SHIP R A L O H C S Y T ES R ACTIVI U D E C O R P AND GUIDELINES Purpose: To provide assistance for individual girl members who are registered Girl Scouts and wish to attend Girl Scouts of Utah-sponsored camps or programs, Girl Scouts of the USA-sponsored programs, or Girl Scout destinations. Philosophy: Activity Scholarship should fill a specific financial need. It is not a reward for being a “good Girl Scout” nor is it a way to repay volunteer work a parent might have done in Girl Scouting. It is a way for Girl Scouts of Utah to help a Girl Scout participate in an experience in which she would otherwise not be able to because of financial restraints. The decision to grant activity scholarship, and the amount, is made on the basis of information given on the application form. All information is kept confidential and discussed only by those responsible for allocating the money. Guidelines for granting financial assistance:
1. The request must be made on a current application form and must be completed in its entirety.
2. The dollar amount of the scholarship granted is based on availability of funds and apparent need.
3. Scholarship will be granted only to currently registered girl members, not troops.
4. Families are expected to pay a portion of the expense for the program or camp.
5. P articipants in Girl Scouts of the USA destinations may receive up to one-fourth of the actual program fees in activity scholarship. Program applications must be received by published program registration deadlines. This applies to individual girls only – not troops.
6. A ll activity credits must be used for program fees before the activity scholarship will be granted. Activity credits may be used for transportation and published fees only. Additional activity fees and personal items are the responsibility of the participant.
7. T he scholarship may be based on the number of requests from the same family and on the total income composition.
8. The scholarship is non-transferable and not redeemable for cash.
9. A ctivity scholarship will be granted for only one like program per program year per girl. For example, a girl may apply for scholarship for resident camp and day camp, or resident camp and a program, not resident camp and troop camp in the same summer. 10. P rograms that will be considered for scholarships are: All Girl Scouts of Utah-sponsored activities, programs and camps on a council wide, national or international level; all GSUSA-sponsored destinations listed on GSUSA’s website or other material published by the national organization.
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