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• Hi @DaraGannon! We do ask some demographic questions on our application as part of our DEI initiative for data purposes at this point in time. On the application, we ask about gender identity (male, female, nonbinary); if they are a first-generation college student; and for a portrait photo (for publications). We do note…

  in Demographic questions in scholarship application? Comment by MadiSyring April 2023
• Our scholarship application opens around November 7 each year and closes around February 6 depending on how the week falls. That leaves about 13 weeks when the application is open. This gives us enough time and flexibility to go into most of our area schools and work with students directly on filling out their FAFSA and…

  in How long is your scholarship application open? Comment by MadiSyring April 2023
• This year our donor recognition event will be a 'Bird's Eye View' theme of the projects and community they support. We are holding it on a rooftop in our uptown area so that donors can look out at our city and see various projects from above. Right from that spot you can see projects like our trail system that runs through…

  in Creative ideas for Donor Recognition events or themes? Comment by MadiSyring April 2023
• Thank you! I am so excited to see what is in store! 🎉😊

  in Congrats to the March Top 10! Comment by MadiSyring April 2023
• We do not require students to input their standardized test scores, but we do leave it as an optional field on the universal application. None of our scholarships have criteria that include a minimum SAT/ACT score to qualify. What we have seen instead is that our reviewers much prefer to have access to student transcripts.…

  in Using Standardized Test Scores to Evaluate Scholarship Applicants Comment by MadiSyring March 2023
• We limit our scholarship payments to tuition and fees that are required for enrollment at an educational institution and do not allow expenses for room and board. I see that you are MI based and so are we! A conversation that we have been having lately with the introduction of the Michigan Achievement Scholarship is…

  in Scholarship - room and board Comment by MadiSyring March 2023