ECRS Computer Science High Achievers Scholarship

Thanks to a generous donation from ECRS Software Solutions, Boone, NC, the Department of Computer Science at Appalachian State University made its initial ECRS scholarship awards in Fall 2015 to students who intended to major in Computer Science at App State. ECRS has provided funding to support eight undergraduate students and one graduate fellow since then. The new program provides $5,000 per year to eight undergraduate scholars and $12,000 to one graduate fellow starting Fall 2023. The scholarship is an exceptional opportunity aimed at students interested in pursuing degrees in computer science and expresses an interest in development of innovative, and/or entrepreneurial ideas. Students who are residents from Western North Carolina, and or those who have demonstrated desire and interest to stay and make contributions to the Boone community are especially encouraged to apply.

The program provides mentoring opportunities to academically talented undergraduate and graduate students in CS.

Highlights:

• Weekly seminars
• Study groups for core classes
• Mentoring and tutoring corner
• Leadership workshop series
• Peer-mentoring
• Resume writing and internship/job search workshop
• Internship opportunity at ECRS
• Community building

Accepted undergraduate recipients and graduate fellows will receive a $2,500 and $6,000 scholarship, respectively, in their first semester. Scholarships can be renewed upon availability of funding and scholars’ satisfactory performance. ECRS Scholars will work closely together in academics, research, and collectively participate in STEM seminars as a part of the interdisciplinary cohort of STEM scholars. Recipients will have many opportunities to collaborate and share research ideas with each other. The groups and recipients will work closely with faculty members and report on their research during the STEM seminars. Scholars will participate in internships and part-time or full-time employment provided by ECRS and other companies.