 Debbie Brewer – Johnson County Community College  James Broscheit – University of Colorado-Denver  Peg Mason – Colorado School of Mines  Brent Tener – Vanderbilt University  Chris George – University of Denver

 How is the scholarship office/personnel organized?  Need or Merit based awards?  Who selects recipients?  Sources of scholarship funds? ◦ Gift & Endowed ◦ Discount (unfunded)  Differences between populations? ◦ Class Standing ◦ Undergraduate/Graduate

 Debbie Brewer – Accounting Supervisor  2 year Public  Tuition & Fees ◦ $2,250 In-district ◦ $2,700 In-state ◦ $5,190 Out-of-state  Enrollment ◦ 21,020 Undergraduate  Institutional Aid to First-year Students ◦ $300,000

 James Broscheit– Director of Financial Aid  4 year Public  Tuition & Fees ◦ $ 7,213 In-state ◦ $20,126 Out-of-state  Enrollment ◦ 12,675 Undergraduate ◦ 9,821 Graduate  Institutional Aid to First-year Students ◦ $1.5 Million

 Peg Mason – Assistant Director  4 year Public  Tuition & Fees ◦ $13,425 In-state ◦ $27,855 Out-of-state  Enrollment ◦ 3,947 Undergraduate ◦ 1,577 Graduate  Institutional Aid to First-year Students ◦ $3.2 Million

 Brent Tener, Assoc Director of Student Financial Aid & Director of Undergraduate Scholarships  4 year Private  Tuition & Fees ◦ $39,930  Enrollment ◦ 6,817 Undergraduate ◦ 6,019 Graduate  Institutional Aid to First-year Students ◦ $33.4 Million

 Chris George – Asst. Vice Chancellor for Enrollment & Director of Financial Aid  4 year Private  Tuition & Fees ◦ $36,501  Enrollment ◦ 5,453 Undergraduate ◦ 6,344 Graduate  Institutional Aid to First-year Students ◦ $17.8 Million

 How do you strategically use institutional aid?  Do you have any partnerships with private scholarship foundations to help achieve enrollment goals?  How are private scholarships handled?  How do you inform students about scholarship opportunities?  Do you require applications?  Available resources for students about institutional scholarships?  Relationship with Admission staff?  Who oversees the scholarship funds?

 Tips for Students (Fastweb.com) ◦ Search and apply as soon as possible ◦ Answer all optional questions ◦ Apply to every scholarship for which you are eligible ◦ Meet deadlines ◦ Tailor application to sponsor’s goals ◦ Clean up your online profile ◦ Proofread your essay and application ◦ Don’t pay money to get money

 High Quality Free Search Sites ◦ Fastweb Fastweb ◦ Bigfuture Bigfuture ◦ Scholarships.com Scholarships.com ◦ My College Dollars (Facebook App) My College Dollars  Other sources ◦ High School, College & University Websites/Offices ◦ Coupon section of the Sunday newspaper ◦ Books (no more than 2 years old)