General Introduction of Scholarships for Rosen College Students
Announcements & Application Form for the 2011 – 2012 Academic Year
Welcome to the new academic year of 2011 – 2012. This is the introduction of the scholarship
system of the Rosen College of Hospitality Management. The entire process of scholarship –
from making announcements, collecting application, screening, and selecting the most qualified
candidates – is handled by the Scholarship Committee (the committee, hereinafter) with the
assistance of the Office of Student Services of the Rosen College of Hospitality Management.
This report introduces the following topics:
A:
B:
C:
D:
E:
F:
G:
The categories of scholarships available
Qualification & Application protocol
Screening & selection process
Application material
Deadline & how/where to submit application material
Other information
Application Form (attached at the end of this report)
A:
The categories of scholarships available:
There are three different categories of scholarships available for our students as follows:
I. Internal scholarships
II. Hybrid scholarships
III. External scholarships
The description of each type of scholarship is as follows:
I.
Internal scholarships:
The funds for these scholarships are donated by sponsoring individuals and/or organizations.
The UCF Foundation controls and releases them, net of their charge, when scholarship
recipients are reported by the committee. As of September 2 of 2011, the following
scholarships are available within this category.
Scholarships & sponsors
(in alphabetical order)
1. Bill Fisher – Golden Corral Scholarship
2. Harris & Trisha Rosen Scholarship
3. David Schaffer Memorial Scholarship
Amount
(per recipient
per academic year)
$1,000
$2,500
$2,000
Maximum #
of recipients
10 recipients
up to 58 recipients
1 recipient
The following scholarships, in this category, will be available when the funds are
replenished.
4.
5.
6.
7.
Bob Snow Roast & Toast Scholarship
Langford Family Scholarship
P. F. Chang Scholarship
Pop Reddick Scholarship
$1,200
$1,200
$1,200 - $1,800
$1,200
The number of
recipients is
contingent upon
each fund.
Many additional sponsoring individuals/organizations have been pledging their donation. As
funds are secured, additional recipients will be selected.
II. Hybrid Scholarships:
These scholarships are controlled by external individuals and/or organizations. The
committee becomes the liaison between our students and the sponsors by handling a part of
the process to nominate the most appropriate candidates. The process includes some, or all,
of the following:
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Announcement of the scholarship through listserv e-mail and/or other online channels
Collecting Application material
Initial screening process to nominate best candidates as requested by the sponsor
The final decision of selecting recipients is the responsibility of the sponsor. Examples of
these scholarships include, but are not limited to, the following.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Honors In Major Scholarship
NACE (National Association of Catering Executives) Scholarship
American Hotel & Lodging Educational Foundation (AH&LEF) Scholarship
Iris D. Larson Scholarship
Destination & Foundation Scholarship
and more…
Many new organizations pledge their donations in this category every year. Upon hearing
about the opportunity, the committee announces detailed information.
III. External scholarships:
Numerous industry/professional organizations offer scholarships. Some organizations
dedicate their contributions only to Rosen College students, while others recruit applicants
from the region, state, or the entire nation. Upon hearing from them, the committee makes
announcements to our students through HOSPMGMT listserv e-mail and/or online posting.
A number of Rosen College students have been recognized by external organizations for
their scholarships. Sponsors of these scholarships include, but are not limited, to the
following.
CFHAL (Central Florida Hotel & Lodging Association)
FACVB (Florida Association of Convention and Visitors Bureaus)
FFMA (Florida Facility Manager’s Association)
FRLA (Florida Restaurant & Lodging Association)
HFTP (Hospitality Finance and Technology Professional)
IACC (International Association of Conference Centers)
PCMA (Professional Convention Management Association)
and more…
The list of sponsors in this category increases each year.
B:
Qualification & Application Protocol
All Rosen College students are qualified as long as they meet the following conditions:
1. Fulltime course load (12 credit hours for undergraduate students, 9 credit hours for
graduate students)
2. Must be majoring in a degree program offered by the Rosen College.
3. Some sponsors require US citizenship or Permanent Residency
The committee collects applications once a year (in the beginning of a new academic year) for
scholarships during one academic year. This practice is to minimize the redundancy in
application process. From the collected application material, the committee creates a master file
(applicant pool). For this reason, students are highly encouraged to submit their application now
as specified in the next section.
C:
Screening & Selection Process
From the collected material, the committee screens for eligible applicants. In this process, only
those who have complied with all the requirements will be screened in. Please refer to the
section D for required application material. As mentioned, this master file (applicant pool) will
be continuously used throughout the entire academic year to select and/or nominate the most
appropriate candidate(s).
D:
Application material:
Application material in general includes:
I. Application Form
II. Professional Resume (up-to-date)
III. Personal Essay on specific topics (Details are explained below.)
IV. Unofficial Transcript (This can be made available at the Office of Student Service)
How to prepare the application material and submit it:
Create one Microsoft Word document that contains the following (I, II, & III), and attach it to
an e-mail to the chair of the committee.
I. Application Form
a. This form is attached at the end of this announcement.
b. Once the original announcement is delivered through a HOSPMGMT Listserv email, this form will be available on the college website.
c. This form will be in Word Document file (with tabulated data entry forms).
d. Toward the end of this form, students must include their resume and essay as
explained below.
e. The entire material (Application From, resume & essay) must be attached to the
applicant’s e-mail to the chair of the committee.
II. Professional Resume
a. Include the most up-to-date resume to the Application Form.
III. Personal Essay
a. Include an essay as described below with the Application Form and the resume.
b. The topic of your essay includes three different dimensions – your expectation,
your perception, and your effort – about two of our college’s Three-Pillar
Principles of Professionalism, Leadership, and Service as follows:
i. Your perception about the ideal professionalism and leadership capacity a
college student should develop and to maintain while he/she is taking
college education
ii. Your perception about how Rosen College facilitates & encourages
students’ growth in their professionalism & leadership capability
iii. How you are pursuing your goal of growing into a future professional as
an industry leader.
All the material above (I, II, III) must be sent electronically in one file as an attachment to the
committee chair. Save the file with your name as follows: (Last Name-First Name-2011scholarship app.doc; example: Doe-Jane-2011-scholarship app.doc)
IV. Submit a hard copy of an Unofficial Transcript. Please be aware that this is not an
Audit Report. The Office of Student Services will help you obtain this at your request.
It is highly recommended to obtain this report to prepare the Application Form.
E:
Deadline & Where/How to submit the Application material:
I:
E-mail submission for Application Form, Resume, and an Essay in one file
Send an e-mail (using the common business communication protocol) with the
attachment by 5:00 P.M. on October 7 (Friday) to hyung.jung@ucf.edu.
II.
Unofficial Transcript:
Submit a hard copy of this report to the office of the committee chair (RCHM
255) by 5:00 P.M. on October 7 (Friday).
E:
Other Information:
Selected recipients must attend the Scholarship Award Ceremony that will be announced later
when the detail plans are arranged. Non-compliance to this requirement will end up in revoking
the status of recipient. (Only one exception to this rule applies to the participants of Study
Abroad Program at the time ceremony.)
If you have any questions regarding scholarships, please feel free to contact the chair of the
committee.
H. Jung, Ph.D.
Chair, Scholarship Committee
(407) 903 – 8175
hyung.jung@ucf.edu
RCHM #255
P.S.
Application Form is attached in the following page.
Eliminate this (instruction part) when submitting your application.
Scholarship Application Form
Please fill out the following form to apply for the scholarships.
Put the information as requested. To select the correct information, delete all others.
1
2
3
4
5
6
First Name
Last Name
PID (7-digit)
Gender (select one)
Phone number
E-mail address
7
Academic Status (select one)
8
Diversity Status
9
If minority, specify (select one)
10
11
Accumulated GPA (total)
GPA at Rosen College only
Male
Freshman,
Female
Sophomore,
Yes, I am a minority student.
Junior,
Senior
No, I am not a minority student.
African American, Asian, Pacific Islander, Caucasian, Hispanic, or Specify:
Please provide the following information. If you have not taken any specific course yet, leave
them blank.
Information of the Courses taken at Rosen College
Course #
HFT2220
HFT2401
HFT2500
HFT3431
HFT3444
HFT3540
HFT3603
HFT4286
HFT4295
HFT4464
Course Title
HOSP HUMAN RESOURCES MGMT
HOSP INDUSTRY FINANCIAL ACCT
HOSP & TOURISM MARKETING
HOSP INDUSTRY MANAGERIAL ACCT
HOSP INFORMATION SYSTEMS
GUEST SERVICES MANAGEMENT I
LEGAL ENV HOSP & TOURISM
HOSPITALITY COMMUNICATIONS
HOSP LEADERSHIP & STRAT MGMT
HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY FINANCE
Instructor Name
Semester
(Fall,
Spring,
Summer)
Year
Your
Grade
Please read the following statement, and provide your signature.
I have provided all information to my best knowledge. I am currently taking full-time course
load.
Print your Name: _________________________________ (This will be used as your signature.)
Use this blank page to copy & paste your resume & essay. (Delete this line when submitting.)