Scholarship Policy Update 2025: Difference between revisions
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== Background == | == Background == | ||
The aim of this vote is to revise and clarify the language of [[Scholarship_Policy_Update_2021|2021 Scholarship Update]] with the following new language. A higher scholarship applicant count in recent years has created a backlog of applicants. This is a vote to update the Scholarship policy to a manage a dynamic number of seats (5% of the paying membership count) to accommodate the member body no matter the count. It also expands scholarship terms again to 12 months, as we have found the current scholarship term length is | The aim of this vote is to revise and clarify the language of [[Scholarship_Policy_Update_2021|2021 Scholarship Update]] with the following new language. A higher scholarship applicant count in recent years has created a backlog of applicants. This is a vote to update the Scholarship policy to a manage a dynamic number of seats (5% of the paying membership count) to accommodate the member body no matter the count. It also expands scholarship terms again to 12 months, as we have found the current scholarship term length is again insufficient for recipients to get authorized on tools and complete their goals, likely from the continued growth in demand for authorizations. It also shifts the turnover time to the beginning of March, to avoid conflicts with common holiday plans around the beginning of the year for both applicants and volunteers. | ||
== Language of the Vote == | == Language of the Vote == | ||
A copy of the below can be found at, [[Scholarship_Policy_2025|Scholarship Policy 2025]] | A copy of the below can be found at, [[Scholarship_Policy_2025|Scholarship Policy 2025]] | ||
== Scholarship Policy 2025 == | == Scholarship Policy 2025 == | ||
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"Scholarship Team" refers to the scholarship officer and any members in good standings that are delegated with any of the duties below. | "Scholarship Team" refers to the scholarship officer and any members in good standings that are delegated with any of the duties below. | ||
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* Communicating with applicants and recipients | * Communicating with applicants and recipients | ||
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* Answering any support tickets relating to scholarships | * Answering any support tickets relating to scholarships | ||
* Expanding and codifying scholarship processes and resources where a board or member vote is not necessary | * Expanding and codifying scholarship processes and resources where a board or member vote is not necessary | ||
===Financial & Logistical Considerations=== | ===Financial & Logistical Considerations=== | ||
The total number of available scholarships will be a count capped at 5% of total paying membership based on a snapshot taken at the beginning of December using the current member management software. This provides the Scholarship Team roughly three months to finalize scholarship selections and gain Board approval based on the determined number of available seats. | |||
Scholarships are to occur on | Scholarships are to occur on a 12 month application cycle beginning on the first week of March for a smooth on-boarding process for scholarship recipients. Scholarships are approved for 12 month cycles with decisions being sent to candidates within the first week of March. All scholarships will have an option to renew via reapplication for an additional 12 months within three calendar years. Former scholarship recipients may be considered again in the third year, or for the second scholarship term within the same two years if there are insufficient applications to saturate the scholarship budget for the upcoming term. | ||
Scholarship selections will be guided by the specifics of the selection criteria that are generally laid out in this document. The selection process is done by the Scholarship Team, provided that scholarship recipients are ultimately reviewed and voted on by the Board of Directors. | Scholarship selections will be guided by the specifics of the selection criteria that are generally laid out in this document. The selection process is done by the Scholarship Team, provided that scholarship recipients are ultimately reviewed and voted on by the Board of Directors. | ||
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** This may be demonstrated by checking off a declaration in the scholarship application that PS1 dues would render the applicant unable to join PS1 without a scholarship | ** This may be demonstrated by checking off a declaration in the scholarship application that PS1 dues would render the applicant unable to join PS1 without a scholarship | ||
* Applicant demonstrates that their PS1 membership will be used for the purposes of education or community service | * Applicant demonstrates that their PS1 membership will be used for the purposes of education or community service | ||
