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Welcome to the Siemens Scholarship Program

Welcome to the Siemens Scholarship Program. Students meet program participation requirements based on the year the student will leave high school and enter college. The 2013 Siemens Scholarship Program is currently open to entrants who will finish high school and enter college in 2013.

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Welcome to the Siemens Scholarship Program

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  1. Welcome to the Siemens Scholarship Program Students meet program participation requirements based on the year the student will leave high school and enter college. The 2013 Siemens Scholarship Program is currently open to entrants who will finish high school and enter college in 2013. Most of these students are currently beginning their junior year of high school. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Entering your child into the scholarship competition: Student must enter the National Merit Scholarship Program by taking the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT) in the third year of high school (normally the junior year). The employee must submit a Siemens Scholarship Program Entry Form in the student’s third year of high school (normally the junior year).

  2. Who is eligible?Only high school students who are sons and daughters of employees of Siemens participating divisions can compete for these scholarships. Such students also must meet all requirements for participation in the National Merit Scholarship Program that are published in the Official Student Guide to the PSAT/NMSQT which is updated annually and distributed to students through their high schools.

  3. Participating Siemens DivisionsSiemens Building TechnologiesSiemens CorporationSiemens EnergySiemens Energy & AutomationSiemens Financial ServicesSiemens Hearing InstrumentsSiemens Medical Solutions USASiemens Product Lifecycle ManagementSiemens Transportation SystemsSiemens Water Technologies

  4. How does a student enter the 2013 Siemens Scholarship Program?A 2013 Siemens Scholarship Program Entry Form must be completed and submitted by April 1, 2012. The Entry Form for the 2013 competition is provided in Entry Step 3 of the Siemens Scholarship Program Online Entry Form.(Accessing the Scholarship Program Entry Form)The student must also take the PSAT/NMSQT in the fall of 2011, on the date their school chooses for the administration -- either Wednesday, October 12 or Saturday, October 15, 2011.

  5. Important information regarding the PSAT/NMSQT:The 2011 PSAT/NMSQT is the qualifying test to enter the 2013 competition. Scores from prior PSAT/NMSQT administrations (2010 or earlier) cannot be used for participation in the 2013 program. The 2011 PSAT/NMSQT will be administered on Wednesday, October 12 or Saturday, October 15, 2011. The 2013 Siemens Scholarship Program Entry Form can be submitted prior to the student taking the October 2011 PSAT/NMSQT and/or receiving his/her official score report. As a sponsor of the examination, NMSC receives all 2011 PSAT/NMSQT scores and information students provide on their answer sheets. Therefore, students do not need to report their PSAT/NMSQT scores to NMSC. For more information about the PSAT/NMSQT or the National Merit Scholarship Program, visit NMSC's Web site at www.nationalmerit.org

  6. What if my student misses the exam?A student who does not take the 2011 PSAT/NMSQT because of illness, an emergency, or other extenuating circumstances (but meets all other participation requirements) may still be able to enter the 2013 competition.

  7. Topics of Interest • Selection of Winners – Refer to Step One of the online scholarship program Entry Form. • Amount of the Award – Four-year renewable scholarship of $1,000 per year. • Continuation of existing scholarship payments through college.

  8. 2013 Siemens Corporation Scholarship Program Timeline • Fall and Winter of 2011 – Students take PSAT/NMSQT in October 2011 and parents submit 2013 Siemens Scholarship Program Entry Form (Entry Form Deadline – April 1, 2012). • Fall of 2012 – Top candidates are identified and are provided with detailed information about the online application process via their high school principal. Nationally qualified candidates receive application instructions in September; additional candidates receive application instructions in December.

  9. 2013 Siemens Scholarship Program Timeline - Continued • Winter 2012/2013 – Candidates return applications to NMSC via their high school principal. • Spring 2013 – Scholarship winners are selected and scholarship offers are mailed (normally in early March). • Spring 2013 – Scholarship winners receive scholarship certificates.

  10. 2013 Siemens Scholarship Program Timeline - Continued • Summer 2013 – Scholarship winners are provided detailed information regarding distribution of scholarship stipend payments. • Fall 2013 – Fall stipend payments are mailed to scholarship recipients via their colleges and universities.

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