S C H O L A R S H
I P R E N E W A L S
What criteria must I meet
to renew my scholarship?
You must maintain a Truman cumulative GPA of
3.25 or above and pass at least 24 hours during the academic year.
Transfer and high school hours are not considered for scholarship
renewal.
If your scholarship requires the service option and you elect to take full renewal, you need to find a job on campus and have your supervisor and the division head sign the form before returning it to Financial Aid. We must have received a signed scholarship renewal form before your scholarship will be applied to your student account.
How do I renew my scholarship?
You need to fill out the scholarship renewal form, which is mailed to
each scholarship recipient, and is available in the Financial Aid Office
or on the Truman Website at http://financialaid.truman.edu/.
When do I need
to complete the scholarship renewal form?
Each scholarship recipient is required to
complete the scholarship renewal form annually, beginning with the third
semester of the award. You should complete the renewal form as
soon as you know you qualify for renewal. Please have your form
turned in by May 1st for the 2005-06 school year. If you wait
until the beginning of the fall semester to submit your renewal forms to
the Financial Aid Office, it may take up to two weeks to process your
scholarship.
How many service hours am I required to perform?
All scholarship awards that total $751 or
above per academic year require 75 service hours per semester.
Failure to complete the 75 hours will result in a charge to your student
account. This charge is a prorated amount of your scholarship
based on the percentage of hours you have not completed. The
service requirement is the same if you live on or off campus.
What if my scholarship requires the service hours for
full renewal and I don’t want to perform the service requirement?
When filling out the scholarship renewal
proposal form mark “1/2 renewal” (section B) or the “reduce scholarship”
option (section D)
What is my total award if I was originally awarded a full
scholarship from Truman and Bright Flight from the state?
The university portion of the scholarship is
increased each year so you will always receive full tuition and room and
board, plus $1,000 (per year) if you are living on campus.
What do I need
to do to renew my Bright Flight?
As long as you are enrolled for the next
semester and meet the academic progress criteria, you will be eligible
to renew this scholarship. You must pass 20 hours in an academic
year with a GPA of 2.0 or higher. If you do not meet the
requirement you have the option of appealing. Renewing the Bright
Flight does not require any paperwork on the student’s part.
What scholarships renew with the scholarship renewal
proposal form?
A Plus, AFS Returnee, Alumni, Boy’s State,
Comm./Junior College Transfer, Fee Waiver, Girl’s State, High School
Renaissance, National Honor Society/Beta Club, National Merit, Pershing,
Phi Theta Kappa, President’s Combined Ability, President’s Competitive,
President’s Honorary, President’s Leadership, President’s Service Award,
Truman Leadership, Youth for Understanding
If I lose my scholarship, am I able to get it back?
Yes. If after any given term you raise
your Truman cumulative GPA to 3.25 and/or make up any deficient hours,
contact the Financial Aid Office. Hours taken at Truman the summer
following the academic year may count towards the deficient hours and/or
GPA.
What if there are special circumstances that caused me
not to meet renewal criteria?
You have the option of appealing. Appeal
forms are available in the Financial Aid Office or on the Truman website
at http://financialaid.truman.edu/. Your appeal is reviewed by a
committee, which can award you any percentage of your scholarship they
deem appropriate. The percentage awarded then becomes the full
amount of your scholarship for that particular time period should you
choose to use your scholarship. You may opt to take a 1/2 renewal
and not do the service hours, but the 1/2 refers to half of the amount
awarded by the appeals committee.
What happens
if I have a scholarship and I decide to move off campus?
If your scholarship is for an amount greater
than your tuition bill, you have two options. All scholarship
students are eligible for using excess money towards (1) a meal plan or
bonus bucks, with a limit of $200 towards bonus bucks. Students
with scholarships that are considered full rides (tuition and
room & board, Pershing Scholars, or full ride packages which include
tuition, room & board , and Bright Flight and/or National Merit) have a
second option, (2) an off-campus living allowance. This allowance
is in the amount of $330 per semester for sophomores and juniors,
and $500 for seniors and can only be used instead of option 1. If
you fall into the full ride category and you choose the 1/2 renewal
option, it will cover 1/2 of your tuition and you are still eligible for
the living allowance.
Can I hold two
separate jobs?
Yes. If your first choice of a position does not have
sufficient work for you to complete 75 hours in one semester, you are
responsible for finding a second job to fulfill the requirement.
Please turn in a separate scholarship renewal form for each position.
Can I change jobs?
Yes. You can change jobs at any time. Please fill out a
new renewal form, which are available in the Financial Aid Office and on
the Truman Financial Aid Website.
If I complete extra
hours, do they count for next semester?
No. Hours may not be accumulated during a semester to apply to
future terms. However, you may work in the summer to make up hours
for the previous spring semester or to apply to the immediate fall
semester if the appeals committee grants you special permission.
Fall service hours must be completed between May graduation and December
31st, and spring hours must be completed between January 1st and May
graduation. Hours cannot overlap calendar years.
For further questions regarding the renewal of scholarships, contact the Financial Aid Office.
Financial Aid Office
McClain Hall 103
Kirksville, MO 63501
Phone: (660) 785-4130
Fax: (660) 785-7389
Scholarship Loss for Disciplinary Reasons
The recipients of scholarships are expected to display good
citizenship and to observe the rules established by the University to
guide student conduct. Serious misconduct in violation of such rules
shall be grounds for the suspension, revocation, or non-renewal of any
or all scholarships held by a student. The Financial Aid Director is
authorized to suspend or revoke a scholarship, or to refuse the renewal
of such a scholarship, upon notice to the student of his or her alleged
misconduct and after affording the student an opportunity to be heard.
The action of the Financial Aid Director may be taken in conjunction
with, or independently of, an investigation and adjudication by the Dean
of Student Affairs for the purpose of disciplinary action against the
student.
Appeals for Loss or Non-Renewal of Scholarships
Scholarship recipients whose scholarships are suspended or revoked for
improper conduct, or whose scholarships are not renewed for any reason,
may appeal the loss of such scholarships to the Scholarship Appeals
Committee. If the decision of the Committee is to sustain the
suspension, revocation or non-renewal of a scholarship, then the
recipient may appeal to the Vice-President of Academic Affairs, whose
decision shall be final on behalf of the University.
The information on scholarship renewal is also available in the General/Graduate Bulletin. For more information beyond these sources, please contact the Financial Aid Office located in McClain Hall 103. Phone 785-4130.