1 / 12

AAUW Local Scholarships: Best Practices for Best Results Gloria Blackwell

AAUW Local Scholarships: Best Practices for Best Results Gloria Blackwell Vice President, Fellowships, Grants, and Global Programs. The Importance of Educational Funding. Students need support now more than ever. Rising costs of tuition and other academic expenses.

chaz
Download Presentation

AAUW Local Scholarships: Best Practices for Best Results Gloria Blackwell

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. AAUW Local Scholarships: Best Practices for Best Results Gloria Blackwell Vice President, Fellowships, Grants, and Global Programs

  2. The Importance of Educational Funding Students need support now more than ever. • Rising costs of tuition and other academic expenses. • Approximately two-thirds of all college students graduate with student loans with an average of $26,000 per borrower. • The Project on Student Debt estimates that 206,000 Americans graduated from college with more than $40,000 in student loan debt during 2011. • The unemployment rate for college graduates in 2011 was 8.8%. • Four-year college graduates are experiencing less unemployment and earning higher salaries than their counterparts with only a high school diploma.

  3. There is a process… • Establish a committee • Decide what type of scholarship(s) should be offered and their selection criteria • Funding Source • Recruitment & Application Process • Selection & Award • Alumnae Outreach & Program Assessment

  4. Establish a committee Role of the committee: • To set policies and guidelines. • To guide the criteria and process. • To define your mission and your goals so that the motivation and purpose of your program is clear and specific.

  5. Type of scholarship(s) and selection criteria • Find out what other local funding exists and where gaps exist. • What level? High school, undergraduate, graduate, technical school, etc. • Based on financial need, academic achievement, high school attended, intended major, and/or geographical location? • Will you provide assistance for tuition only, or with for expenses as well? • How long is the commitment--renewable, or single year award? • How many awards? • How much per award? • University-based?

  6. Funding Source • Need to raise funds annually? • Give out scholarship every two years? • Will this be a part of the committee’s role? • Funded via a trust, endowment? • Endowment through College/University

  7. Fundraising Best Practices • Comply with IRS rules on charitable contributions: http://www.irs.gov/publications/p526/index.html • Ensure that you are being transparent about your selection process • Consider setting up relationships with local Colleges and Universities • Remember: AAUW National is liable and responsible for the branches and their fundraising activities

  8. Recruitment & Application Process • Plan your time frame for announcing the program, distributing and accepting applications, and allocating awards. • Criteria may determine outreach strategy (i.e., continuing student-advertise at local univ, HS student-go to HS guidance office). • You want to fairly and fully publicize the applications process. • Decide on online application, receiving documents, transcripts, etc., plus verification.

  9. Selection & Awards • Evaluation Committee • Evaluation Criteria • Notification of Awardees • Documentation and payment

  10. Program Assessment & Alumnae Outreach • Staying in touch with Recipients • Feature in newsletter • Invite to events • Spring break contact • Send holiday cards • Mentor/job advice • Solicit program feedback • Networking with each other and AAUW • Use for applicant recruitment

More Related