MEMORANDUM
To: Financial Aid Officers Chief Academic Officers
Deans of Student Development From: Monty K. Hickman
Associate Director for Enrollment Management
Subject: 2015-2016 Independent Insurance Agents of North Carolina - North Carolina Community College System Partnership Scholarship (IIANC-NCCCS Scholarship) The North Carolina Community Colleges Foundation is pleased to announce twenty-five (25)
scholarships of $1,000 each in 2015-16 for selected students enrolled in either the Associate of Arts in Business Administration or in any of the twelve Business Administration curricula within the Associate of Applied Sciences’ Business Technologies program. The funds for this scholarship program were contributed by the North Carolina Association of Insurance Agents (NCAIA) in honor of the 50th Anniversary of the North Carolina Community College System and through their two subsequent contributions to the scholarship fund.
The scholarship program is named the “ Independent Insurance Agents of North Carolina - North
Carolina Community College System Partnership Scholarship (NCCCS Scholarship).” The
IIANC-NCCCS Scholarships will be awarded in two disbursements, $500 during the fall 2015 semester and $500 during the spring 2016 semester, pending an awardee’s successful academic fall semester as explained below. The attached rules explain the eligibility, nomination, selection, and award process for the IIANC-NCCCS Scholarship. The deadline for receipt of campus nomination materials is
5:00 p.m., Friday, October 8, 2015.
If you have any questions, please contact me at 919-807-7195 or email me at
hickmanm@nccommunitycolleges.edu.
Attachments (2): Scholarship Rules and Nomination Form
cc: Dr. Lisa Chapman Ms. Jennifer Haygood Mr. Bryan Jenkins Dr. Kim Sepich
Ms. Wanda White Ms. Alice Smith
Independent Insurance Agents of North Carolina – North Carolina Community College System IIANC-NCCCS Partnership Scholarship
Eligibility, Nomination, Selection, and Award Rules for Fall 2015 and Spring 2016
September 16, 2015
Background: In honor of the 50th Anniversary of the NC Community College System, the North Carolina
Association of Insurance Agents (NCAIA) established the “Independent Insurance Agents of North Carolina – North Carolina Community College System Partnership Scholarship” to be administered by the NC Community Colleges Foundation. The 2015-16 academic year marks the third year of this scholarship program. Since its inception, forty-three scholarships have been awarded.
Who is eligible for nomination? To be eligible for consideration as your campus nominee, a student must:
1. Be a North Carolina resident for tuition purposes; and,
2. Be enrolled in either the Associate of Arts in Business Administration or in any of the twelve Business Administration curricula within the Associate of Applied Sciences’ Business
Technologies program; and,
3. Have earned a minimum of 24 credit hours toward the degree requirements for the degree listed in requirement #2 prior to fall semester 2015; and,
4. Be enrolled in fall semester 2015 for at least 12 credit hours that are applicable to the degree listed in requirement #2; and,
5. Be in good academic standing as determined by the community college where the student is enrolled for fall semester 2015; and,
6. Have a minimum cumulative overall GPA of 3.00 in all coursework applicable to the degree listed in requirement #2; and,
7. Have completed a 2015-2016 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA); and,
8. Have a remaining unmet need, as defined by the FAFSA in #7, of at least $750 after all other grant and scholarship aid has been awarded for fall semester 2015.
9. The requirements listed above will also apply to the spring semester and must be met before the second $500 scholarship disbursement can be sent to the awardee’s community college.
Page 2 of 2 How are nominations made? Each community college, using the eligibility criteria above, should identify all students who meet all the eligibility criteria and then, after thorough review, select one (1) student as your campus nominee for the scholarship. The attached nomination form must be
completed and received by 5:00 p.m., Friday, October 8, 2015 to: Dr. Monty Hickman
Associate Director for Student Success Support Services North Carolina Community College System
5016 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-5016
Do not submit any additional materials with your nomination that are not requested. Please note the nomination form requires the signature of your President as certification that your campus
nominee meets all eligibility criteria. The signature of the student nominee authorizes your campus to release to the selection committee the academic and financial aid information required on the
nomination form. The student nominee’s signature also acknowledges that withdrawal from your campus before the end of spring semester 2015 will result in a proration of the scholarship in accordance with the Federal Title IV rules administered by the campus Financial Aid Office.
Who chooses the scholarship recipients? Nomination forms will be reviewed by a committee of the NC Community Colleges Foundation. The committee will review the fifty-eight (58) nominations and select twenty-five (25) recipients after thorough review of all nomination materials. All decisions made by the selection committee are final.
When will campuses and recipients be notified? Letters or emails of notification will be sent to the campus contact identified on the nomination form by October 22, 2015. The scholarship payment will be made to the community college on the student’s behalf, not directly to the student. The funds will be used to pay fall semester 2015 charges (e.g., tuition, fees, books, other campus charges). The spring 2016 disbursement will be used for spring semester charges of a fall awardee who meets the
requirements above for a spring award. If a financial aid refund balance exists after either of these scholarship disbursements are made to the awardee’s campus account, then the community college will write a check to the student for the remaining balance.
Post-award activities: Each campus that has an award recipient is strongly encouraged to invite an IIANC representative to your institution’s scholarship recognition ceremony, or other appropriate event, and recognize the recipient. IIANC can assist you in identifying an IIANC representative from your local community for this event. The IIANC contact information will be included in the award notification.
Independent Insurance Agents of North Carolina – North Carolina Community College System Partnership Scholarship
Fall 2015 and Spring 2016 Nomination Form (page 1 of 2)
Student’s Full Name: ______________________________________________________________ Student’s Home Address: ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ NC County: ______________________________________________________________ Student’s Contact Telephone Number: ( ) _________________
Student’s Contact Email Address: _______________________________________________________ Community College Name: _______________________________________________________ Degree program: ____________________________________________________________________ The data items below are to be completed by the campus.
• Total credit hours earned toward the degree program as of the beginning of fall 2015: __________ • Credit hours registered for in the degree program for fall semester 2015: __________ • Cumulative GPA in the degree program as of the beginning of fall semester 2015: __________ • FAFSA unmet need in fall semester 2015 after all other grants and scholarships
are awarded: __________
A fall 2015 award recipient will have her/his enrollment status for spring semester 2016, cumulative GPA in the degree program as of spring 2016, and good academic standing as of spring semester 2016 verified. You will be contacted to verify this information before a spring 2016 award is made.
Partnership Scholarship Fall 2015 and Spring 2016 Nomination Form (page 2 of 2)
Career goals and relevant experience: On a separate sheet, and in no more than 500 words, the nominated student should explain her/his career goals and include relevant volunteer work, family care, awards, and/or other life experiences and activities that demonstrate commitment to the student’s program of study. Attach the student’s narrative to the nomination form.
REQUIRED SIGNATURES
Nominee: _____________________________________ Date: _____________________
The nominee’s signature: a) authorizes your campus to release to the selection committee the academic and financial aid information required on the nomination form, and b) acknowledges that withdrawal from the campus before the end of spring semester 2015 will result in a proration of the scholarship in accordance with the Federal Title IV rules administered by the campus Financial Aid Office.
President: _____________________________________ Date: _____________________
The President’s signature certifies the nominee meets all of the scholarship eligibility criteria. Campus contact information if the Selection Committee has any questions:
Campus contact name: _________________________________________________________ Campus contact title: _________________________________________________________ Campus contact phone: _________________________________________________________ Campus contact email: _________________________________________________________ Send a hardcopy of all nomination materials by 5:00 p.m., Friday, October 8, 2015 to:
Dr. Monty Hickman
Associate Director for Student Success Support Services North Carolina Community College System
5016 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-5016
