Awards & Scholarships

• Enrolled at the University of Cincinnati (full-time)
• Undergraduate only
• Must be a second year student or above (first year students are encouraged to apply next year!)
• Must be currently enrolled and in good standing with the Bearcat Buddies program
• Must have two semesters of experience in the Bearcat Buddies program 
• 3.0 minimum GPA
• All majors are encouraged to apply

• First and last name.
• Year of study and expected graduation year
• Number of semesters you have tutored with Bearcat Buddies
• A current resume
• A professional headshot. If you do not have a professional headshot, you can get one taken for free on campus at the UC Career Studio. 
• A screenshot or downloaded file showing the previous Fall semester's grades and overall university GPA.
  
• • If you were not enrolled in classes in the previous Fall semester, please substitute your most recent semester's grades.
  • Unofficial transcript (screenshot or download from Catalyst) is acceptable. Official transcripts are not expected.
• Uploaded responses to three short essay prompts (200-250 words/question)
• Completion of two recommendation forms by one community member and one Bearcat Buddies peer of your choosing. 
  • You will be asked to send the link to the recommendation form at the end of the award application. 

Please upload 3, 200-250-word essays in response to the following prompts:

• The Ms. Patricia Stewart-Adams Bearcat Buddies Scholarship is designed to go to a student who goes above and beyond program requirements. Please describe the ways you believe you have exceeded the minimum requirements and how these efforts have contributed to the program?    
• What are your career goals? How will your experience in Bearcat Buddies influence your achievement of these future goals? 
• Bearcat Buddies allows college students to engage in relationships across different ages, race, and socioeconomic status as a starting point to dispel stereotypes. How has your experience in Bearcat Buddies helped you to see through stereotypes that often accompany the students we serve? 

Applications are currently closed and will reopen in Spring 2025.

• In your essay responses, include specific examples of service you performed, who or what benefited or changed as a result of your service, what impact you made, and the impact the experience had on you. Do so in a way that is not a laundry list of tasks, but tells a story of your experience.
• Recommendations from a community agency representatives or members outside of the university community are preferred to recommendations from individuals within the university. Please do not provide a recommendation letter from a family member or relative.

• Enrolled at the University of Cincinnati (full-time)
• Undergraduate only
• Must be a second year student or above (first year students are encouraged to apply next year!)
• 3.0 minimum GPA
• All majors are encouraged to apply

The digital application is to be submitted via Microsoft Forms. Please submit all documents in PDF format. The application will ask you to complete the following:First and last name.

• Year of study and expected graduation year.
• A current resume in PDF format.
• A professional headshot. If you do not have a professional headshot, you can get one taken for free on campus at the UC Career Studio. 
• A screenshot or downloaded file showing the previous Fall semester's grades and overall university GPA.
  • If you were not enrolled in classes in the previous Fall semester, please substitute your most recent semester's grades.
  • Unofficial transcript (screenshot or download from Catalyst) is acceptable. Official transcripts are not expected.
• Submission of the application essay       
  

• Completion of a recommendation form by an individual of your choosing. 
  • You will be asked to send the link to the recommendation form at the end of the award application. 

Please upload an essay of no more than three pages in response to the following prompt:

Please describe how you have worked to make our world a better and more inclusive place through democratic engagement, advocacy, and other civic engagement efforts since you have been a student at the University of Cincinnati. In your response, be sure to:

- Identify the community issue that motivated you to create social change/ why you decided to get involved. 

- Explain what you did to create social change.

- Identify what your results have been so far. 

- Describe how your social change work has demonstrated inclusion. 

- Explain how you plan to continue your social change work after you graduate from the University of Cincinnati.  

Applications are currently closed and will reopen in Spring 2025.

• In your essay responses, include specific examples of service you performed, who or what benefited or changed as a result of your service, what impact you made, and the impact the experience had on you. Do so in a way that is not a laundry list of tasks, but tells a story of your experience.
  
• Do not frame essay strictly from a deficit view; it is important to recognize and acknowledge possible differences between yourself and the community you are serving, but do so in a way that is respectful of that population.
• Recommendations from a community agency representatives or members outside of the university community are preferred to recommendations from individuals within the university. Please do not provide a recommendation letter from a family member or relative.  

• Enrolled at the University of Cincinnati (full-time)
• Undergraduate only
• Must be a second year student or above (first year students are encouraged to apply next year!)
• Must be actively participating in some form of community engagement and/or service
• 3.0 minimum GPA
• All majors are encouraged to apply

• First and last name.
• Indication of which award you are applying to
  • The Rising Star award goes to a student who will be entering their 2nd or 3rd year. The Achievement award goes to a student who will be entering their 4th or final year.
• Year of study and expected graduation year.
• A current resume in PDF format.
• A professional headshot. If you do not have a professional headshot, you can get one taken for free on campus at the UC Career Studio. 
• Uploaded responses to three short essay prompts (200-250 words/question)
• Completion of a recommendation form by an individual of your choosing. 
  • You will be asked to send the link to the recommendation form at the end of the award application. 

Please upload 3, 200-250-word essays in response to the following prompts:

• Provide examples of your service during your time at the University of Cincinnati. How have your service experiences helped others? Do you feel like you have made a difference?
• How has service strengthened your leadership skills? How do you believe your service experiences will impact you in your future leadership roles? 
• Give an example of how you demonstrate innovation, inclusion, or impact in your service to others.

Applications are currently closed and will reopen in Spring 2025.

• In your essay responses, include specific examples of service you performed, who or what benefited or changed as a result of your service, what impact you made, and the impact the experience had on you. Do so in a way that is not a laundry list of tasks, but tells a story of your experience.
  
• Do not frame essays strictly from a deficit view; it is important to recognize and acknowledge possible differences between yourself and the community you are serving, but do so in a way that is respectful of that population.
• Recommendations from a community agency representatives or members outside of the university community are preferred to recommendations from individuals within the university. Please do not provide a recommendation letter from a family member or relative.