DEADLINE: October 26, 2007

ELIGIBILITY: This scholarship is available to any eligible senior student who is participating in the Enterprise Program as part of their undergraduate degree program at Michigan Technological University. The scholarship is intended for those students who have completed all of the required project course work, but would like to participate in the program for an additional semester. Students should enroll in ENG4961 (Project Work VII).

Download application form, criteria, and instructions here.

Scholarship Description

The Enterprise Program at Michigan Technological University is pleased to offer the Carnahan Enterprise Scholarship funded by Dr. Robert D. Carnahan, class of 1953. The program will award up to two $500 merit-based scholarships for an undergraduate student in Business and Economics and two $500 merit-based scholarships for an undergraduate student in Scientific and Technical Communications (STC).

It is envisioned that one of the key responsibilities of the Business and Economics major will be to assist in the preparation of their Enterprise team's business/strategic plan. Key responsibilities of the STC major would include public relations and reporting for their enterprise team. This scholarship is available to any eligible sophomore or junior level student who is participating on an Enterprise team as part of their undergraduate degree program at Michigan Technological University. The recipient must have a cumulative GPA of at least 2.50. The scholarship is renewable for up to two years for students pursuing an Enterprise Concentration and up to three years for students pursuing an Enterprise Minor, contingent upon maintaining a cumulative 2.50 GPA and continued availability of scholarship funds.

Scholarship Application: http://www.enterprise.mtu.edu/forms/carnahan_2007.doc

The next ESAB meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, October 27, 6:00 p.m. in M&M 724. Teams and team leaders should make sure that your team is represented on the board with a regularly attending representative or an alternate.

At the outset of the Enterprise Program, participation at any level (i.e. students both enrolled and not enrolled in enterprise project courses) was encouraged in order to grow the program. Potential negative legal and ethical implications of this open participation practice have recently been raised however, and must be properly addressed. Allowing for the participation of students not enrolled in enterprise project courses presents increased liability, particularly for those students working in the lab/shop environments. Without the ability to track these students through the appropriate project courses, we are unable to ensure proper training/safety. In addition, by allowing students to participate in enterprise design/manufacturing related activities without enrolling in the associated courses, we are, in effect, allowing these students to take coursework without charging tuition -- obviously an undesirable situation for both the university and for those students who are paying tuition for the same educational experience.

With these factors in mind, the Enterprise Governing Board has established the following Enterprise Enrollment Policy:

"Volunteer" student participation is not permitted in the Enterprise Program. In order for a student to participate on an Enterprise team, they must be enrolled in an appropriate Enterprise project course.

The full policy statement: in a printable version (PDF).