This will assure compliance with the donor's wishes for the use of the gift and administration of the funds as agreed upon. This is to protect our students who often receive other forms of financial aid with certain qualifications and restrictions. The fewer restrictions in selecting scholarship recipients, the better.
Donors establish scholarships so they can be awarded.
If too many qualification requirements and restrictions are written into the guidelines, it becomes difficult to find students who qualify for the award. Most of the scholarship recipients at Northern Arizona University are selected by campus committees such as the University Scholarship Committee. In instances where the award is restricted to a specific major or academic discipline, committees from the particular college or academic department may be appointed to select scholarship recipients. It is permissible, under certain conditions, for individuals outside Northern Arizona University to participate in the selection of scholarship recipients. Donors who have received receipts for tax purposes from their contributions may only participate in selecting recipients from a pool of qualified candidates identified by the University Scholarship Committee and cannot benefit relatives or other individuals which disqualify the charitable status of gifts made.