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  1. Student Opportunities
  2. Funding Opportunities

SGPP Textbook Scholarship

Need help paying for textbooks? Apply for an SGPP scholarship to cover textbook costs and other course materials.

How to Apply

Applications are now closed. The Spring 2021 Textbook Scholarship Application will open in Fall 2020. 

Application materials must be submitted on time in order to be considered.

Scholarship Eligibility

To apply for an SGPP Textbook Scholarship you must be:

  • Studying Political Science, Law, Criminal Justice Studies, or Public Management & Policy in the School of Government & Public Policy at the University of Arizona

  • A Junior or senior (60 credits minimum)

  • Have a minimum 2.25 GPA

  • Paying Program Fees to the School of Government & Public Policy

Scholarship Value

$250.00 maximum

  • Funding may only be used for new or used educational books at the UA Student Union Bookstore or the Arizona Health Sciences Center Bookstore (for B.A. Law books),

  • Funding will be awarded on the basis of financial need, academic achievement, and/or potential for educational & career success.