Scholarship Policy Update 2025: Difference between revisions
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'''To apply for a Pumping Station: One scholarship, please follow the link to fill out our [https://tinyurl.com/y3dc3fnx application form].''' | '''To apply for a Pumping Station: One scholarship, please follow the link to fill out our [https://tinyurl.com/y3dc3fnx application form].''' | ||
Scholarship applications are reviewed by a Scholarship Team before being submitted to the | A clear disclaimer about the applicant's anonymity will be included in applications. Applications will be anonymized for final Board review and approval. Scholarship applications are reviewed by a Scholarship Team before being submitted to the Board for approval no later than the last day of February. Once approved by the Board, recipients are given Pumping Station One access at no cost until the last day of February on the following year, providing a 12 month scholarship term to the recipient. Notices of scholarship award are sent to selected candidates within the first week of March. Selected scholarship recipients will have 2 weeks to accept or request to defer their scholarship. The scholarship will terminate at the end of the last day of February. Applications will be dropped if not selected (requiring yearly re-application). Aside from financial dues, scholarship recipients are held to all of the same expectations as active members, and are subject to all of the same repercussions for violating space rules. | ||
==== Scholarship Team Structure ==== | ==== Scholarship Team Structure ==== | ||
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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 | 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 two 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. | ||
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* Scholarship recipients are exempt from paid class fees. Should a member run a class that requires a material cost, that member will be responsible for adjusting the class structure to accommodate a scholarship recipient attendee. The Scholarship Team will be available as a resource for said member to help adjust the class structure accordingly. | * Scholarship recipients are exempt from paid class fees. Should a member run a class that requires a material cost, that member will be responsible for adjusting the class structure to accommodate a scholarship recipient attendee. The Scholarship Team will be available as a resource for said member to help adjust the class structure accordingly. | ||
* Recipients may opt in to free storage space, with the option to share with other recipients. | * Recipients may opt in to free storage space, with the option to share with other recipients. | ||
* In extreme circumstances or at the Scholarship Team's or Board's discretion, recipients may be required to share storage space to better accommodate paying members and volunteers, or to otherwise maximize space efficiently | * In extreme circumstances or at the Scholarship Team's or Board's discretion, recipients may be required to share storage space to better accommodate paying members and volunteers, or to otherwise maximize space efficiently. | ||
== Categories == | == Categories == | ||
[[Category:Votes]] | [[Category:Votes]] | ||
[[Category:2025]] | [[Category:2025]] | ||
