Template for Scholarship Letter
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February 2024
<Signing Office Name>
<Institution Name>
<Institution Street Address>
<Institution City, State, ZIP>
<Institution Name>
This letter is being submitted in support of <Institution Name>'s, application for the Under-Resourced Schools Scholarship from the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (NASFAA).
If awarded, our institution commits to supporting our financial aid office in taking full advantage of all scholarship benefits. More details on the benefits package can be found on NASFAA's website. Each institutional recipient would receive the following package of benefits:
Scholarship Benefit |
Cost Savings Per School |
|
One year of NASFAA Dues |
$893* |
|
Virtual Conference |
$350 |
|
In-person National Conference |
$679 |
|
In-person Leadership Conference |
$695 |
|
Specialized Mentorship |
For example: A staff-presented demo of NASFAA's Compliance Engine and P&P Builder |
Additionally, we acknowledged that if awarded the scholarship, our institution would receive a complimentary registration to the 2024 in-person NASFAA National Conference in Milwaukee, Wisconsin (cost savings to school $679), and the 2024 NASFAA Leadership & Legislative Conference & Expo (cost savings to school $695) in Washington, D.C., and our institution would be responsible for all travel-related expenses to attend these conferences.
We appreciate NASFAA's consideration of our institution for this scholarship.
Sincerely,
<Signature>
<Name, Title>
*The number above is an estimate of average membership dues. NASFAA standard dues are calculated as follows: Dues Calculation for all Institutions is an $840 base fee plus the Institutional FTE from IPEDS multiplied by 9.5%.
