Scholarship
Applying for Scholarship
Georgia Synergy Business Institute is proud to honor academically talented and exceptionally skilled students with a variety of scholarships and awards. Limited scholarships are available and the applicants’ standings will be evaluated by the Academic Standing Faculty Committee for its recommendations for scholarship eligibility to the President and the Board. Applicants must fill out a Scholarship Application Form, available at the Office of Student Affairs. The following are the available scholarships from Georgia Synergy Business Institute:
President’s Scholarship
Academic Achievement Scholarship
Need-Based Tuition Assistance
This information outlines the processes and procedures for awarding endowment scholarships. Freshman and transfer institutional scholarships are used for recruiting purposes and follow a fair and equitable process.
Academic Standing Faculty Committee
The Academic Standing Faculty Committee ensures that Institute-wide scholarship awards are made in accordance with procedures that ensure compliance with a fair and equitable application and awarding process for all eligible students. This maximizes the utilization of scholarships to recruit and to retain students and to align the selection process with the awarding of financial aid packages. This committee develops recommendations, guidelines, and policy considerations relating to scholarship awards. The Academic Standing Faculty Committee is charged with the responsibility of reviewing policies and procedures related to the application and selection process of Institute scholarships. This Committee works closely with their respective administrative offices and departments to select recipients for those scholarships with subjective scholarship criteria. The Committee is comprised of the Director of Student Affairs and Department Heads representing Institute on campus.
Members of the Academic Standing Faculty Committee are appointed by President. Voting membership is comprised of all committee members who are also faculty members. The Chair of this Committee is a faculty member appointed by the President and serves a two-year term. Other committee members include the Director of Student Affairs, Registrar, Director of Business Affairs, and Director of Academic Affairs. Academic Standing Committee Members are responsible for meeting with their respective colleges and disseminating scholarship application information to their departmental committees for the purpose of awarding scholarships.
Scholarship Application Policy
Students who are interested in applying for scholarships for the upcoming academic year (fall and spring semesters) must complete and submit Scholarship Application Form to the Office of Student Affairs during the normal registration period per semester. Students may apply for scholarships when they have started the application process for admission to the Institute. It is the student’s responsibility to visit the departmental office for the degree desired to determine if additional information must be enclosed or attached to his or her scholarship application. All scholarship application forms will be retained both in paper format and in electronic format by the Office of Student Affairs, and the application form and other enclosures will not be returned to students.
Scholarship Acceptance and Terms
Acceptance of an individual scholarship award is an agreement to the terms and conditions of that award as well as all policies governing Georgia Synergy Business Institute scholarships. Every student's financial award package (scholarships, gift and need-based assistance) is subject to audit, with the final determination to be made by President. The total of all Georgia Synergy Business Institute scholarship funds cannot exceed the total direct and indirect costs of education (indirect costs include allowances for personal expenses and transportation). Full-time enrollment (or program equivalency) is required for all Georgia Synergy Business Institute scholarship recipients. Renewable awards are contingent upon maintaining a minimum grade point average, completion of the donor appreciation letter and meeting all other conditions of the renewal criteria as specified.
Scholarship Selection Process
Scholarship awards are made for one academic semester with the exception of renewable scholarships. Students will receive one scholarship disbursement per semester. Please note: the aforementioned process will not replace the donor’s intent as outlined in the specified scholarship criteria.
The Office of Student Affairs will receive all scholarship application forms and a detailed scholarship report including funding amounts and criteria to award for the upcoming academic year. The Institute Academic Standing Committee is responsible for disseminating this information to their departments for review. Each Academic Standing Committee Member is responsible for submitting their respective department’s ranking forms along with a list of scholarship recipients to the Office of Business Affairs and Scholarships by a pre-determined deadline date. The Institute Academic Standing Faculty Committee will have a minimum of two (2) workweeks to convene in order to assess applicants and select recipients for recommendation after being provided all qualifying application materials. The President, upon receipt of the Academic Standing Faculty Committee's recommendations for scholarships, forwards and reports to the Board meeting for final determinations. The due date for this determination process is the first day of a semester for immediate scholarship award and reimbursement.
SCHOLARSHIP
President’s Scholarship
The most prestigious award, the President's Scholarship, is offered by the Georgia Synergy Business Institute to academically outstanding students according to the regulations of Academic Standing Committee.
Academic Achievement Scholarship
The Academic Achievement Scholarship is awarded to full-time students according to the regulations. This scholarship is a semester-by-semester award and is not automatically renewed.
***Additional Scholarship available upon qualification and decisions made by Academic Standing Committee***
Academic Integrity and Scholarships
Academic integrity is a fundamental concept underlying the educational enterprise of the Institute. We are committed to honesty, fairness, trust, respect, and taking responsibility for our actions. All students are expected to abide by the principles of academic integrity and the Institute Student Code of Conduct. Any candidate or recipient of Georgia Synergy Business Institute scholarship or tuition assistance MUST maintain the outstanding level of academic integrity and demonstrate outstanding scholarship in all area of student life at Georgia Synergy Business Institute. In any case of the recipient of any type of scholarship being found responsible for any misdeeds proscribed in the Georgia Synergy Business Institute Code of Conduct, the award, prize, or any recognition may be collected by the Office of Student Affairs.
Continued Eligibility
After Fall semester official grades are determined, warning letters will be sent to scholarship recipients who have GPA or enrollment status issues. Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) as determined by completed hours and Grade Point Average (GPA) will be checked yearly at the end of the spring semester. The SAP process will not replace the donor requirements as specified in their outlined scholarship criteria. An SAP notification letter will be sent to all students who did not maintain their scholarship eligibility requirements for the academic year to inform them of the scholarship appeals process.