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Merrill
College Scholars Program:
The Merrill Scholar program was founded in 1995. It
encourages Merrill students to increase their knowledge
of non-western cultures, notably the means by which
different cultures establish and assert their individual
identities; to speak more than one language; to serve
the broader community—assisting those who are
in need of attention and for whom existing institutional
or community support is insufficient. Students who demonstrate
at the time of graduation that they have satisfied the
criteria found below will receive the designation of
Merrill Scholar.
When you are preparing to graduate, you are invited
to nominate yourself. The application deadline coincides
with the Announcement of Candidacy deadlines listed
in the quarterly Schedule of Classes. Please submit
a detailed, typewritten letter using the nomination
criteria below to describe how you have satisfied each
criterion, and include one letter of recommendation
from either a faculty member or a supervisor of your
community service project. All criteria must be satisfied
in order to be a Merrill Scholar. If one of the criteria
cannot be verified through your UCSC transcript, you
may need to provide additional documentation.
Provost Lourdes Martinez-Echazabal
Eligibility Criteria:
- Be in good academic standing at the time of graduation.
- Pass the Merrill Core Course or another ethnic studies ("E") course
at UCSC. Since first-year students are required to take the Core course, this
will not be an additional burden. Transfer students will have to take an ethnic
studies course at UCSC, even if they have completed their general education
requirements before arriving here.
- Demonstrate fluency in another language by passing course 5. Spanish speakers
may complete two of the three Spanish for Spanish Speakers courses 61, 62,
and 63. Bilingual students (of any two languages) who wish to meet this criterion
without taking courses must demonstrate a high level of fluency.
- Work on or off campus in a way that helps people who need your assistance.
One option is to do at least one quarter of off-campus fieldwork (Merrill
93 or 193) with an organization that is non-profit, educational, or community
based. An internship in a for-profit business would not count. Similar sort
of work on campus, for credit, would count—for example, tutoring. The
work need not be for credit.
Your application letter, letter of recommendation and any other documentation
should be submitted to the Merrill College academic preceptor.
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