2b BSP Recruitment and Financial Aid.pdf

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

1. Recruitment & BSP Financial Aid
Overview of Recruitment, Selection & Funding Process

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

3. 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)

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

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

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

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

8. 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

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

10. Sample Application
Questions

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

12. Recruitment &
Selection

13. Breakout
Session

14. What We’ll Cover
•Financial Aid Package
•Summer Service Funding
•Other Program Funding
•Requesting Funds

15. Bonner Scholarship
Funding

16. Recruitment
Financial Eligibility
FAFSA Student Aid Index:
•85% < $15,000 with
average < $8,000
•15% any EFC

17. Bonner Scholarship Funds
Category 1st Year2nd Year3rd Year4th YearTOTAL AVG
School Year Support $3,000$3,000$3,000$3,000$12,000
Summer Service Fund $4,500$4,500 $9,000
Rising Senior Fund $500 $500
First Year Service Trip $250 $250
Sophmore Year Exchange $50 $50
Local Summer Service $75 $75 $75 $75 $300
Bonner Congress Travel $25 $25 $25 $25 $100
Community Fund $100 $100 $100 $100 $400
Administrative Support $350 $350 $350 $350$1,400
TOTAL $24,000$6,000

18. School Year
Financial Aid Package

19. Bonner Scholar
Financial Package
•Four year commitment
•Meets total cost of education
•Loans capped at Stafford level
•Bonner service = “paid work”
•Summer stipends for living
and earnings

20. Bonner Scholar Financial Aid Package
$0
$17,500
$35,000
$52,500
$70,000
Student 1 Student 2 Student 3 $54,000 $58,500 $62,000 $3,000 $3,000 $3,000 $5,000 $5,000 $5,000 $8,000 $3,500
School packages
Grants, Scholarships,
Federal Work Study
Bonner School Year Award
Student Loan(s) 4yr $19K
Family Contribution

21. Questions?

22. Summer Service
Funding

23. Summer Service Funding
•Two summers required*
•280 hours per summer
•$4,500 per summer
•Students find summer
service placements
•Students propose budget
for living stipend
•Unused summer living
stipends can be used in
2nd summer service

24. Rising Senior Fund

25. Rising Senior Fund
Fund Amount Process
Rising Senior
Fund
$500 per student
Proposal to Staff & final
approval from Bonner
Foundation
•Available during the summer prior to their senior year or during
their senior year
•Eligible for summer service, grad school application fees or test
prep courses, professional clothing, travel to job interviews.
•Student proposal sent to Bonner Program staff for initial approval,
then to the Bonner Foundation for final approval.

26. Rising Senior Fund Proposal

27. Questions?

28. Other Program Funding

29. First Year Service Trip
Fund Source Amount Process
1st Year
Service Trip
Per Student
Allocation
$250 per
freshmen +
two staff
Proposal to Fnd
at least 6 wks in
advance
• Required for all Bonner Scholars
• Travel to a geographic region outside of campus community
• Suggested Time: winter, spring, or summer breaks
For More Info., Visit Bonner Wiki

30. Fund Source Amount Process
Sophomore
Exchange
Per Student
Allocation
$50 per
sophomore
Added to Admin
Fund in Fall
Allocation
Sophomore Exchange
• Bonner Scholars Programs are expected to organize a a day/weekend
event that brings second year Bonner students as a class to participate in
service or training activities with at least one other Bonner Program.
• The goal of this event is to to facilitate community building in the larger
Bonner network and provide the opportunity for training, service and
reflection. Ideally any break, weekend or after graduation could be a time
when the exchange takes place. Additionally, the SLI meeting’s service
events can also be considered for this exchange.

31. Local Summer Service Funding
Fund Amount Process
Local Summer
Service
Pooled based on $75 x
number of enrolled
students
Proposal to Bonner
Foundation
•The maximum amount available for each campus each summer is determined by
the number of enrolled Bonner Scholars based on a calculation of $75 per student
per year. For example, a school with 60 Bonner Scholars would be eligible for an
additional $4,500 ($75 x 60) to help establish and support these summer service
opportunities.
•These funds may be used to provide additional summer living or summer earnings
to the participating students and/or to cover administrative costs associated with
running the summer program.
•The maximum supplemental amount that an individual student engaged in your
local summer service program can receive is $1,500.

32. Local Summer Service Funding
Fund Amount Process
Local Summer
Service
Pooled based on $75 x
number of enrolled
students
Proposal to Bonner
Foundation
•Goal = to help establish and support students who stay local to
serve in local community or in your campus center
•Calculation = $4,500 ($75 x 60 Bonner Scholars)
•$1,500 maximum for an individual student

33. Questions?

34. Community Fund
Fund Amount Process
Community
Fund
$50 per student per
semester
Internal process managed
by Bonner Leadership
Team
•Pooled fund with balance and transactions input into BWBRS
•Funding for student-led community projects, training, and
donations to organizations.
•Managed by a subcommittee of your Bonner Leadership Team)
•Final review by Bonner Program Staff
•Foundation approves (locks) report in BWBRS each semester.

35. Fund Amount Process
Bonner
Congress Travel
Reimbursement
$250 per Congress Rep per
meeting (2 reps x 2
meetings x $250 = $1,000)
Reimbursement
request submitted to
Foundation via email
Bonner Congress Travel
•Please submit your reimbursement request via email to the
Bonner Foundation.
•The funds will be drawn directly from that endowment.

36. Special Projects Fund

37. Special Projects Fund Calculation
Prior Year Actuals vs Budget
Available in Next
Current Year

38. Fund Source Amount Process
Special Projects
Fund
Unexpended
Bonner
Scholarship Funds
from Prior Year
Calculated by
Foundation
Proposal to Fnd at
least 6 wks in
advance
Special Projects Fund
• Schools will be allowed to request additional funds for the following activities involving Bonner
Scholars in their junior and senior years: 
◦ service trips (not including the 1st year service trip), with an emphasis on international
perspective;
◦ internships and activities involving specific national Bonner Partners organizations (see
attached list);
◦ initiatives that involve Bonner Scholars in connecting service to an academic course;
◦ joint service projects with junior or senior Bonner Scholars and Bonner Leaders from other
schools (excluding sophomore service exchanges);
◦ participation in service and leadership initiatives organized through the Bonner Congress or
for Senior Interns (not including the regularly scheduled meetings for these students).
• The goal of these initiatives should be to specifically enhance student learning and
development, not simply to implement current aspects of the Bonner Scholars Program.

39. Questions?

40. Foundation Approval
Process

41. Semester Reporting in BWBRS
Report Who
Fall Spring Summer
(complete the week after semester starts)
Registrar’s List
School
✓Create Registrar’s List (week after semester starts)
✓Submit Change of Status
Foundation✓Approve Change of Status
School
✓Confirm List is Ready to be Locked
✓Notify Foundation to Lock Registrar’s List
Foundation✓Lock Registrars List (automatically creates Allocation Report)
Allocation
Report
School ✓Review & Edit Allocation Report
Foundation
✓Approve & Lock Allocation Report
✓Email Allocation Approval Letter
Reimbursement
Report
School
✓Review & Edit Reimbursement Report
✓Notify Foundation to Lock Reimbursement Report
Foundation
✓Approve & Lock Reimbursement Report
✓Email Reimbursement Approval Letter (if needed)

42. Semester Funding via BWBRS
Fund Amount Process
Semester
Allocations
Per Student Allocation
Semester Allocation Reports
in BWBRS
Semester
Reimbursements
Original Semester Allocation less
Actual Expenditures = Reimbursement
Semester Reimbursement
Reports in BWBRS

43. Semester Funding via BWBRS

44. New Freshmen Approval

45. Bonner Scholar
Endowment Access

46. Semester Registrars List

47. Funding through Proposals
Fund Amount Process
Rising Senior
Funds
Up to $500 per student
Student submits to you;
School submit to Foundation
Local Summer
Service
$75 per Bonner Scholar x maximum
Bonner Enrollment
Submit letter with budget
(including student names and placements)
First Year Trip
$350 per first year Bonner Scholar x
(total on trip + two staff)
Submit letter with budget &
trip itinerary
Bonner Congress
Travel
$250 per student x two students per
meeting (Fall Congress & SLI)
Submit email request with
names of students
(receipts are not recess)

48. Bonner Scholar Endowment Access
Fund Amount Process
Annual
Endowment
Enrichment Fund
General Fund less Annual Budget
(based on full enrollment) =
Enrichment Fund
Foundation calculates
amount;
School submits Annual
Proposal for approval
Annual
Supplemental
Financial Aid
Supplemental Financial Aid Fund less
$ needed for General Fund = $ SFA
Included in Annual Proposal
to Foundation

49. Bonner Scholar Endowment Access Chart

50. Bonner Scholar Endowment Access Chart

51. Bonner Scholar Endowment Access Chart

52. Bonner Scholar Endowment Access Chart

53. Campus
Support
Page