Scholarship Selection Process
Scholarship recipients are selected by a university Scholarship Committee. In some cases, the Scholarship Committee will provide a list of finalists to the donor or a faculty member to make the final choice.
Award letters for scholarships will be sent as soon as possible after April 1st, but if you are not chosen initially, you may still receive an award. If a student refuses a scholarship, the scholarship is then offered to another student. You will be informed if you are on the waiting list for scholarship awards. Most awards will be offered by June 1, but because some students never inform the university of their decision not to attend, awarding may proceed into the early weeks of the fall semester.
Thus, if you decide late to attend the university, and do not meet the March 1st deadline for priority awards, scholarships may still be available. The award process is an ongoing one, and will continue until all funds are exhausted.
Students seeking funding in the spring semester should apply as early in the fall as possible. Applicants will be chosen based on the availability of scholarships — i.e., scholarships were not awarded in the fall or students awarded scholarships did not meet the requirements for continuing their scholarships. Again, all available scholarships will be given, if funding is available. The award process may extend into the beginning of the semester.