Become a Mosaic Scholar

Program Overview

A mosaic is made up of many small pieces of varying shapes, sizes and colors that, together, create a single work of art. That is the vision behind Elizabethtown College’s Mosaic Scholars Award.

Determination of Eligibility

Completed FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) is used to determine award amount. Awards range up to a maximum of $5,000 per academic year, awarded up to eight semesters, and student must be full-time registered status. Applications are reviewed each spring semester.

Requirements to Maintain

• Scholarship recipients are assigned and meet with a Mosaic Advisor regularly throughout their first year.
• Engage in conversations and programs on topics such as race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status, religion, ability, gender, gender identity and expression, age, and national origin.
• Participate in facilitating social justice activities and events as a student. Examples include mentoring high school students, developing programming alongside the College’s Center for Global Understanding and Peacebuilding, or participating in community-based learning experiences available through the Center for Community and Civic Engagement.
• Submit a year-end summary of progress each year.

Engagement Opportunities

Mosaic Scholar advising meetings are designed to identify opportunities for sharing perspectives, as well as encouraging involvement in leadership roles throughout the campus community. To include:

• Mentor high school student project with the Greater Harrisburg Area NAACP Afro Academic, Cultural, Technological, & Scientific Olympics (ACT-SO)
• Facilitate the Ujima Dialogue Series, a bi-weekly, informal conversation about current diversity, equity, accessibility, and justice topics. All students, faculty and staff are welcome to attend as Ujima is a principle of Kwanzaa that means "collective work and responsibility."
• Lead Mosaic Unbound, a monthly conversation regarding a piece of literature, music, or art that further explores topics related to diversity, equity, accessibility, and justice. Content will align with the heritage or history celebrated that month and is open to all students, faculty, and staff.
• Partner with the Center for Global Understanding and Peacebuilding (CGUP) to develop and facilitate programs advancing global understanding, international engagement, and non-violent conflict transformation.
• Participate in community-based learning and service programming available through the Center for Community and Civic Engagement.
• Multiple other opportunities to advance values of peace, human dignity, and social justice as identified by student and advisor.