot apply for a CIS program here; but you must already have a "home" college. Typical scholarships offer $500.
University of Louisville provides three scholarships for students in the Computer Information Systems program:
- CIS Full Scholarship is exactly what is sounds like. Applicants must be willing to work part-time at the College of Business and Public Administration.
- CIS Full Indiana Resident Scholarship requires the applicant to be an Indiana state resident.
- University of Louisville's Central IT CIS Scholarship offers a partial scholarship and part-time employment.
University of North Florida sponsors the Robert Half Technology/AITP Scholarships. Students must be enrolled in a CIS or MIS degree program as well as a member of the Association of Information Technology Professionals. Awards are $2500.
University of Georgia Management Information Systems (MIS) Scholarship makes generous awards to students in the degree program. The award is based on a combination of GPA and departmental involvement in activities.
Boeing, like many large corporations, partners with colleges and universities across the nation to offer very generous scholarships. Boeing funds a number of scholarships emphasizing IT, especially MIS programs. There are many institutions that offer slight variations of the following:
- Boeing MIS Scholarship through Southeast Missouri State University requires the applicant to possess a 3.0 GPA and be enrolled in the MIS program.
- Boeing Minority MIS Scholarship is awarded to minority students under the same criteria.
