Each May, the Douglas W. Yacek and Paul R. McCloud Distinguished Visionary Scholarship is awarded to a member of Planet Longhorn who demonstrates a unique, concrete vision for the future of Planet Longhorn.  The Distinguished Visionary scholarship was created by the founders of  Planet Longhorn to inspire members of Planet Longhorn to take an active role in the assessment and improvement of the organization’s direction, progress,  and leadership. Planet Longhorn recognizes that a great idea can come from a meeting attendee just as easily as from the president, and as a result, anyone who has attended a Planet Longhorn weekly meeting may apply for this scholarship.

Applicants may have benefited or plan to benefit the organization in some of these ways: attracting new membership, providing new or better services to international students, developing key relationships between other student organizations, liaising with faculty and administrative leadership on campus, seeking out new sources or solidifying sources of income, and most importantly taking the organization in a constructive direction which has not yet been realized by the founders of Planet Longhorn.

Scholarship Details:
• Amount – $300
• Application Deadline – April 1st
• Winner Announced – May 1st
• Number of Recipients – 1 per academic year

Scholarship Requirements:
• Full-time student
• General Planet Longhorn meeting attendee
• G.P.A. of 3.0 and above

Submission Requirements:
• Student Information Application Form
• Three short answer essay form (350 word minimum for each, pick 2 of the 3)

Submission Instructions:
Both of the submission requirements should be submitted electronically directly to Douglas Yacek and Paul McCloud at yacek.d@gmail.com and paul.mccloud@gmail.com. Only .doc, .docx, .jpg, .jpeg, and .pdf file extensions will be accepted. Supplementary videos or other multimedia are allowed.

Thank You Instructions:
The recipient will be expected to submit a thank you letter to both Douglas and Paul at the email addresses about before funds are dispersed after May 1st. The thank you letter should describe how the scholarship will help the recipient achieve their own personal goals.

If you are interested in applying (which you should be because getting free money is awesome!), please download all of your forms here:  Scholarship Application Form