The Foundation will award undergraduate scholarships to outstanding students, to be known as Barry M. Goldwater Scholars, in the spring of 2009 for use during the 2009-2010 academic year. The awards will be made on the basis of merit to two groups of students--those who will be college juniors and those who will be college seniors in the 2009-2010 academic year who have outstanding potential and intend to pursue careers in mathematics, the natural sciences, or engineering. Wake Forest University is eligible to nominate up to four students who are in the sophomore or junior class during the 2008-2009 academic year To be considered, a student must be nominated by the faculty representatives at WFU using the official online nomination process on the Foundation's website. Deadline for the full application is January 30, 2009

Each scholarship covers eligible expenses for undergraduate tuition, fees, books, and room and board, up to a maximum of $7,500 annually. Scholarship monies not used during one academic year are not transferable to the succeeding academic year. Junior-level scholarship recipients are eligible for a maximum of two years of scholarship support, and senior-level scholarship recipients are eligible for a maximum of one year of scholarship support.