UMass President’s Office Scholarship Opportunities – Current Student’s The Solution Center The Financial Aid Office UMass President’s Office Scholarship Opportunities – Current Student’s

Objective What are UMass President’s Office Scholarship Opportunities What you will learn What are UMass President’s Office Scholarship Opportunities Scholarship Eligibility Requirements Scholarship Application Process Thank you Letter Process

What are Presidential Scholarships The UMass President’s Office Scholarships have been established by donors of the University system for the purpose of providing support to needy, deserving and/or outstanding students within all of the five UMass campuses

Eligibility Requirements The criteria for applying and receiving the President’s Office Scholarships vary, but most scholarships require: A demonstration of personal achievement Financial need College coursework Established UMass Lowell cumulative G.P.A. All of the President’s Office Scholarships require: An application Written essay Incoming students may apply to some of these scholarships and require: Strong academic achievement in high school Established need

Scholarship Application Scholarship applications are available in January and due in March Applications are posted to the Financial Aid website Students chosen as recipients will be notified by beginning of June

Thank You Letters Students are required to write a thank you letter to the donor or the scholarship selection committee listed on their letter from the Senior Associate Director of Financial Aid and Scholarships Students are sent a guide to writing a thank you letter and information can be found at http://www.uml.edu/FinancialAid/scholarships/Current-Undergraduates/Endowed Letters must contain a handwritten signature. The letters can be mailed, emailed or faxed Letters must be sent to Cynthia Puleo in the Advancement Office. Advancement will forward the letters to the UMass Presidents Office Advancement notifies Financial Aid of receipt of thank you letters so that Financial Aid can completed Merit Thank You checklist on iSiS