External Scholarships from Outside Agencies
Invest in Â鶹Դ´ Students
When businesses, foundations, and community donors invest in Â鶹Դ´ students, they invest in the future of the Permian Basin. To ensure that your scholarship award reaches the right student at the right time, please follow the submission guidelines below.
Submission Guidelines
Donors and agencies should include the following information when sending funds to
Â鶹Դ´ to ensure scholarship checks are processed promptly and accurately:
- Donor or agency contact information (organization name, mailing address and phone
number/email address)
- Donor intent letter providing:
- Recipients full name
- Â鶹Դ´ Student ID number and date of birth
- Guidelines regarding which semester(s) the award should be applied to (fall, spring, summer)
- How the funds can be utilized (tuition/fees, books, room & board, supplies, equipment)
- Indication if excess funds can be released to the student or to be returned to donor
- Scholarship checks should be made payable to Â鶹Դ´
- Students full name and Â鶹Դ´ student ID number on the memo line is advised
Please ensure that checks and donor intent letters are sent to the following address:
Â鶹Դ´
Scholarships Office, SSC 224
Midland, TX 79705
Scholarships Office, SSC 224
Midland, TX 79705
Awards are applied within 5-7 business days of being received by the Â鶹Դ´ Scholarships
Office.
*All scholarships adhere to all federal and state laws and regulations, along with
institutional policies and guidelines. Due to FERPA laws, the Â鶹Դ´ Scholarships Office
cannot communicate with the external donor regarding student account information (enrollment,
financial aid, etc.). The responsibility will be on the student to work with their
donor regarding any questions concerning their scholarship.
Student Award Information
External scholarships will be applied towards the students billing account first (including
but not limited to athletic scholarships, federal and state aid, etc.). External scholarships
are applied based on the provided donor’s intent. If the donor does not indicate that
funds can be given directly to the student, the Â鶹Դ´ Scholarship Office will apply the
funds towards eligible educational expenses as defined by the donor intent letter.
If there are funds remaining on the students billing account that are not authorized
to be refunded to the student, funds will be returned to the donor unless otherwise
specified by the donor intent letter.
If no specific donor intent letter accompanies the check, the external scholarship
will be applied to the student’s educational expenses first. Any remaining funds will
be refunded within the same semester they are received, unless the student submits
a request to the Â鶹Դ´ Scholarships Office to have the funds adjusted to accommodate the next semester with supporting documentation
from the donor or agency if necessary.
If the student would like scholarship funds carried forward, the student must notify
the Â鶹Դ´ Scholarships Office within 5 business days of receiving the ‘External Scholarship
Award Notice’ email sent to the student’s Â鶹Դ´ student email, letting the student know
the scholarship has been applied.
*All scholarships adhere to all federal and state laws and regulations, along with
institutional policies and guidelines. Due to FERPA laws, the Â鶹Դ´ Scholarships Office
cannot communicate with the external donor or agency regarding student account information
(enrollment, financial aid, etc.). The responsibility will be on the student to work
with their donor regarding any questions concerning their scholarship.