Departmental Scholarships

The Department of Computer Science offers a variety of different merit scholarships for undergraduate study available to departmental majors. To be considered for these scholarships, a student should submit the University's Online Scholarship Application. Some scholarships fund multiple students.


The Alumni Scholarship is a monetary award for outstanding undergraduate students open to all junior and senior department majors.

The Edward Z. Andalafte Memorial Scholarship is a monetary award for outstanding undergraduate department majors at the sophomore level or higher.

The Computer Science Scholarship is a monetary award for outstanding computer science majors with preference given to freshman and sophomore students. Applicants must have a grade point average of 3.5 or higher in courses taken in the department.

The Boeing Company Scholars Program is a monetary award for full-time (at least 12 hours) upper-level undergraduate students in computer ccience and data analytics. The recipients must have a minimum GPA of 3.2 and must maintain a GPA of 3.0. There is a preference for traditionally underrepresented populations.

Any of these scholarships must be used for educational expenses at UMSL.