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=== Scholarship Application Process ===
=== Application Process ===
'''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].'''


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A clear disclaimer about the applicant's anonymity will be included in applications as applications will be anonymized for final Board review and approval.
A clear disclaimer about the applicant's anonymity will be included in applications as applications will be anonymized for final Board review and approval.


=== Scholarship Team Structure and Duties ===
=== Scholarship Team Structure ===
A dedicated Scholarship Team will be established, consisting of:
A dedicated Scholarship Team will be established, consisting of:
* One Board member or Director at Large
* One Board member or Director at Large
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* Alternatively, the team can operate with three members of any of the above positions as a skeleton crew.
* Alternatively, the team can operate with three members of any of the above positions as a skeleton crew.


===== Scholarship Team Duties =====
===== Team Duties =====
* Communicating with applicants and recipients
* Communicating with applicants and recipients
* Reviewing submitted applications and vetting candidates
* Reviewing submitted applications and vetting candidates
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* Working with class/workshop instructors to integrate scholarship recipients in manner that benefits both attendees and instructors
* Working with class/workshop instructors to integrate scholarship recipients in manner that benefits both attendees and instructors


=== Scholarship Allocation ===
=== 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 three months to finalize scholarship selections and gain Board approval based on the determined number of available seats.
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.