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Presented at the 2013 New Bonner Directors and Coordinators Orientation.
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Financial Aid &Recruitment
Who and How to Recruit Your Bonners
What We’ll Cover
•Bonner Scholar vs Leader Financial Aid
•Bonner AmeriCorps
•Who to Recruit
•How to Recruit
•Replacing a Bonner
Bonner LeaderFinancial Aid
Four year commitment
Work/Service Stipend Expected - like FWS
Some schools include service scholarship
No summer stipend funding required
Bonner AmeriCorps
All Bonners eligible to enroll in AmeriCorps Education Award Program
300 hour/1 yr - $1,175
450 hour/1 yr - $1,468
900 hour/2 yr - $2,775
Bonner ScholarFinancial Aid
Four year commitment
Meets total cost of education
Loans capped at Stafford level
Bonner service =is “paid work”
Summer stipends for living and earnings
Who to Recruit
Bonner Scholar Bonner Leaderrequired size per class (different per school)
>= 5 size per class with minimum of 20 total
85% < $10,000 &average < $6,000
> 65% Federal Work Study eligible
> 60/40 gender balance > 60/40 gender balance
> diversity of school > diversity of school
How to RecruitFour year commitment
Build into school recruitment &and admissions process as yield tool - liaison
Engage current Bonners in process
Application process
On-campus interviews if possible
Example:::s-Rhodes, Lindsey Wilson
Replacing a BonnerShould have application process
Draw from pool of students already active in service
Do not need to involve students (but can
How to Promote
How to Promote
