First-Year $uccess Program FAQ
To earn the base $3,000 scholarship, participants must (1) earn a 3.00 or higher cumulative GPA and (2) have completed at least 6 Cultural Credits at the end of the spring semester as well as (3) complete the FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) by the priority deadline for returning students. Participants also have the opportunity to increase their scholarship by up to an additional $1,000 (for a total of up to $4,000) by completing tasks related to success at Stetson. Each successfully completed task by its deadline results in banking a certain dollar amount increasing your scholarship up to $4,000.
Participants who complete the required tasks will have their scholarship amount applied evenly between their fall and spring semester aid disbursements for their sophomore year. The scholarship is renewable for junior and senior years by maintaining a 3.00 cumulative GPA.
Participants log their activities in the First-Year $uccess Program Portal. This portal uses single-sign-on authentication, so you may be asked to log into your My.Stetson account if you have not already authenticated during your browsing session. The portal contains instructions and submission links under each micro-scholarship opportunity for you to log your activity and increase your scholarship.
Stetson leverages its retention model developed collaboratively by the Office of Institutional Research and Effectiveness and the Data Officer of the Faculty Senate to identify incoming students who may need additional support to thrive at Stetson based on a number of pre-college academic and personal factors.
The leadership of Campus Life and Student Success, in consultation with partners in Academic Affairs, identified activities associated with success and selected those to be among the activities available for micro-scholarships. These activities focus on academic, social and institutional aspects of thriving at Stetson.
The activities are verified by some form of input in the portal from the participant following the activity. This may be answering a reflection question, providing a piece of information acquired during the activity, or other forms of verification.
Questions can be directed to the Assistant Vice President of Institutional Research and Effectiveness, Colin Hilton-MacFarlane, at [email protected].