2a BLP Recruitment and Financial Aid.pdf

Presentation from the 2024 Bonner New Staff Orientation on the Bonner Leader Program. It covers recruitment, selection, and financial aid and benefits. The Bonner Scholar Program is also discussed.

1. Recruitment & Financial Aid
Who and How to Recruit Your Bonner Leaders

2. What We’ll Cover
•Recruitment and Selection
•Bonner Program Model
•Breakout Session: Scholar
•Breakout Session: Leader

3. Recruitment &
Selection

4. Who to Recruit
•Ethic of service
•4-year commitment
•Financial need (see specific
guidelines for each program)
•>= 5 students per class with a
minimum of 20 total
•*Incoming students (+ some
upper-class leaders)

5. •Recruit for diversity
•60/40 gender balance
•First generation
•Work-Study eligibility
•Admissions has these stats
Recruitment
Expectations

6. Recruitment Basics
•Build into school recruitment &
admissions process as yield tool
(liaison)
•Form Recruitment team
•Engage diverse stakeholders
•Formal application
•On-campus interviews

7. What does your
recruitment process look
like?
Examples of Application /
Interview Questions
Discussion Question:

8. How To
Promote
•Web presence
•“Small & Wide Net”
Pipelines
•Appealing Language/
Approaches

9. Aug Sept October
Meet with
Admissions
Office
Prepare
Recruitment
Materials
Publish
Application
Jan Feb March-April
Initial
Application
Deadline
Review and
Schedule
Interviews
Send Offer
Letters
Ideal Timeline

10. Admissions
Collaboration
•Designate 1-2 admissions
counselors as liaisons
•Annual presentation to all
Admissions staff
•Synchronize timelines
•Intentional outreach
•Recruitment events/calls

11. Sample Application
Questions

12. Interview Day
•Face-to-face interaction
•Engage Bonners and key
campus contacts
•Go over Program
Requirements
•Service partners and
placements
•Parent/family sessions

13. Breakout
Session

14. Bonner Leader
Model

15. Bonner Leader
Bonner Leader
Commitment 4-year program
School Year Service
8-10 hours per week
225-280 hours per year
Capstone Project Expected
Senior Presentation of Learning Expected
National Bonner Meeting Attendance Required
Sophomore Exchange Expected
Financial Aid School Year Stipend at = or > Federal Work-Study Award
Summer Service Encouraged
First Year Trip Encouraged

16. Federal Work
Study
•> 75% Federal Work Study eligible
•Meet with your Financial Aid Office to find
out what the FWS allocation is and to
negotiate how Bonners can receive slots.
•Institutions are required to use 7% of
their allocation for off-campus community
service.

17. Bonner Leader
Hourly Wage
Expectation
•8-10 hours/week = 225-280
hours/year service commitment
for Bonner Leaders.
•Strongly advocate for $12+/hour
minimum work-study rate.

18. Bonner Leader Funding Survey
School FWS Award Scholarships FWS Rate 8-10 Hrs./Week
University of
Hawaii at Hilo
$5,000 N/A $17.60/Hour 280 hours
Macalester
College
Between $3,400-
$3,900
N/A $15/Hour 226-260 hours
George Mason
University
$3,680 N/A $16/Hour 230 hours
Christopher
Newport
University
$3,000 N/A $12/Hour 250 hours
*University of
Tampa
More than
$3,000
$2,000 $12/Hour *280 hours

19. Bonner Leader Funding Survey
School FWS Award Scholarships FWS Rate 8-10 Hrs./Week
Allegheny $3,640 NA $13 280
Augsburg $3,418 $5000 (Jr,Sr.) $15.19 225
High Point U. $3,000
$10,000 (8)
Full (7)
$10 220-300
Rider
$3,500 (FY)
$4,700
(Returning)
N/A $10 300
U. Lynchburg $3,000
$5,000 upon
completion
$11.5 300

20. MOU & Agreement
•Written letter between
Foundation and President
specifying agreements on
Bonner Program
•Year-long onboarding plan after
which time new Bonner Program
must meet rules and
requirements
•Name (use Bonner)
•Size (at least 20)
•Financial Aid
•Recruitment (Diverse Low-Income
Students) and other expectations

21. Work with
Development/
Advancement
Office

22. What strategies or next
steps can you take to build
relationships with
Financial Aid, Admission, &
Development, Work-Study
Offices?
Discussion Question: