CDM Scholarships
The CDM Scholarship Program offers awards to continuing students in the College of Computing and Digital Media each year. Scholarship money in these programs is made available through endowments, corporate donations, memorial funds, and internal organizational funds.
The CDM Scholarship Program is very competitive. While all students are welcome to apply, the following characteristics are often shared by scholarship award winners:
- Demonstrated high level of academic success
- Active campus and/or off campus involvement
- Leadership in work or student run organizations
- Service to others
Note: Scholarships are sometimes aimed at certain academic career levels, majors or class standings. Please read carefully to determine the qualifying criteria for each scholarship prior to submitting your application.
Applications must be submitted online during the application period. The online application is available on this site when the application period is open.
The scholarship application period is open during March only, and scholarship awards are made for the following academic year. No applications are being accepted at this time.
Please read each scholarship description carefully. Some scholarships require additional application materials, which must be submitted as indicated above.
This $3000 scholarship was made possible by Leo Burnett USA in the name of Al Lira. Mr. Lira was Executive Vice President and Corporate Director of Production in Television and Print for Leo Burnett Company, Inc. The scholarship was created to commemorate his passion for mentoring and for the opportunities he provided for people entering the business. By submitting an application and authored project for the Leo Burnett "Al Lira" Scholarship, the student acknowledges that all materials submitted will be viewed by the scholarship committee.
Qualifying Criteria:
- Undergraduate student majoring in Digital Cinema
- Demonstrated academic success
- Student must show an interest in film production
Additional Application Criteria:
Applicants must submit an authored project that will be reviewed by the selection committee
This scholarship is made available through donations to the CSS.
Qualifying Criteria:
- Must be a current CSS member
- Must be entering freshman, sophomore, or junior year
- Have a minimum 2.75 GPA
The Dr. Curtis J. and Mrs. Gina Crawford Endowed Scholarship was established by close DePaul friends, Dr. Curtis Crawford and his wife, Gina. Dr. Curtis Crawford is Founder, President, and Chief Executive Officer of XCEO, Inc. Dr. Crawford earned his Master of Business Administration from DePaul University in 1978 and an honorary doctorate from CDM in 1999. Dr. Crawford currently serves on DePaul's Board of Trustees.
Qualifying Criteria:
- Graduate CDM student in a program focusing on commerce, business, communication technology, or information systems.
- Demonstrated academic success
- Student must exhibit financial need, typically demonstrated through the filing of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).
- Additional consideration is given to African-American students.
The amount of the scholarship depends on the contributions from the staff and faculty.
Qualifying Criteria:
- Full-time or part-time undergraduate CDM students entering their junior or senior year, or graduate students entering their second or final year.
- Must have strong academic achievement and be in good academic standing
- Should demonstrate commitment to DePaul’s Vincentian heritage through activities that place value on service to the community and to other individuals. The CDM online application allows students to describe this commitment via essays.
- Student may only receive this scholarship once in their academic career.
The Deutsche Boerse Systems, Inc. Tarik Bicakcic Memorial Scholarship was established by one of the world's leading exchange organizations, Deutsche Boerse Group. DB gives investors, financial institutions, and companies access to global capital markets through their reliable systems, services, and products specifically created to meet the needs of international financial markets.
Qualifying Criteria:
- Undergraduate CDM student in his/her senior year majoring in Computer Science, Information Systems, Information Technology or Network Technology
- Minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0
- Student must exhibit financial need, typically demonstrated through the filing of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).
In
support of the FIRST mission, DePaul CDM has established a $5,000
scholarship for a student who has been actively involved on a
participating FIRST team during his or her junior or senior year of high
school. This scholarship is offered to an incoming freshman who will be
pursuing a baccalaureate degree at DePaul CDM. The scholarship is
non-renewable and is contingent upon maintaining good academic standing
during the freshman year. Candidates must meet the regular academic
requirements for admission to DePaul University.
Qualifying Criteria:
- Be a senior in high school.
- Have participated at least one full season during your junior or
senior year on a FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) team or a FIRST Tech
Challenge (FTC) team.
- Apply and be admitted to DePaul University’s College of CDM as a
full time student. (However, you do not need to have already been
admitted at the time you apply for this scholarship.)
- Have a combined SAT score of at least 1100 and a GPA of at least 3.2 (on a scale of 4.0).
To apply for the FIRST Scholarship you must Visit the FIRST Scholarship web site to obtain the CDM FIRST Scholarship Application.
Instructions about what to submit and where to send your completed
application are included in the CDM FIRST Scholarship Application
mmaterials. The
deadline to apply for the CDM FIRST Scholarship is March 1st.
Established by Mr. David S. Kalt and the Kalt Family Foundation, the Kalt Endowed Scholarship pays tribute to David Kalt, the co-founder and CEO of optionsXpress Holding Inc., a comprehensive online options and stock brokerage that went public in January 2005. Mr. Kalt earned his Master of Science in Computer Science from CDM in 1995.
Qualifying Criteria:
- Must be an undergraduate CDM student.
- Student must be in good academic standing.
- Student must exhibit financial need, typically demonstrated through the filing of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)
An annual $5000 scholarship funded by the College of CDM in memory of Professor Warren Krueger who served as a professor for 13 years in the College of CDM and his wife, Ronnveig Ernst.
Qualifying Criteria:
- Must be an undergraduate CDM student who has achieved at least sophomore standing
- Demonstrated success in a computer science curriculum that emphasized the study of both theoretical computing and mathematics
Read more about Father Pansza. This $5000 scholarship is non-renewable. It will be awarded to a different student each year.
Qualifying Criteria:
- Undergraduate or graduate CDM student with a minimum 3.00 GPA.
- Must demonstrate strengths in the following areas via essays:
- Computing
- Service to others
- Artistic endeavors
Additional Application Criteria:
Applicants must submit a portfolio of artistic work. This portfolio may include examples of visual art, performance of music, recording of performance art, composure of music, web design, photography, or any other artistic creations.
Additional Information:
The winner must enroll in each quarter for at least one course and must maintain a GPA of at least a 3.00 while receiving the scholarship. If the scholarship money is not used in the academic year it is assigned, the left over money will be forwarded to the next year's scholarship pool.
The purpose of this fellowship is to provide recognition and financial assistance to outstanding master's or Ph.D. students in the Human-Computer Interaction program in the College of Computing and Digital Media.
Qualifying Criteria:
- Must be a currently enrolled master's student in the Human-Computer Interaction program or a currently enrolled Ph.D. student with a research area related to Human-Computer Interaction
- Must be in good academic standing.
Additional scholarship funds are made available for CDM students through a general CDM scholarship.
Qualifying Criteria:
- Be a continuing CDM student. First-term students do not qualify.
- Be in good academic standing
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