Lowell Bennion Community Service Center

Student Affairs | Academic Affairs

Helping Hand Scholarship Application

An effort to help students participate in community engagement

Purpose

The “Helping Hand Scholarship Fund” was created in honor of Irene Fisher, founding director of the Bennion Center, and her legacy. Its purpose is to provide a “helping hand” to students in need of financial support as they fulfill their civic engagement commitments and leadership development on our campus and in our community.

Recipients are selected who

Have demonstrated commitment to the Bennion Center and its mission and a minimum of three months experience as a leader/volunteer in one or more of our seven programming areas.
Commit to at least one academic semester in a leadership position through a Bennion Center programming area.
Preference/Priority will be given to students who have a need related to fulfilling academic expenses

Recipients will receive

A scholarship of up to $500 per semester to support the recipient in their civic engagement and leadership endeavors.

Opportunities to share their experiences with diverse audiences.

Application Deadline

Fall: Tuesday, August 10, 2018
Spring: Monday, December 10, 2018

For more information, contact:
BobbiJo Kanter
Associate Director
Bennion Center

Contact Information
*Indicates a required field.

*First Name
*Last Name
*Email
*Email Confirmation
*Phone(e.g. xxx-xxx-xxxx)
*Address 1
Address 2
*City
*State/Province
*Zip/Postal Code

Application Information

*uNID
*Major
*College
*Expected Graduation Date
*Student Status Undergraduate Student Graduate Student
*Bennion Center Experience
(Check all that apply.) Alternative Breaks Communication Team Bennion Center Scholar Service House Community Outreach Team Student Directed Programs Student Leader Positions Utah Reads
If you selected "Student Leader Positions," please specify:
File Uploads:File size limit: 2MB. Allowed file name extensions: 'doc', 'docx', 'pdf', 'rft', or 'txt')
Resume: Make sure to include your service and leadership involvement in the Bennion Center. Include community service and civic engagement experience. Please indicate if you will be a matriculated student for the current academic year.
*Upload resume
Files must be less than 2MB and have one of the following file extensions: doc,docx,rtf,txt,pdf.
Essay: Highlight your specific Bennion Center experiences and tell us how you plan to be civically engaged this year. Please explain your financial needs, special circumstances, how this scholarship would benefit you and how you plan to use it. Please limit your essay to one page in length.
*Upload essay
Files must be less than 2MB and have one of the following file extensions: doc,docx,rtf,txt,pdf.
Personal interviews: BobbiJo Kanter, Associate Director of the Bennion Center, may choose to request an interview with the applicant.

Privately Funded Scholarships, Fellowships, or Other Financial Aid

Certain privately funded scholarships are exempted from the general state law that requires certification of U.S. citizen or lawfully present non-citizen status. If a student graduated from a high school within the state of Utah and is applying for only privately funded awards that are administered by the University of Utah, no certification is required.
*Please indicate your high school graduation status I graduated from a Utah High School. I did not graduate from a Utah High School.

If You Marked “I Did not graduate from a Utah High School” please indicate that you accept terms of this application.

Any student who did not graduate from a Utah high school and who receives a scholarship, fellowship, or other privately-funded financial aid administered by the University of Utah is required by state law to certify that they are eligible to receive the scholarship as a U.S. citizen or a citizen of another country who is lawfully present in the U.S. The student’s status will also be verified with the Department of Homeland Security. If students do not know whether they are in the U.S. lawfully, they should seek the advice of an immigration attorney before accepting a scholarship award that requires certification and verification.
*Student Citizenship Status U.S. Citizen Lawfully Present, Non-Citizen of the U.S.
* I certify under penalty of perjury that I am either a U.S. citizen or a citizen of another country who is lawfully present in the U.S. I understand that my status and eligibility for financial aid/scholarship within the U.S. will be verified through the Department of Homeland Security prior to an award of this scholarship/financial aid. This federal agency may have the legal right to share the information with other government agencies.

The University of Utah is fully committed to policies of nondiscrimination and equal opportunity, and vigorously pursues affirmative action in all programs, activities, and employment with regard to race, color, national origin, sex, age, and status as a person with a disability. Religion, sexual orientation, and status as a disabled veteran or veteran of the Vietnam era also are protected under nondiscrimination and equal opportunity employment policies. The University seeks to provide equal access to its programs, services and activities for people with disabilities.