IMAGINE

www.imagine-america.org

America Foundation

Scholarship and Awards

TUTORIAL

About the Imagine America Foundation

Established in 1982 A not-for-profit organization

dedicated to serving the career education community

Provides scholarships and awards

Conducts sector research Offers faculty training

through the Center for Excellence in Education

Since inception, the Foundation has

provided more than $75

MILLION in financial

assistance to STUDENTS attending

career colleges across the United States and Puerto

Rico.

Foundation OverviewSCHOLARSHIPS

Imagine America for graduating high school seniors Promise Scholarship Program

Military Award Program (MAP) for active duty reservist or honorably discharged U.S. military veterans LDRSHIP Award

Adult Skills Education Program (ASEP) for adult learners Adult Excellence Award

Foundation OverviewRESEARCH

Fact Book: A Profile of Career Colleges and Universities (Annual) The Fact Book contains research and analysis of

important trends in the career college sector of higher education.

Educational Benchmark Study (Fall 2012) IAF and Wonderlic have jointly initiated a research

project that will develop educational benchmarks of student attitudes, opinions, performance, and satisfaction that can be used to help future students have the best overall educational experience, as well as begin to dispel the cloud of doubt around our industry.

AgendaOverview of Imagine America Scholarship and Award Programs and additional benefits

Imagine America High Scholarship Financial Planning Made Simple (FPMS) Adult Skills Education Program (ASEP) Military Award Program (MAP) Additional Benefits

Promise Scholarship Program LDRSHIP Award Adult Excellence Award Student Success Zone Program Search Feature Promotional Materials

High School Scholarship Program

Graduating high school seniors who meet the recommended guidelines are eligible to receive a $1,000 tuition discount that can be used at you career college.

Recommended Guidelines: Applying between Jan 1 – Dec 31, 2012 (2012

high school graduates can apply January 1, 2012)

Enrolling in a participating career college Recommended GPA of 2.5 or above Able to demonstrate financial need if required Demonstrated community service in senior

year

Adult Skill Education Program (ASEP)

Non-traditional students who meet the criteria are eligible to receive a $1,000 tuition discount that can be used at you career college.

Criteria: Be enrolling in a participating college Meet eligibility requirements of the college Be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident Be at least 19 years of age and have a high

school diploma, GED or pass an Ability to Benefit test

Not be a previous recipient of any other Imagine America Foundation scholarships/awards

Complete the NCCT Educational Success Potential Assessment (required)

“With today’s economy, more adults are finding

they need to get a higher education, however, there

is not much help financially, which is why I was extremely excited to

receive the Imagine America ASEP award.”

-Carolyn Crump, Imagine America ASEP recipient, Medical Careers Institute

Military Award Program (MAP)

Military students who meet the criteria are eligible to receive a $1,000 tuition discount that can be used at you career college.

Criteria: Be enrolling into a participating college Active duty, reservist, honorably

discharged or retired veteran of the United States military

Likelihood of enrolling and successfully completing postsecondary education

Not be a previous recipient of any other Imagine America Foundation scholarships/awards

Financial need

1. Students must apply online at www.imagine-america.org, by clicking on the High School Scholarships “Apply Now” button

2. Student must first choose their college by searching alphabetically, geographically, or by program of study.

3. After choosing the college, the student must select the high school they will graduate from. If the high school is not enrolled they can enroll by contacting us at scholarships@imagine-america.org.

4. Finally the student must fill the application and click on submit. Student will receive a confirmation page and an application id. The application id can be used to check the status of their application at www.imagine-america.org/check-application-status

5. Students must complete the Financial Planning Made Simple (FPMS) video tutorial. Students can complete this by going to www.imagine-america.org/fpms and entering their application id. The student must watch the video to the end and click on the “Simulation Complete” button.

High School Application Process - Student

1. Apply online at www.imagine-america.org, by clicking on the Scholarships for Adults “Apply Now” button.

2. Student must first choose their college by searching alphabetically, geographically, or by program of study.

3. Next the student must fill our application, and click on Submit and Complete Survey. Student will then be asked to complete the student assessment survey created by the National Center for Competency and Testing.

4. After completing the survey the student will receive an onscreen confirmation and an application id. Students can check the status of their application at www.imagine-america.org/check-application-status with their application id.

5. Students must complete the FPMS video tutorial. Students can complete this by going to www.imagine-america/fpms and entering your application id. The student must watch the video to the end and click on the “Simulation Complete” button.

ASEP Application Process – Students

1. Apply online at www.imagine-america.org, by clicking on the Grants for Military “Apply Now” button.

2. Student must first choose their college by searching alphabetically, geographically, or by program of study.

3. Next the student must fill our application, and click on Submit.

4. After completing the application the student will receive an onscreen confirmation and an application id. Students can check the status of their application at www.imagine-america.org/check-application-status with their application id.

5. Students must complete the FPMS video tutorial. Students can complete this by going to www.imagine-america/fpms and entering your application id. The student must watch the video to the end and click on the “Simulation Complete” button.

MAP Application Process – Students

Financial Planning Made Simple (FPMS)This online-based tool was created to help career college students protect their future by making

responsible borrowing decisions. It consists of an 18-minute animated video tutorial with the

student's choice of two avatars to walk them through the budgeting, borrowing and repayment

process.

The downloadable Student Financial Planning Tool gives students the

opportunity to calculate their own budgets.

Application Process – FPMS

Students will have several opportunities to complete the Financial Planning Made Simple (FPMS) Video Tutorial.

1. After the student has completed the application a link to FPMS will be on the confirmation page.

2. When a student checks their application status a link to FPMS will appear.

3. Students who have not completed the FPMS will get reminder emails every two weeks.

4. Both the student and college will receive confirmation emails once FPMS has been completed.

After watching the video, 15% of career

college students strongly agreed that

they decided to borrow less money for

school; and 26% agreed. Overall, 41%

favorable rating in encouraging students

to borrow more conservatively.

1. After the student has submitted an application an email is sent to the high school counselor on record. If the counselor is not correct, they will need to contact us at scholarships@imagine-america.org to update this information.

High School Application Process - Counselor

2. High school counselor receives an email asking them to approve or disapprove the student’s application based on the recommended guidelines.

3. Counselor logs in to application management page and approves or disapproves the student’s application. An email is sent to student with an updated application status.

1. College representative receives email to approve or disapprove student’s application.

2. College representative logs in to application management page to review student’s application.

Application Process – Career College

3. College approves or disapproves student’s application. Student is notified by email of application status.

4. If student is approved by college they will receive instructions on how to get their electronic award letter and certificate.

Reviewing Student Applications Go to and www.imagine-america.org/career-colleges-process-student-applications

and log in with your username and password. Your username and password will be listed in emails requesting review of applications. We recommend you bookmark this page for future use.

Once you log in, you will see a list of pending student applications. If the student has not completed FPMS it will be noted as Needs FPMS.

You can approve or disapprove student applications one-by-one or all at the same time:

To approve or disapprove one-by-one, use the pull down menu to the left (the column is titled Approval Status), select approve or disapprove for each student.

When finished scroll down to the bottom and click on Update All Changes. Once the application is process it will be removed from the application

management page and you will receive a confirmation email. To approve or disapprove all applications at once, click on either Set All To

Approve or Set All To Disapprove. When finished scroll down to the bottom and click on Update All Changes. Once the application is process it will be removed from the application

management page and you will receive a confirmation email.

Application Process - Final

Colleges will receive a confirmation email for each student they approve or disapprove. Some colleges use the confirmation email as verification of the award

Students will receive an email with instructions on how to download and print their electronic certificate and bring to the college as verification of their award.

Imagine America PromiseEach student who has received an Imagine America high school scholarship is eligible to receive a cash grant of $500 from the Imagine America Foundation. The Foundation begins collecting nominations for Promise in November with a February deadline. At that time applications will be available at www.imagine-america.org/promise. Prospective recipients must meet the following scholarship criteria: Student must be nominated by his/her career college – each career

college campus may nominate up to 5 applicants per campus Student must have been an Imagine America (high school) scholarship

recipient Student must have completed at least one term in his/her course of study Student's graduation date must be after April 30th, (subject to change) Student must have a college cumulative 3.5 or higher GPA Student must currently have a 95 percent or higher attendance record Student must obtain a written recommendation from a

faculty/administrator representative of his/her career college A copy of the student's transcripts must be sent with the nomination form

Imagine America LDRSHIP AwardThe LDRSHIP Award offers a $2,500.00 cash grant toward college tuition to active duty, reservist, honorably discharged or retired U.S. military veterans attending a participating Imagine America institution. The Foundation begins collecting nominations for the LDRSHIP Award in January with a March deadline. At that time applications will be available at www.imagine-america.org/ldrship. Criteria: Must be nominated by career college – each career college campus may nominate 5

applicants per campus Must be an active duty, reservist, honorably discharged or retired U.S. military

veteran attending a participating Imagine America institution Must be currently enrolled in his/her course of study with a graduation date after

May 30th (subject to change) Must have a cumulative 3.5 or higher GPA Must currently have a 95 percent or higher attendance record Must obtain a written recommendation from a faculty/administrator representative

of his/her career college Must include a copy of his/her current college transcript with application If applicable, must include a copy of his/her DD214/DD215

Imagine America Adult Excellence AwardEach student who has received an Imagine America ASEP scholarship is eligible to receive a cash grant of $500 from the Imagine America Foundation. The Foundation begins collecting nominations for Excellence in July with a October deadline. At that time applications will be available at www.imagine-america.org/adult-excellence-award.

Prospective recipients must meet the following scholarship criteria: Student must be nominated by his/her career college – each career college

campus may nominate up to 5 applicants per campus Student must have been an Adult Skills Education Program scholarship

recipient Student must have completed at least one term in his/her course of study Student's graduation date must be after December 31st (subject to change) Student must have a college cumulative 3.5 or higher GPA Student must currently have a 95 percent or higher attendance record Student must obtain a written recommendation from a faculty/administrator

representative of his/her career college A copy of the student's transcripts must be sent with the nomination form

Student Success Zone

To help our colleges and their students, IAF joined forces with Pearson Learning to provide a website dedicated to student success. We want to keep these students motivated to succeed. The tips will focus on four basic categories – Life Balance, Study Skills, Finance, and Professionalism.

As students apply for an Imagine America scholarship or award they will receive emails with tips to keep them motivated to succeed. Through the email they will be able to click a link that will take them to the website where they can find additional information on the tips.

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Student Success Zone

Topic Potential Benefit to Students

Life Balance Encourages coping mechanisms for dealing with the stresses that accompany day-to-day life, in school and beyond.

Study Skills Promotes consistent and organized habits around studying and preparing for tests.

Financial Literacy Promotes smart financial decision-making and understanding of economic principles applicable to daily life.

Professionalism Encourages strong work-ethic and good habits to ensure professional interactions.

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Program Search Feature Participating college can add or update programs of study

for their college. Colleges can log in to the application management page,

click and "Update College Profile.” Colleges can update the address for the school at the top

of the page. To add programs, click on “Add Programs,” then search for

your schools programs by alphabet or scrolling down. Select the programs of study your college offers and click

on “Add Programs.” Colleges can also remove programs from this page.

Promotional MaterialsTo help promote the Imagine America scholarship and award programs to your students, we have created promotional materials such as one-page flyers, how-to-apply posters and web banners. Web banners are available to be placed on your school's web site to let students know that your school participates in our Imagine America scholarship and award programs. Imagine America Web Banner Scholarship and Award Flyers How-to-Apply Posters Informational Slide for Power Point Presentations Guidance Counselor List Scholarship Program Descriptions User Guidewww.imagine-america.org/promotionalmaterials

Contact UsAndrea Spisak, Dir. of Strategic DevelopmentPhone: 314.378.2958E-mail: andreas@imagine-america.org

Cheri Thompson Rudd, Client Services Rep.Phone: 314.304.1179E-mail: cherir@imagine-america.org

General InquiresPhone: 202.336.6800E-mail: scholarships@imagine-america.org