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2013-2014 USC Alumni Association Scholarship Awards

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Scholarship applications are available at: http://alumni.usc.edu/students/scholarships/

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Program Overview

Brandon TsubakiAssociate Director, Student Outreach

USC Alumni Association

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Financial Aid Office

Thomas McWhorter, Dean of Financial Aid

Eileen Brzozowski, Assistant Director, Fiscal Program and Integrity

Jose Hernandez, Assistant Director, Aid Coordination

Christina Tangalakis, Senior Assistant Director, Financial Aid

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Advertising Efforts• Outreach to:

• Academic Departments • Student Affairs Departments• Parent Groups

• Relevant Alumni Publications:• Around Town advertisements• USConnection

• Daily Trojan advertisements• Social Media

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Scholarship Timeline• October 1st: Scholarship application live for students• December 5th: Scholarship Training Teleconference• Mid-December: Fall Scholarship Statements are distributed• February 1st: • Deadline for scholarship prefunds • Deadline for student applications

• February-April: Optional interview period• April 19th: Scholarship Nomination Forms due• Late nominations forms will NOT be considered

• Early June: Clubs receive a list of approved scholarship recipient

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Nomination Form

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Student Requirements• Current undergraduate student at USC• Full-time student (12 credit hours or more)• Completed at least one semester• Must have a USC GPA of 3.0 or higher

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Type the URL into your browser navbar:https://uscalumni.wufoo.com/login/

Username and password will be emailed to clubs mid-January after receipt of full Prefund

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Hover the mouse over “Alumni Association Scholarship Application” to display the “Entries” button. Click “entries” to see all scholarship entries.

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CLICK the GREEN square with a + in the middle. This will bring up various search fields to choose from.

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Use the scroll bar to find your organization’s name.

CLICK your organization’s name so that a GREEN check mark is next to it.

Go down the list and click any other fields you would like to see. (i.e. First Name, Last Name)

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Click the GREEN square again and the field box will disappear.

Click your organization’s name 2 times to populate your applications. In the example below one would click “Town and Gown Jr. Auxiliary of Orange County”.

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Your applications are now populated.

To view an application click the appropriate row. Visible fields will depend on what information you clicked to be viewed.

In the case below First Name, Last Name and the organization’s name was selected.

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Verify that the application is indeed for your club.

In this case, the application is indeed a Town and Gown Jr. Auxiliary of Orange County application.

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Use the scroll-bar to scroll down to view the rest of the application.

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Using the buttons in the top-right corner, you can email the application to a colleague or print it for your records.

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After February 1st, you may begin sending Alumni Nomination Forms to scholarships@alumnicenter.usc.edu as soon as your recipients are finalized. Please allow up to 3- 4 weeks for a response from the time you submit your nomination.

Please note that all Nomination Forms must be submitted by April 19th.

Each organization may not contact its award recipients regarding the intended award until the award has been approved by FAO and USCAA.

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Interviewing Tips

Alex ChangAssociate Director

Asian Pacific Alumni Association

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USC Alumni Association Scholarshipsscholarships@alumnicenter.usc.edu

Scholarship applications are available at: http://alumni.usc.edu/students/scholarships/