Postsecondary National Policy Institute’s FSA Boot Camp Scholarship Application

• Must be enrolled full-time in an accredited college or university as a rising senior, recently graduated senior or graduate student at the time of the application deadline. Proof of enrollment required (recent transcript).

• Must demonstrate financial need. Undergraduate students must have received a Pell grant in the most recent academic year. Graduate students must demonstrate Pell-eligibility for the most recent academic year through a documented estimated family contribution of less than $5,198 on your Student Aid Report (SAR) from the U.S. Department of Education.

• All majors/fields of study accepted, but candidates must demonstrate an interest in postsecondary education policy or practice.

• Must commit to attending the entire seminar including a networking dinner on Wednesday, August 3rd with other scholarship recipients.

• Must submit application and all required materials via email no later than 5pm EST on Friday, April 29th.

August 4-5, 2016

To ensure that cost does not preclude students from attending PNPI’s FSA Boot Camp, PNPI will offer up to five scholarships covering the cost of attendance (registration fee, travel to Washington D.C. and lodging) to undergraduate upperclassmen (rising seniors or recently graduated seniors) or graduate students wishing to participate. Scholarship applicants are limited to students who currently receive a Pell Grant or can demonstrate that they are Pell-eligible (more below). Travel and lodging will only be offered to students who live outside of the Washington metro area (defined as at least 10 miles from the conference site).

Eligibility Requirements

Application process

All applicants must email the scholarship application, a current resume, a transcript to verify full-time enrollment status and a copy of their most recent financial aid award letter (undergraduate students) or student aid report (SAR) (graduate students) to pnpi@pnpi.org with the subject line: Last Name, First Name, PNPI FSA Boot Camp Scholarship Application.

ALL MATERIALS MUST BE ATTACHED TOGETHER IN ONE EMAIL and submitted by 5pm EST on Friday, April 29th.

Any questions should be submitted in writing to pnpi@pnpi.org. No phone calls please.

PNPI FSA Boot Camp Scholarship Application:

1. Last Name

2. First Name

3. Hometown City

4. Hometown State

5. I am a current (check one): Rising Sr

6. Are you enrolled full-time during the academic year?

7. Email Address

8. Cell Phone Number

9. Current Mailing Address

10. Current Institution Name

11. Location of Institution (City, State)

12. Major/Field of Study

13. Expected Graduation Date

14. If you are an undergraduate, did you receive a Pell Grant for the Spring 2016 semester? Yes No

15. If you are a graduate student, did your 2015-2016 federal student aid report (SAR) report an estimated familycontribution (EFC) of $5,198 or less? Yes No

16. Short Answer Question #1 (500 words max): Why are you interested in the PNPI FSA Boot Camp?What career goals might participation in the program help you achieve?

Graduated Sr Grad Student

Yes No