Union County College Faculty Committee on Scholarship & Financial Aid

SCHOLARSHIP COMMITTEE (SC)
The mission of the SC shall be to oversee the process of awarding scholarships to UCC students.
A. The SC shall consist of at least seven members who are to be appointed by the Executive Committee for two-year terms, with a limitation of two consecutive terms, and one member-at-large elected by the two affiliated degree programs. Appointments shall be made with due regard to the diversity of programs. A representative from the Financial Aid Office shall serve ex officio.
B. The SC shall:
1. be aware at all times of the provisions of all scholarships available to UCC students through the UCC Foundation, including the annual amounts for each
2. recommend policies and procedures to the Financial Aid Office in securing and allocating scholarships to students
3. recommend eligibility requirements, academic standards, and application procedures for scholarships given at the discretion of the college
4. annually review the management of scholarship funds and provide the Faculty with a written report at the November meeting
5. advise the Faculty of financial aid issues as they arise and provide written reports on the awarding of scholarships each semester
6. involve itself in the raising of additional scholarship funds and other financial aid, as feasible
7. make recommendations to the VPAA concerning students eligible for
scholarships and other student honors, such as the Who’s Who and Post Day awards except for those awarded by academic departments
8. review each semester the work of the Financial Aid office in evaluating the academic work of each scholarship recipient
9. periodically review all publications regarding scholarships and financial aid and make recommendations for changes to the appropriate administrative departments.

To print a copy of the current scholarship application form, please click on the link below.

http://www.ucc.edu/NR/rdonlyres/367ABDAE-8551-4074-8F3E-5BB15FF524F2/0/20082009ScholarshipAppinOrder.pdf

The Scholarship committee met several times over the academic year. During our meetings and even on our own time we reviewed applications and awarded scholarships. The committee also continued to revise the scholarship application procedures and process to make it more accessible to students. However, for the committee to continue to do its work effectively there must be increased and continuous communication between the UCC Foundation (UCCF), Financial Aid, and the Committee. Just this past semester new scholarships became available, but the Committee was not informed of these until the Scholarship reception. Furthermore, the Committee must work hand in hand with the Financial Aid department in order to award scholarships and to be sure that awards are based on the criteria set forth by the Sponsors (for endowed scholarships). We are also attempting to get rid of the deadline for applications to make the process more accessible to students, but in so doing we have created a "trickle" effect. In other words, at different times during the semester so few applications were received that calling together the full committee would have been ineffective. This means that the Committee may have to revise the way it completes its work as set forth in the by-laws. The Committee will continue to review applications after the Spring and Fall semesters to award scholarships, but Committee members should be willing (as they were over the past academic year) to be called on by the Financial Aid department to review applications that trickle in, so students can be awarded scholarships on a more timely manner. This work will be carried on by the new chair of the committee Professor Mahua De who was elected by committee in April, 2009.

This web page is maintained by the Scholarship Committee Chair and was last updated on
Monday, May 11, 2009