1. Endowment Scholarship Opportunities – All Students
The Solution Center
The Financial Aid Office
Endowment Scholarship Opportunities – All Students

2. Objective What are Endowed Scholarships
What you will learn
What are Endowed Scholarships
Eligibility Requirements for Endowed Scholarships
Endowed Scholarships Profile
Awarding Endowed Scholarships
Thank You Letter Requirement
Award Luncheon Requirement

3. What are Endowed Scholarship
Endowed scholarships have been established at UMass Lowell by alumni, friends of the University and organizations for the purpose of providing support to needy, deserving and/or outstanding students
Approximately 1/3 of the endowments are awarded through the Financial Aid Office to students who demonstrate financial need. Therefore it is important that students have a FAFSA on file to be considered for those endowments  
The remaining endowments are awarded by the individual academic departments

4. Who is Eligible for an Endowment
Criteria for receiving endowed scholarships vary, but most funds require:
A demonstration of academic achievement and/or financial need
College coursework
An established UMass Lowell cumulative G.P.A., and are therefore awarded to returning students
Student should contact their department to inquire into endowment application process

5. Endowed Scholarship Profile
Student can add their information to the Endowment Profile form
This profile does not guarantee endowment

6. Endowed Awarding Process
Student may Senior Associate Director of Financial Aid and Scholarships to express interested in a specific endowment
should include:
Information regarding extra-curricular activities, community service, volunteering
Other specific information not already collected in iSiS which sets them apart from other students
Inform students, endowment awards will appear on financial aid award if offered
Student will also receive a separate letter regarding their award, if offered

7. Thank You Letters
Students are required to write a thank you letter to the donor or the scholarship selection committee listed on their letter from the Senior Associate Director of Financial Aid and Scholarships
Students are sent a guide to writing a thank you letter and information can be found at
Letters must contain a handwritten signature. The letters can be mailed, ed or faxed
Letters must be sent to Cynthia Puleo in the Advancement Office
Advancement notifies Financial Aid of receipt of thank you letters so that Financial Aid can completed Merit Thank You checklist on iSiS

8. Scholarship Luncheon
Some student may be requested to attend a lunch with their donor in October
IF a lunch is necessary the student will be contacted directly by the Advancement Office
Financial aid does not know in advance which students will be asked to the lunch
All luncheon inquiries can be referred to Cynthia Puleo in the Advancement Office