Scholarship Policy Update 2025: Difference between revisions
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==== Scholarship Allocation ==== | ==== Scholarship Allocation ==== | ||
The total number of approved scholarships will be a dynamic seat count capped at 5% of total paying membership based on a snapshot taken at the beginning of December. This provides the Scholarship Team roughly | The total number of approved scholarships will be a dynamic seat count capped at 5% of total paying membership based on a snapshot taken at the beginning of December. This provides the Scholarship Team roughly three months to finalize scholarship selections and gain Board approval based on the determined number of available seats. | ||
==== Selection Criteria ==== | ==== Selection Criteria ==== | ||
Applications will be evaluated using a weighted point system that considers both economic need and barriers to access, as maintained and enforced by the Scholarship Team. | Applications will be evaluated using a weighted point system that considers both economic need and barriers to access, as maintained and enforced by the Scholarship Team. This criteria will be available upon request. | ||
==== Storage and Resource Access ==== | ==== Storage and Resource Access ==== | ||
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** Partner with sponsors or donors to cover material costs | ** Partner with sponsors or donors to cover material costs | ||
** Work out other arrangements that empower the instructor in their workshop | ** Work out other arrangements that empower the instructor in their workshop | ||
* Recipients may opt in to a free shared storage drawer | * Recipients may opt in to a free shared storage drawer. The drawer will be shared with other recipients. | ||
** At the Scholarship Team's or Board's discretion, recipients storage drawer usage may be consolidated to better accommodate paying members and volunteers, or to otherwise maximize space efficiently. | ** At the Scholarship Team's or Board's discretion, recipients storage drawer usage may be consolidated or expanded to better accommodate paying members and volunteers, or to otherwise maximize space efficiently. | ||
== Categories == | == Categories == | ||
[[Category:Votes]] | [[Category:Votes]] | ||
[[Category:2025]] | [[Category:2025]] | ||
