St. Andrews Society's Scholarship Policy
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Introduction
The St. Andrews Society of the Inland Northwest is a nonprofit organization that aims to promote Scottish culture in Eastern Washington and Northern Idaho. Any activity that furthers that purpose may be a recipient of a scholarship. Determination of Scholarship Funding We invite members of the Society to contribute to the Society’s scholarship fund. Such donations are not used for the general purposes of the Society but set aside for scholarship use only. Each year, the members of the Executive Board shall, based on the Society’s financial position at the end of the prior year and the budgeted revenues and expenditures for the upcoming year, decide whether, in addition to the amounts donated to the scholarship fund, any general funds of the Society may be used for scholarship purposes. Organization of Scholarship Administration A standing Scholarship Committee appointed by the Society’s president evaluates applications for adherence to guidelines and, when appropriate and scholarship funds are available, brings recommendations to the Society’s Executive Board at the next regular meeting of the Board. |
Application for Scholarships
The Society publicizes to organizations and individuals involved in Scottish culture that scholarships are available from the Society through the Society’s website, the Society’s newsletter, the Thistle Epistle, and other appropriate forms of public announcements. Any person or group who is a member in good standing of the Society or one of its affiliates may apply for a scholarship. You may submit scholarship requests at any time during the year. Scholarship requests must indicate the activity for which the scholarship application is made.
Amount of Scholarships
The Executive Board shall determine the amount for each scholarship, but shall be for more than the cost of the activity for which the scholarship is sought. In this connection, the cost of the activity includes the cost of any instruction and the costs of travel and accommodation, where applicable. Awardees of scholarships must provide proof of expenditures to the Scholarship Committee within one month of incurring them.
Eligible Activities for Which Scholarships May be Awarded
The Executive Board may consider any activity that furthers the purpose of the Society for a scholarship. However, attending competitions will generally not be considered for scholarships, except where competitors are representing the region in national or international events.
Award of Scholarships
The Board shall determine the award of scholarships. Their decision will be final.
The Board will consider scholarship applications as they are received until the amounts contributed and appropriated by the Board for scholarships for that year are used. In exceptional circumstances, the Scholarship Committee may recommend and the Board may, at its discretion, award scholarship money over the amount appropriated for the year while giving due consideration to the overall financial position of the Society.
Criteria for the award of scholarships that the Board may use are:
The Board will give preference to applicants who, at the time of the award, intend to stay in the Eastern Washington/Northern Idaho region and will be able to further the Scottish cultural life of the locale through the activities funded by the Society.
Criteria for Application
Application Instructions
The Society publicizes to organizations and individuals involved in Scottish culture that scholarships are available from the Society through the Society’s website, the Society’s newsletter, the Thistle Epistle, and other appropriate forms of public announcements. Any person or group who is a member in good standing of the Society or one of its affiliates may apply for a scholarship. You may submit scholarship requests at any time during the year. Scholarship requests must indicate the activity for which the scholarship application is made.
Amount of Scholarships
The Executive Board shall determine the amount for each scholarship, but shall be for more than the cost of the activity for which the scholarship is sought. In this connection, the cost of the activity includes the cost of any instruction and the costs of travel and accommodation, where applicable. Awardees of scholarships must provide proof of expenditures to the Scholarship Committee within one month of incurring them.
Eligible Activities for Which Scholarships May be Awarded
The Executive Board may consider any activity that furthers the purpose of the Society for a scholarship. However, attending competitions will generally not be considered for scholarships, except where competitors are representing the region in national or international events.
Award of Scholarships
The Board shall determine the award of scholarships. Their decision will be final.
The Board will consider scholarship applications as they are received until the amounts contributed and appropriated by the Board for scholarships for that year are used. In exceptional circumstances, the Scholarship Committee may recommend and the Board may, at its discretion, award scholarship money over the amount appropriated for the year while giving due consideration to the overall financial position of the Society.
Criteria for the award of scholarships that the Board may use are:
- The activity must be in furtherance of the purposes of the Society.
- The Board may not consider the age, sex, race, or creed of any applicant for a scholarship.
- Applicant should demonstrate a capacity to benefit from the activity for which the application is made. Such demonstration may be in the form of a letter of recommendation from a person in the community whom the Board believes qualified to make such a recommendation.
The Board will give preference to applicants who, at the time of the award, intend to stay in the Eastern Washington/Northern Idaho region and will be able to further the Scottish cultural life of the locale through the activities funded by the Society.
Criteria for Application
- Scholarships will be like financial assistance to members who want to improve their skills or knowledge in their particular area of interest in Scottish culture, for example, dancing, music, genealogy, history, or language.
- The applicant/recipient must be a member in good standing of the Society or one of its affiliates. In the case of an applicant under age 18, at least one parent must be a member in good standing of the Society or one of its affiliates.
- Awardees must submit an article to the Society’s newsletter, the Thistle Epistle, reporting their experiences and what they learned.
Application Instructions
- Download and complete the Scholarship application above.
- Additional pages may be attached.
- Mail the completed application to the address listed at the top of the application.
