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WHAT SHOULD I HAVE READY WHEN I APPLY?
WHAT KINDS OF SCHOLARSHIPS MIGHT I BE ELIGIBLE FOR?
SHOULD I BE AWARE OF SCHOLARSHIPS SCAMS?
Yes鈥攊f you have to pay money to get money, it鈥檚 probably a scam. Every year, several hundred thousand students and parents are defrauded by scholarship scams. The victims of these scams lose more than $100 million annually. Scam operations often imitate legitimate government agencies, grant-giving foundations, education lenders and scholarship matching services, using official-sounding names containing words like 鈥淣ational,鈥 鈥淔ederal,鈥 鈥淔oundation,鈥 or 鈥淎dministration.鈥 In general, be wary of scholarships with an application fee, scholarship matching services who guarantee success, advance-fee loan scams and sales pitches disguised as “financial aid seminars.鈥
Donor-funded scholarships are a great and lasting statement of your belief in a University of St. 蘑菇影视 education and our mission to prepare students for lives of leadership and service. Two types of scholarships鈥攁nnual and endowed鈥攃an be established at the University of St. 蘑菇影视.
Endowed Scholarships:听Endowed scholarships are designed to be permanent and live in perpetuity. They can be created with gifts totaling a minimum amount of $25,000. The principal of the fund is invested to produce income, and an annual award is made to a student or students. The principal remains untouched, so the endowment can last into perpetuity.
Annual Scholarships:听Annual scholarships can be established with a commitment of $5,000 over five years. Annual scholarships are not a permanent fund and is awarded only as long as funds are available.
to explore other scholarships that have been established by generous USF donors.
To learn more about establishing a scholarship that would benefit USF students, please contact Clarissa McNabb 鈥20, Assistant Director of Scholarships & Community Relations in the University Advancement Office at 815-740-3596听辞谤听cmcnabb@stfrancis.edu
驴QU脡 DEBO TENER PREPARADO CUANDO PRESENTE LA SOLICITUD?
驴A QU脡 TIPO DE BECAS PUEDO OPTAR?
驴DEBO ESTAR AL TANTO DE LAS ESTAFAS RELACIONADAS CON LAS BECAS?
S铆; si tiene que pagar para conseguir dinero, probablemente sea una estafa. Cada a帽o, varios cientos de miles de alumnos y padres son estafados por timos relacionados con las becas. Las v铆ctimas de estas estafas pierden m谩s de 100 millones de d贸lares al a帽o. Las operaciones de estafa suelen imitar a organismos gubernamentales leg铆timos, fundaciones que conceden subvenciones, prestamistas educativos y servicios de b煤squeda de becas, utilizando nombres que suenan oficiales y que contienen palabras como “Nacional”, “Federal”, “Fundaci贸n” o “Administraci贸n鈥. En general, desconf铆e de las becas con cuota de solicitud, los servicios de b煤squeda de becas que garantizan el 茅xito, las estafas de pr茅stamos con cuota anticipada y los argumentos de venta disfrazados de “seminarios de ayuda financiera鈥.
Las becas financiadas por donantes son una declaraci贸n excelente y duradera de su creencia en la educaci贸n de la Universidad de St. 蘑菇影视 y nuestra misi贸n de preparar a los estudiantes para una vida de liderazgo y servicio. En la Universidad de St. 蘑菇影视 se pueden establecer dos tipos de becas: anuales y de dotaci贸n.
Becas de dotaci贸n: las becas de dotaci贸n est谩n dise帽adas para ser permanentes y vivir a perpetuidad. Se pueden crear con donaciones por un total m铆nimo de 25.000 d贸lares. El capital del fondo se invierte para generar ingresos y se otorga un premio anual a uno o varios estudiantes. El capital permanece intacto, por lo que la dotaci贸n puede durar a perpetuidad.
Becas anuales: Las becas anuales se pueden establecer con un compromiso de $5000 durante cinco a帽os. Las becas anuales no son un fondo permanente y se otorgan 煤nicamente mientras haya fondos disponibles.
Haga clic aqu铆 para explorar otras becas establecidas por generosos donantes del USF.
Para obtener m谩s informaci贸n sobre c贸mo establecer una beca que beneficiar铆a a los estudiantes de la USF, comun铆quese con Clarissa Barkley ’20, Gerente de Becas y Administraci贸n (Avance Universitario), al听 815-740-3596听辞谤听cbarkley@stfrancis.edu