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Recipient Responsibilities - Carefully Review All Four Parts

Part One - General Responsibilities

  1. Must live on campus the first academic year unless waived by the Trustee of HSF.
  2. Must join one campus organization during first semester of Freshman year.
  3. Must maintain a Four (4) year graduation schedule.
  4. Must achieve a 3.00 grade point average each semester during recipient's freshman and sophomore years and a 3.25 grade point average each semester during recipient's junior and senior years of college.
  5. Must declare an academic major by recipient's junior year of college.
  6. Must comply with HSF Policies, and must not act in a manner which brings discredit upon HSF, its Grantor, Trustee, employees or volunteers, other scholarship recipients or the college or university attended by recipient, or himself or herself.
  7. Must apply for eligible Federal, State and Institutional grants.
  8. Must attend mandatory HSF workshops and activities intended to help maximize each recipient's educational experience.
  9. Must fulfill Schwab Account Responsibilities.

 

Part Two - Information to be provided to HSF

  1. Must email HSF of any change in recipient's name, email address, physical address or phone number. Failure to provide HSF with current contact information may result in loss of the scholarship.
  2. Must provide HSF with a Release Authorization to recipient's college or university authorizing release of recipient information to HSF*.
  3. Must notify HSF if recipient incurs non-educational debt in excess of $5,000:
    1. Approved debt will not adversely affect recipient's scholarship.
    2. Unapproved debt will be deducted from the amount of the scholarship.
    3. Unreported debt in excess of $5,000 will result in loss of the scholarship.

    The Purpose of debt notification is to ensure that a recipient does not incur unnecessary or burdensome debt while receiving funds from HSF.

 *Form provided

 

Part Three - Reports to be provided to HSF
Each scholarship recipient must mail to HSF in one mailing by each date the following information.

By October 1 each year: Instructions and Forms will be provided by September 1.

  1. After Freshman year. Recipient’s Official College Transcript showing courses taken, hours credited, grades received, prior semester GPA, and cumulative GPA.
  2. Certification by recipients college or university that recipient is ON SCHEDULE to graduate college in four years time, and a copy of Recipient’s updated Four Year Degree Plan certified to by the college counselor or registrar.*
  3. Recipient's Employment Report documenting 240 hours of work.*
  4. After Freshman year. Recipient's annual Progress Report documenting progress toward those personal goals represented to the Grant Committee and contained in recipient’s application.*
  5. List of ALL scholarships, grants, awards, and waivers received and applied for by recipient for the current academic year.*
  6. A complete copy of recipient's updated FAFSA SAR (Student Aid Report). The report must show the applicant's Expected Family Contribution (EFC).
  7. Recipient's updated Financial Aid Award Letter (FAAL).
  8. Proof of Parents / Guardians payment of recipient's FAFSA Expected Family Contribution (EFC) for the current semester must be provided to be eligible for funding of the Hagan Scholarship.*
  9. Recipient's Financial Statement listing all assets and liabilities.*

*Form provided

After October 1, after recipient eligibility is confirmed, the award amount will be determined and disbursed to recipient's college or university by November 1.

 

By March 1 each year. Instructions and Forms will be provided by February 1.

  1. Freshman year only. Recipient's confirmation of membership in a campus organization.*
  2. Recipient’s Official College Transcript showing courses taken, hours credited, grades received, prior semester GPA, and cumulative GPA.
  3. List of ALL scholarships, grants, awards, and waivers received and applied for by recipient for the current semester.*
  4. Proof of Parents / Guardians payment of recipient's FAFSA Expected Family Contribution (EFC) for the current semester must be provided to be eligible for funding of the Hagan Scholarship.*

*Form provided

After March 1, after recipient eligibility is confirmed, the award amount will be determined and disbursed to recipient's college or university by April 1.

 

Part Four - Mail and Email Instructions

Mail Instructions:

The return address must first show recipient's Home State, HSF Identification Number, Last Name then First Name; followed by recipient's Name, Current Address, City, State and Zip Code.

Example
MO597 Smith John
John Smith
324 Winding Road
Beaver Creek, CO 65392

Mail to:
The Hagan Scholarship Foundation
PO Box 1225
Columbia, MO 65205

Mail requiring a signature or mail with postage due will be refused.

 

Email Instructions:

The subject line must first show recipient's Home State, HSF Identification Number, Last Name then First Name; followed by the subject matter. Send ALL emails to scholarships@hsfmo.org

Example