Scholarship Policy Update 2025: Difference between revisions

A higher scholarship applicant count in recent years has created a backlog of applicants primarily due to the swelling membership numbers while the scholarship seat count has remained at a static 15 seats. This is a vote to update the Scholarship policy to a manage a dynamic number of seats (5% of the paying membership count) that rotate on a 12 month basis by a new Scholarship Team. The proposed changes and new team will allow for more a more structured and equitable selection process, as well as more time for recipients to leverage space resources for skill development. Overall these changes aim to better serve our mission of creating an inclusive and accessible makerspace that reflects and enriches our diverse community. The updated policy aims to allocate scholarships based on a weighted criteria system that prioritizes both economic need and community representation. Additionally, it introduces provisions for storage access and workshop participation to ensure recipients can fully engage with PS1's resources and community.