Once your club/affiliate has selected the recommended recipient(s) of your scholarship award, you must first inform OFA of your decision in writing, including:

• name,

• address,

• U-M ID (issued by U-M upon receipt of the student’s application for admission),

• award amount.

Do not inform a scholarship recipient of an award prior to OFA notifying your club/affiliate it has approved the award. OFA’s approval process includes matching a recipient’s profile (e.g., GPA, financial need determination) against your club’s designated scholarship criteria. Please note that while a club/affiliate’s recommended scholarship recipients should be approved by OFA so long as the club/affiliate adheres to the approved written guidelines, OFA does have the ultimate and final authority in determining the recipients of all University scholarships, including all club/affiliate scholarships administered through U-M.

Following OFA approval, notify each recipient of the award and explain to them that OFA will credit the scholarship money directly to the student’s U-M account (one-half of an annual award will be credited each term) to be applied to the student’s tuition, fees, and/or on-campus housing expenses. OFA follows this procedure rather than issuing a check to the club/affiliate or the student in order to ensure the student is in good academic standing and enrolled during the period they receive the scholarship.