Institutional Scholarship Panel
Institutional Scholarship Panel
Linda Berlin, Northwestern Michigan College
Alisha Cederberg, Kalamazoo Valley Community College
Anthony Krolak, Michigan State University
Becca Murphy, Kalamazoo College
Lindsay McLean, Eastern Michigan University
Reflecting on the Past, Celebrating the
Present, Shaping our future together.
2023 Conference
Agenda
●
Panel Intro
●
Terms
●
Questions
○
State aid impact
○
DEIB support
○
Early awarding
○
Process
○
Student access
○
Athletic scholarships
○
Other Qs
Panel Intro and Overview of Institution
and Scholarship Program
Linda Berlin, Northwestern Michigan College
Alisha Cederberg, Kalamazoo Valley Community College
Anthony Krolak, Michigan State University
Lindsay McLean, Eastern Michigan University
Becca Murphy, Kalamazoo College
Terms
●
Institutional vs Foundation Scholarships
○
Under control of college administration vs. external foundation
○
CEPI: MCCDI, NCES: NPSAS, and other Reporting?
●
Restricted vs Unrestricted Scholarships
○
Funds given with donor restrictions (program, enrollment status, etc)
○
Vs. no restrictions - institution or foundation can use as it sees fit
●
Tuition-Restricted Scholarships
○
Tuition only, not to be refunded to student if other aid covers tuition.
Terms
●
Grants vs Scholarships
○
A grant is a form of financial aid that does not need to be repaid. Grant eligibility is need-
based as determined by the
FAFSA
- Free Application for Federal Student Aid.
○
A scholarship is a form of financial aid that does not need to be repaid. Scholarship eligibility
may be need-based (as determined by the
FAFSA
- Free Application for Federal Student Aid)
or merit-based.
You're encouraged to apply for scholarships as part of your financial aid plan.
Questions:
How can we maximize the impact of institutional scholarships
in light of increasing State scholarship support (including last-
dollar funds like MI Achievement and MI Reconnect).
Q: Have you/are you thinking about making changes to
how you award scholarships in light of new State funds?
Q: Are you in communication with local communities that
have, or are developing, promise-type awards? How are
you advising them?
Questions:
How can we promote DEIB efforts with scholarships,
considering Michigan’s legal restrictions?
Q: Does your college promote DEIB efforts with
scholarships? What is the basis for qualification?
Q: Do you promote outside DEIB-related opportunities on
your college website?
Questions:
Share best practices for early awarding in order to provide
students with good data for cost comparisons between
colleges.
Q: Do you have a university grant/scholarship that gets
awarded upon admission, then is replaced with individual
restricted scholarships? Please explain your process.
Q: Are awards based on merit or need and merit? Explain
basis.
Questions:
Awarding and processing scholarships
Q: Who awards scholarships at your institution
(Foundation, Financial Aid Staff, Academic Areas)?
Q: Are you involved before new scholarships are set up to
make sure criteria works within your processes and
systems?
Q: For application and awarding, do you use a 3rd party
system? If so, does it connect to you ERP?
Questions:
Student access to scholarships
Q: What % of your students receive a scholarship?
Q: Do students have to apply to receive a scholarship? If
so, what % apply?
Q: What are some barriers to applying/receiving a
scholarship?
Questions:
Athletic Scholarships
Questions are welcome, but also:
3:45 Session on Athletics
Jean Balcer (Davenport University)
Leigh McDougall-Smith (Michigan State University)
Any other questions for our panel?
Question for you: Do you have resources you can share
for scholarship administration best practices, legal, etc.
Thanks for attending!
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Reflecting on the Past, Celebrating the Present, Shaping our future together. 2023 Conference Institutional Scholarship Panel Linda Berlin, Northwestern Michigan College Alisha Cederberg, Kalamazoo Valley Community College Anthony Krolak, Michigan State University Becca Murphy, Kalamazoo College Lindsay McLean, Eastern Michigan University
Agenda Panel Intro Terms Questions State aid impact DEIB support Early awarding Process Student access Athletic scholarships Other Qs
Panel Intro and Overview of Institution and Scholarship Program Linda Berlin, Northwestern Michigan College Alisha Cederberg, Kalamazoo Valley Community College Anthony Krolak, Michigan State University Lindsay McLean, Eastern Michigan University Becca Murphy, Kalamazoo College
Terms Institutional vs Foundation Scholarships Under control of college administration vs. external foundation CEPI: MCCDI, NCES: NPSAS, and other Reporting? Restricted vs Unrestricted Scholarships Funds given with donor restrictions (program, enrollment status, etc) Vs. no restrictions - institution or foundation can use as it sees fit Tuition-Restricted Scholarships Tuition only, not to be refunded to student if other aid covers tuition.
Terms Grants vs Scholarships A grant is a form of financial aid that does not need to be repaid. Grant eligibility is need- based as determined by the FAFSA - Free Application for Federal Student Aid. A scholarship is a form of financial aid that does not need to be repaid. Scholarship eligibility may be need-based (as determined by the FAFSA - Free Application for Federal Student Aid) or merit-based. You're encouraged to apply for scholarships as part of your financial aid plan.
Questions: How can we maximize the impact of institutional scholarships in light of increasing State scholarship support (including last- dollar funds like MI Achievement and MI Reconnect). Q: Have you/are you thinking about making changes to how you award scholarships in light of new State funds? Q: Are you in communication with local communities that have, or are developing, promise-type awards? How are you advising them?
Questions: How can we promote DEIB efforts with scholarships, considering Michigan s legal restrictions? Q: Does your college promote DEIB efforts with scholarships? What is the basis for qualification? Q: Do you promote outside DEIB-related opportunities on your college website?
Questions: Share best practices for early awarding in order to provide students with good data for cost comparisons between colleges. Q: Do you have a university grant/scholarship that gets awarded upon admission, then is replaced with individual restricted scholarships? Please explain your process. Q: Are awards based on merit or need and merit? Explain basis.
Questions: Awarding and processing scholarships Q: Who awards scholarships at your institution (Foundation, Financial Aid Staff, Academic Areas)? Q: Are you involved before new scholarships are set up to make sure criteria works within your processes and systems? Q: For application and awarding, do you use a 3rd party system? If so, does it connect to you ERP?
Questions: Student access to scholarships Q: What % of your students receive a scholarship? Q: Do students have to apply to receive a scholarship? If so, what % apply? Q: What are some barriers to applying/receiving a scholarship?
Questions: Athletic Scholarships Questions are welcome, but also: 3:45 Session on Athletics Jean Balcer (Davenport University) Leigh McDougall-Smith (Michigan State University)
Any other questions for our panel? Question for you: Do you have resources you can share for scholarship administration best practices, legal, etc. Thanks for attending!
