SCHOLARSHIP FOR DISADVANTAGED STUDENTS (SDS)

Academic Year 2008-09

Scholarship Information

The Scholarship for Disadvantaged Students program provides financial assistance to full-time, financially needy students from disadvantaged backgrounds, enrolled in the Radiological Technology, Associate Nursing and Baccalaureate Nursing programs.  Please review and select (X) Option 1 and/or Option 2 listed below to determine eligibility.

Eligibility Requirements for Economically Disadvantaged students (Option 1)

To determine if a student comes from an economically disadvantaged background, a school must use the student's parents' income (regardless of the student's age, independent/dependent or marital status):
                 Size of Parent's Family *                                             Income Level
                                 1                                                                    $10,400
                                 2                                                                    $14,000
                                 3                                                                    $17,600
                                 4                                                                    $21,200
                                 5                                                                    $24,800
                                 6                                                                    $28,400
                                 7                                                                    $32,000
                                 8                                                                    $35,600
                   For each additional person add:                                    $ 3,600
* Number of exemptions listed on parent's Federal Income Tax return form.
** Adjusted gross income for calendar year 2007.
 
 Applicant must also submit to Presentation College (Financial Aid office) within 10 days of submission:
  • Dependent students must include a copy of the student's and their parents' 2007 tax return.
  • Independent students must also include a copy of their parents' 2007 tax return, regardless of age of the student.  For the purpose of awarding this scholarship, the use of parental income information is required to determine if the student comes from an economically disadvantaged background.

Eligibility Requirements for Environmentally Disadvantaged students (Option 2)
     Qualifying eligibility may include, but is not limited to the following criteria:
The applicant graduated from or last attended a high school with (based on most recent data available) any one of the following criteria:

  • ACT score of 15 or below;

  • low percentage of seniors receive a high school diploma;

  • low percentage of graduates go to college during the first years after graduation;

  • low per capita funding;

  • class size of 5 students or less; or

  • many of the enrolled students are eligible for free or reduced price lunches.
The applicant comes from a family that receives or qualifies for any one of the following criteria:

  • receives public assistance (e.g., Aid to Families with Dependent Children, food stamps, Medicaid, public housing);

  • non-English speaking parents;

  • first generation student; or

  • lives in an area that is designated under section 332 of the Act as a health professional shortage area. Shortage area database is available at http://bhpr.hrsa.gov/shortage/ 

  • The applicant participated in an academic enrichment program funded in whole or in part by the Health Career Opportunity Program (HCOP), authorized by section 739 of the Act.
Based on the information provided above, applicant must send the following items to Presentation College (Financial Aid office) within 10 days of submission:

  • A detailed essay explaining how they qualify as environmentally disadvantaged.

  • Documentation supporting the essay.

Application deadline is JULY 31st 

  • Enter student information fields.

  • Select by an (X) for Option 1 and/or Option 2 in determining your eligibility

  • Select "SUBMIT" button.

  • Print copy of receipt page for your records.

Student Information

Name                   

Street Address      

City, State and ZIP Code 

Home Phone         

Mobile Phone       

E-Mail Address    

 

For assistance, please contact either val.weisser@presentation.edu or pat.volk@presentation.edu.
 

For Financial Aid Use Only