BDIC Go Get the World Scholarship

Scholarship established by a 1987 BDIC graduate who wants to support students with a vision for their future that does not fit within a major offered at UMass Amherst. Recipients must be Bachelor’s Degree with Individual Concentration (BDIC) majors and have completed at least 3 semesters at UMass Amherst.
Preference will be given to students who:
*are involved in the Center for Women and Community or the Women of Color Leadership Network. Secondary preference will be given to students who are members of Isenberg Women in business, Leading Women of Tomorrow, Society of Women Engineers; or the Women, Gender & Sexuality Studies Department, all of which are open to all students, or

  • are from the first generation in their family to attend college, or
  • have transferred to UMass Amherst from a community college, or
  • come from an educational or cultural or geographic background that is underrepresented in the United States; or,
  • have demonstrated a sustained commitment to diversity in the academic, professional, or civic realm (meaning efforts in the United States to reduce social, educational, or economic disparities based on race, ethnicity, or gender or to improve race relations in the United States) through their work experience, volunteer engagement, or leadership of a student or community organization; or,
  • have experienced financial hardship as a result of family economic circumstances.

Donor
Tricia Yacovone-Biagi
Award
$6,000.00
Deadline
11/01/2025
Supplemental Questions
  1. Have you completed at least 3 semesters enrolled at UMass Amherst?
  2. What is your bodacious dream and what's stopping you from realizing it?
  3. Describe how your extracurricular activities have helped shape your life.
  4. Please name at least two extracurricular activities (including sports) you have been involved in at UMass Amherst.
  5. Did you transfer to UMass Amherst from a Community College?
  6. If yes, please list the name of the Community College.
  7. Are you involved with the Center for Women and Community, the Women of Color Leadership Network, the Isenberg Women in business, Leading Women of Tomorrow, Society of Women Engineers, or the Women, Gender & Sexuality Studies Department? Please tell us about your involvement.
  8. Do you come from an educational or cultural or geographic background that is underrepresented in the United States? Please tell us more about your experience.
  9. Please tell us how you have demonstrated a sustained commitment to diversity in the academic, professional, or civic realm (meaning efforts in the United States to reduce social, educational, or economic disparities based on race, ethnicity, or gender or to improve race relations in the United States) through your work experience, volunteer engagement, or leadership of a student or community organization.
  10. Please share any information about your financial need that you would like the scholarship committee to consider. (limit 200 words)
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