Q. DOES MY APPLICATION HAVE TO BE IN THE OFFICE ON THE 15TH OR CAN IT BE POSTMARKED ON THE 15TH?
A. The completed application must be in our office on the 15th. Electronic submissions and post marks are not acceptable. We advise applicants to send the application a week before the due date.

Q. WHICH FORMS ARE REQUIRED TO DEMONSTRATE FINANCIAL NEED?
A. With two exceptions, all scholarships which have a financial need component require that students submit the Student Aid Report (SAR). Students receive a SAR as the result of filing a FAFSA, a Free Application for Federal Student Aid. For more information on financial need scholarships, see the financial need page of this site. The two exceptions are the MN Power Community Involvement and the G. Scott Ransom Scholarships.

Q. WHEN WILL I BE NOTIFIED AS TO THE STATUS OF MY APPLICATION?
A. Names of recipients will be announced as early as possible. Each candidate will receive an individual communication informing him/her of the status of the application within a week of the selection meeting.

Q. WHAT IS THE PROCESS TO RENEW MY SCHOLARSHIP?
A. Following completion of the academic year, students must access the DSACF website and download a renewal application. They must complete this and send it with an official copy of their transcript showing all grades from the just completed year sent to the Community Foundation office.

Q. WHEN ARE SCHOLARSHIP CHECKS MAILED?
A. Checks for the first semester are mailed about the middle of August and checks for the second semester are mailed around the middle of December.

Q. I GO TO A CHARTER SCHOOL. AM I ELIGIBLE TO APPLY FOR THESE SCHOLARSHIPS?
A. The Scholarship Committee recently clarified this issue. Their position is that charter schools are simply one variety of public schools and therefore charter school students are welcome to apply for any scholarship which has a "public school" requirement. Of course other requirements (GPA, geography, religion, etc) still apply as well.

Q. MY UNIVERSITY WANTS TO CREDIT MY FALL CHECK TO BOTH FALL AND SPRING SEMESTERS. I TOLD THEM A SECOND CHECK IS COMING, BUT THEY WON'T TAKE MY WORD FOR IT. WHAT CAN I DO?
A. Several things you can do here. First of all, the letter you received with the check should say whether a second check is planned. Show them that. Secondly, show them this website. Show them this question/answer and the description of your scholarship on the pages linking off the Scholarship Funds page. If that isn't enough, get the name and email address (fax number if they won't accept an email) of the person who wants the further proof. Sent that to us here at the DSACF (email is best), along with your scholarship name and student number and we will send a letter to your school.

Q. I AM THINKING ABOUT DOING A STUDY ABROAD. WILL MY SCHOLARSHIP COVER THE COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE STUDY ABROAD PROGRAM?
A. If the study abroad program in which you are participating is an accepted part of your college or university and the costs associated with the program are billed through the college or university, you may use scholarship dollars to cover these costs.

Q. CAN I USE THE SCHOLARSHIP FOR SUMMER SCHOOL?
A. In order to receive a scholarship a recipient must be enrolled as a full-time student. Given that and assuming there are funds available, full-time summer school attendance may be counted as one of the terms.