CON Procedures for Graduate and Professional Graduate Scholarship and Awards: Difference between revisions

<li style="margin-bottom:15px;">Graduate student scholarship funds are reviewed by student services, program directors, and specialty coordinators or a designated subcommittee then approved by the Professional Graduate Nursing Affairs Committee (PGNA), and the PhD Affairs Council (PAC), annually in May. Occasionally, awards become available for allocation at other times during the academic year, and PGNA and/or PAC hold special meeting(s) to approve recipients of those awards when notified by student services.</li>

<li style="margin-bottom:15px;"> If applicants appear equally qualified for a scholarship, funds are awarded on the basis of academic excellence and to students who have demonstrated success in graduate programs. Other considerations in the event of a tie, include, but are not limited to, full time status in the graduate program, previous awards to the student, and service to the University. Students’ cumulative grade point averages are used to determine academic excellence.<br /><br />Some funds from the University of Nebraska Foundation are derived from monies designated for both undergraduate and graduate students. The graduate student portion of the funds is based upon the percentage of graduate students in the total CON student population.Other external entities, such as Gamma Pi At-Large Chapter of Sigma Theta Tau, have available funds about which students will be notified.</li>

<li style="margin-bottom:15px;">If need is a criterion to receive a particular scholarship, scholarship funds are awarded on the basis of federally determined financial need as determined by the FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid). Students who wish to be considered for need scholarships should complete the FAFSA before May 1 every year.</li>

<li style="margin-bottom:15px;">Students who are awarded scholarships are informed in writing of: