Arizona Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators
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08 September 2008  

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AASFAA Scholarship Application

AASFAA is pleased to provide scholarships to attend events for education, inspiration, federal updates and networking.  Each scholarship provides free registration, reimbursement for event hotel and (except for the AASFAA annual conference) travel to and from the event up to a specified amount.  The deadline for applying for a scholarship is 60 days prior to the start of the event.

Each scholarship recipient is required to write an article for the AASFAA newsletter THE ADVOCATE (i.e. experience at the event, benefits of being a scholarship recipient, etc.).  Articles are to be submitted with the request for reimbursement using the Travel & Expense Reimbursement Form available on the AASFAA website in the online forms section.

Scholarship winners are responsible for current WASFAA membership dues for the WASFAA events.  Preference will be given to an individual that has never attended the event to allow a greater number of persons to experience AASFAA and WASFAA events.

Requirements for AASFAA scholarship recipients:

  • Be employed at a postsecondary institution that is a current member of AASFAA.
  • Must have prior approval from supervisor.
  • Register self on the association website and provide invoice (via email) to chairperson for payment immediately upon registration.
  • An additional requirement for the WASFAA Jerry R. Sims Management Leadership Institute and the WASFAA Annual Conference is the applicant must have been active on an AASFAA committee and/or the board of directors.

Select one from the list of events for which scholarships have been made available.
 AASFAA Annual Conference
 WASFAA Annual Conference
 Federal Student Aid Conference
            
(formerly Electronic Access Conference)
 WASFAA Jerry R. Sims Management Leadership Institute
 WASFAA Sister Dale Brown Summer Institute
 First Name
 Last Name
 Institution

 Phone
 (Area Code + Number, Extension)
   EXT: 
 Fax
 (Area Code + Number)
 
 Email

 Work Address
 Street or PO Box

 City

State Zip

 Present Position

Years in Financial Aid

 1.   Have you ever attended this event before?
Yes            No
If Yes, what year(s)?
 2.   Are you willing and able to share a room with a person of the same sex?
Yes            No
If yes, list gender.   Male     Female
 3.   In order to support a greater number of scholarships, will your institution be able to provide support for one or more of the following: registration fee, room, board, transportation?
 4.   List your work with AASFAA, dates and names of committee and/or position on the board of directors
To be considered for the scholarship program, you must provide an essay/personal statement outlining the following - (Essay/personal statement will be the deciding factor used by the committee to select scholarship recipients.)
  1. Your reason for applying for the scholarship;
  2. Your responsibilities in your current position;
  3. Your career goals in the field;
  4. The benefits you expect to receive from attending this event.
  5. Any other information to assist the committee with their decision.

 Enter your statement in the text area below.
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My Supervisor has approved my consideration for this scholarship and approved release time to attend this event.
Yes                  No
Supervisor's Name
Supervisor's Email
Supervisor's Phone



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