2. Staying Afloat 101
• Lesson One:
– One should not depend on financial aid alone.
• Educational funding options can include:
– Loans (Federal and Private)
– Work study (can qualify through your FAFSA)
– Individual Contribution
– Grants
– ScholarSHIPS!
3. Are you ready to jump aboard MSCSA’s
ScholarSHIP?!
Let’s GO!
4. Lesson Two: Scholarship Trivia
Will YOU sink or swim?
• True:
– A check for college that you don’t have to pay back!
• True:
– A Reward for Excellence!
• True:
– A Scholarship Committee Investing in your Future!
• False:
– To submit an application you must pay.
• False:
– You should be extremely discouraged if you don’t receive every
scholarship you apply for.
• False:
– You should lie to fit the criteria because you will have a better
chance at receiving it.
5. ScholarSHIP Self Assessment:
Activities/ Clubs you are involved in on your campus and community
Occupation you would like to enter
Subject areas you excel at/favorites
Honors/Awards/Special Recognitions
Cumulative GPA
Your positive qualities and strengths
People who could write letters of recommendation
People who could proof your application
Lesson Three:
You don’t need a 4.0 to get aboard scholarSHIP!
6. Lesson Five: Saved by a scholarSHIP!
• “This scholarship is the difference between me graduating
and not attending school next semester”
• “Receiving an MSCSA scholarship really helped my husband
and I get by when things were tight trying to pay tuition
this semester”
• “I am honored to have received such a wonderful reward”
• “It is a real blessing and honor to receive this
scholarship, when I got the news, I got goose bumps”
• “I am so relieved because it will allow me to complete the
courses I need to take next Spring”
7. Lesson Six:
Essentials of the ScholarSHIP World
www.mscsa.org/scholarship
www.msusa.org
www.fastweb.com
www.scholarshipamerica.org
8. Lesson Seven: ScholarSHIP Week
• Date: March 31 – April 4
• Plan of Action
– At least one day during Scholarship Week, support and promote scholarships
on campus!
– Be creative!
– Utilize your Scholarship Week Packet!
– Advertise
– Table
– Class Raps
– Social Media (share MSCSA’s posts)
• Challenges
– The campus that mails back their “Scholarship Interest Sheets” with the most
names overall wins an award!
– The campus that emails a picture and displays the most creative way to
market scholarship week using “Drowning in Loans? Get on board a
scholarSHIP!” theme, wins an award!
9. Finals: ScholarSHIP Week
Will Your Senate Sink or Swim?
• Welcome Letter
• Table Tents
• Scholarship Guides
• Stickers
• SFM Foundation and
Scholarship for the Blind
Info Sheet
• Scholarship Interest Sheets
10. What will you do to get aboard?
Questions?
askorich@mscsa.org 651-203-9462
Notes de l'éditeur
Often times high levels of student debt can feel like an anchor holding you down after graduation. Scholarship can help alleviate that!
It feels good to receive a scholarship! These are some comments I’ve heard from past MSCSA Scholarship Recipients.