Summary
Typically, the Financial Aid and Scholarships office (FAS) does not select scholarship recipients for outside agencies. However, there are instances in which the University is asked to select a recipient, and in some cases, that responsibility falls to FAS. This selection process includes reviewing donor criteria. Whenever possible, FAS will ask an academic department to select a recipient (primary resource). When the department does not select, or the criteria do not specify a major, FAS will s
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DOCUMENT TYPE:
Policy
PURPOSE:
Typically, the Financial Aid and Scholarships office (FAS) does not select scholarship recipients for outside agencies. However, there are instances in which the University is asked to select a recipient, and in some cases, that responsibility falls to FAS. This selection process includes reviewing donor criteria. Whenever possible, FAS will ask an academic department to select a recipient (primary resource). When the department does not select, or the criteria do not specify a major, FAS will select the scholarship recipient.
APPLIES TO:
Faculty, Staff and KU students.
CAMPUS:
Edwards, Lawrence
POLICY STATEMENT:
When the scholarship information is received by FAS, the criteria will be reviewed, and the following decisions made:
- If the criteria specify a particular major or field of study of the recipient(s), the KU academic unit may be able to assist in identifying students.
- If the criteria specify a demographic characteristic of the recipient(s), the Office of Admissions may be able to assist in identifying incoming students.
- If the criteria specify that FAS is to select the recipient(s), the task may not be delegated to another office or unit.
- FAS representatives will be solicited to serve on a scholarship selection committee.
- The scholarship application, using criteria outlined on the donor’s letter, will be developed.
- The availability of the scholarship will be published by sending notification to appropriate departments or units or on the scholarship website.
- Once the recipient(s) is/are selected by the committee, the information will be shared with the donor and a determination will be made as to who will notify the recipient(s), KU, or the donor. The recipient(s) will be notified by email and a copy of the letter placed in the student’s permanent file.
CONTACT:
Office of Financial Aid & Scholarships
1502 Building
1502 Iowa Street
Lawrence, KS 66045
financialaid@ku.edu
785-864-4700
APPROVED BY:
Associate Director, Financial Aid and Scholarships
APPROVED ON:
2008-03-01
EFFECTIVE ON:
2008-03-01
REVIEW CYCLE:
Annual (As Needed)
CHANGE HISTORY:
04/01/2025: Migration to TeamDynamix from Drupal.
03/09/2023: Updated contact section.
12/12/2022: Reviewed; no updates.
11/15/2021: Reviewed; no updates.
12/09/2020: Reviewed policy and added Edwards Campus.
10/15/2019: Reviewed and updated.
01/30/2019: Reviewed, changed formatting.
05/17/2018: Updated Contact, fixed formatting.
09/15/2015: Reviewed and updated.
08/18/2014: Reviewed and updated.
08/23/2013: Reviewed and updated.
08/06/2012: Reviewed and updated.
08/19/2011: Reviewed and updated.
10/2010: Reviewed and updated.
06/2009: Reviewed and updated.