Scholarship Administration

2012 RMASFAA Annual Conference

Debbie Brewer – Johnson County Community College

James Broscheit – University of Colorado-Denver

Peg Mason – Colorado School of Mines

Brent Tener – Vanderbilt University

Chris George – University of Denver

Presenters

How is the scholarship office/personnel organized?

Need or Merit based awards? Who selects recipients? Sources of scholarship funds?

◦ Gift & Endowed◦ Discount (unfunded)

Differences between populations?◦ Class Standing◦ Undergraduate/Graduate

Scholarship Overview

Debbie Brewer – Accounting Supervisor 2 year Public Tuition & Fees

◦ $2,250 In-district◦ $2,700 In-state◦ $5,190 Out-of-state

Enrollment◦ 21,020 Undergraduate

Institutional Aid to First-year Students◦ $300,000

Johnson County Community College

James Broscheit– Director of Financial Aid 4 year Public Tuition & Fees

◦ $ 7,213 In-state◦ $20,126 Out-of-state

Enrollment◦ 12,675 Undergraduate◦ 9,821 Graduate

Institutional Aid to First-year Students◦ $1.5 Million

University of Colorado-Denver

Peg Mason – Assistant Director 4 year Public Tuition & Fees

◦ $13,425 In-state◦ $27,855 Out-of-state

Enrollment◦ 3,947 Undergraduate◦ 1,577 Graduate

Institutional Aid to First-year Students◦ $3.2 Million

Colorado School of Mines

Brent Tener, Assoc Director of Student Financial Aid & Director of Undergraduate Scholarships

4 year Private Tuition & Fees

◦ $39,930 Enrollment

◦ 6,817 Undergraduate◦ 6,019 Graduate

Institutional Aid to First-year Students◦ $33.4 Million

Vanderbilt University

Chris George – Asst. Vice Chancellor for Enrollment & Director of Financial Aid

4 year Private Tuition & Fees

◦ $36,501 Enrollment

◦ 5,453 Undergraduate◦ 6,344 Graduate

Institutional Aid to First-year Students◦ $17.8 Million

University of Denver

How do you strategically use institutional aid? Do you have any partnerships with private

scholarship foundations to help achieve enrollment goals?

How are private scholarships handled? How do you inform students about scholarship

opportunities? Do you require applications? Available resources for students about institutional

scholarships? Relationship with Admission staff? Who oversees the scholarship funds?

Scholarships

Tips for Students (Fastweb.com)◦ Search and apply as soon as possible◦ Answer all optional questions◦ Apply to every scholarship for which you are

eligible◦ Meet deadlines◦ Tailor application to sponsor’s goals◦ Clean up your online profile◦ Proofread your essay and application◦ Don’t pay money to get money

Private Scholarships

High Quality Free Search Sites◦ Fastweb◦ Bigfuture◦ Scholarships.com◦ My College Dollars (Facebook App)

Other sources◦ High School, College & University

Websites/Offices◦ Coupon section of the Sunday newspaper◦ Books (no more than 2 years old)

Private Scholarships

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