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Daniels Scholarship Referral Agencies
Referral Agencies are high schools and youth serving organizations in Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming that have been selected to nominate students to be considered for Daniels Scholarships each year. Students who wish to compete for a Daniels Scholarship must be nominated by a participating Referral Agency.
For a listing of Referral Agencies by State, please visit:
Colorado
New Mexico
Utah
Wyoming
Four Steps used by Referral Agencies to Nominate Students
1.) Identify Nominees Who Fit Eligibility and Selection Criteria
- Each Referral Agency is given a maximum number of nominations they may make. This number is determined based on population and numbers served, as well as other factors. A student can receive a nomination from only one agency.
- Review the eligibility criteria and the selection criteria to identify students to nominate.
- A student cannot be nominated by a Referral Agency where someone related to them is employed. They can, however, be nominated by a different Referral Agency.
- Scholarship candidates in each region will compete with each other by gender (males compete against males and females against females); therefore, Referral Agencies should nominate an equal number of males and females. Agencies serving single sex populations should nominate students according to their program’s participants.
2.) Direct Nominees to the Online Application
Referral Agencies should fill out nomination cards and disseminate to each nominated student. Nominated students may submit their online applications at any time, but no later than Wednesday, December 2, 2009, 5:00 pm, Mountain Standard Time. Students will need a personal e-mail address to complete the nomination.
3.) Complete Online Nomination Forms
An online nomination letter must be completed for each nominee. Online nomination letters may be submitted at any time, but no later than Friday, December 4, 2009, 5:00 pm, Mountain Standard Time.
4.) Monitor Application Progress of Nominees
As Referral Agencies monitor their nominees’ progress, they are asked to note completed applications will include a nomination letter, additional letter of recommendation, and all sections completed in the online application.
Students will also be required to obtain at least one recommendation from someone who knows them well, such as a teacher, employer, religious leader or coach.
Nominees who become semifinalists will be notified in late January. Semifinalists will be required to provide additional documentation, and we ask that Referral Agencies assist in this process if necessary. Documentation may include transcripts, ACT/SAT exam results, 2009 income tax information (including W-2 forms, IRS tax forms, etc.), and a copy of the students’ U.S. birth certificate, passport, or other certified documentation showing they are a permanent resident, or have refugee or asylum status in the U.S. For further information, please contact the Daniels Fund.
Contact Us
Let us know how we can help you!
If you have questions about the scholarship program or need help with the application process, please contact the Daniels Fund at:
E-mail: scholarselection@danielsfund.org
Phone: 303-393-7220 (main) or
1-877-791-4726 (toll free)
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