External Funding Sources
This funding source is for is available for income-qualifying current high school senior and recent graduates of the Denver Public Schools (DPS)
WHAT IS DENVER SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION. For an extra 100 points, what is annual amount of DSF funding for a student pursuing a bachelors degree?
This AdvanceEDU scholarship is reimbursable through the Prosperity Denver Fund (PDF) and follows their eligibility guidelines.
WHAT IS THE ADVANCEEDU YOUNG PROFESSIONALS SCHOLARSHIP. For 100 extra points, what was this scholarship previously called but was deemed too confusing.
This is the form that that students must fill out on the CSU Global portal if a third party is paying for their tuition and/or they are receiving a scholarship.
WHAT IS A DEFERMENT FORM?
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LESLEY DEL RIO
This funding source is available for students who were previously enrolled in collage but have been stopped out for at least 32 weeks.
WHAT IS FINISH WHAT YOU STARTED. For an additional 100 points, how should we coach students to take advantage of these scholarship funds?
This scholarship is available to CareerWise youth apprentices working at one of our Opportunity Now employer partners.
WHAT IS THE ADVANCEEDU PINNACOL ASSURANCE SCHOLARSHIP?
This is the person that initially sends the Funding Source Determination (FSD) form to a student for completion and schedules a 30-minute FSD Intake meeting.
WHO IS THE SUCCESS COACH (FOR EXISTING STUDENTS) AND THE MOR REP (FOR NEW STUDENTS)?
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WHAT ARE BUC-EE'S BEAVER NUGGETS?
These are two employers that AdvanceEDU works with that offer either tuition assistance or tuition reimbursement.
THREE OPTIONS: WHAT ARE ENVISION, DENVER HEALTH, AND/OR PINNACOL ASSURANCE? For an additional 100 points, how should you coach a student to take advantage of employer tuition reimbursement funding?
This is the name of the scholarship available to non-traditional students that currently covers the first-term only.
WHAT IS THE DANIELS FUND BOUNDLESS OPPORTUNITY SCHOLARSHIP? For 100 extra points, name one thing that will change about this scholarship starting later this Spring?
This is the document from CSU Global that is sent to the AdvanceEDU Operations team to trigger scholarship payments to a student's account each term.
WHAT IS AN INVOICE?
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WHO IS LAUREN?
This is a federal funding source available through workforce centers for individuals who have lost their job and don't have the right skills for a new job OR are an unemployed spouse who lost their primary source of income.
WHAT IS WIOA? For 100 extra points, how should you coach students to take advantage of these funds?
This scholarship covers the first term for students who are referred from one of our Opportunity Now community partners.
WHAT IS THE ADVANCEEDU CROSSPURPOSE SCHOLARSHIP? For 100 extra points, what must CrossPurpose establish with each student to cover their remaining terms?
This is the AdvanceEDU team that leads the process to gather documentation from students to verify eligibility for AdvanceEDU scholarships.
WHO IS THE OPERATIONS TEAM?
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WHAT IS FIDDLER ON THE ROOF? (OR WHATEVER ELSE ANSLEM VERIFIES)
Instead of the EFC, this is the new measure by which higher ed institutions will identify the level of Pell funding to award to students completing the 2024 FAFSA.
WHAT IS THE STUDENT AID INDEX (SAI)? For 100 extra points, when will institutions switch to fund Pell based on the 2024 FAFSA?
This is the document that indicates to the student that they have been formally approved for an AdvanceEDU scholarship.
WHAT IS A SCHOLARSHIP LETTER? For 100 extra points, who is solely responsible for issuing a student's comprehensive financial aid package?
WHAT ARE THE FAFSA FORM AND THE FSD FORM?
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WHO IS EFREN?