2009 - 2010 Catalog - The Art Institutes
2009 - 2010 Catalog - The Art Institutes
2009 - 2010 Catalog - The Art Institutes
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THE ART INSTITUTES<br />
INTERNATIONAL MINNESOTA<br />
MERIT AND NEED<br />
SCHOLARSHIP<br />
<strong>The</strong> <strong>Art</strong> <strong>Institutes</strong> Merit and Need Award<br />
is a quarterly scholarship and is given to<br />
students who have demonstrated financial<br />
need and have earned at least a 2.5<br />
cumulative GPA during their high school or<br />
college education.<br />
Awards will also be considered for those<br />
students who have a cumulative GPA of<br />
2.2 to 2.49 and one letter of recommendation.<br />
<strong>The</strong> award ranges from $200-$400 each<br />
quarter and is contingent on the student<br />
maintaining a cumulative 2.5 GPA while<br />
attending <strong>The</strong> <strong>Art</strong> <strong>Institutes</strong> International<br />
Minnesota. <strong>The</strong> student must enroll for at<br />
least 12 credits per quarter. Application is<br />
due at the time of initial financial aid appointment.<br />
THE ART INSTITUTES<br />
INTERNATIONAL MINNESOTA<br />
SECOND FAMILY MEMBER<br />
SCHOLARSHIP<br />
<strong>The</strong> <strong>Art</strong> <strong>Institutes</strong> International Minnesota<br />
provides this quarterly award to full-time<br />
students attending <strong>The</strong> <strong>Art</strong> <strong>Institutes</strong><br />
International Minnesota concurrently with<br />
another member of their nuclear family<br />
(parent, sibling, spouse, or child).<br />
<strong>The</strong> maximum amount a student may<br />
receive is $300. If the student receives<br />
either the Merit or Excellence Award, the<br />
Second Family Award amount will equal<br />
$300 minus the amount of the other award<br />
received.<br />
For example, if the student qualifies for the<br />
Second Family Award but also receives a<br />
Merit Award for $100, the student’s Second<br />
Family Award amount will equal $200.<br />
Family member must make application<br />
to attend <strong>The</strong> <strong>Art</strong> <strong>Institutes</strong> International<br />
Minnesota and be enrolled for classes. <strong>The</strong><br />
award is determined at the time of initial<br />
financial aid appointment.<br />
STUDENT SUCCESS<br />
SCHOLARSHIP<br />
To be eligible, a student must have a<br />
CGPA of 3.25 or higher and then register<br />
for 16 credits for the following quarter. Students<br />
must remain enrolled in 16 credits<br />
through schedule adjustment period to be<br />
eligible. At the end of schedule adjustment<br />
period the student will be credited<br />
the value of one credit of tuition after week<br />
2 of the quarter. <strong>The</strong> credit value will be<br />
based on the individual student’s tuition<br />
rate. For more information, visit the Student<br />
Financial Services office located on<br />
the second floor.<br />
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CULINARY ARTS STUDENT<br />
SCHOLARSHIP<br />
This is scholarship is an annual $1,000<br />
tuition scholarship for current Culinary <strong>Art</strong>s<br />
students given away each fall quarter.<br />
To qualify, Culinary <strong>Art</strong>s students must<br />
meet the following requirements:<br />
Minimum 3.0 GPA from <strong>The</strong> <strong>Art</strong> <strong>Institutes</strong><br />
International Minnesota<br />
Currently and continuingly enrolled<br />
students who are in good academic and<br />
judicial standing.<br />
Two letters of recommendations – one<br />
from a faculty member and another from<br />
the Academic Director for Culinary <strong>Art</strong>s.<br />
A three-part essay:<br />
How has your education at <strong>The</strong> <strong>Art</strong> <strong>Institutes</strong><br />
International Minnesota allowed you<br />
to fulfill your culinary dream?<br />
How will this scholarship contribute to your<br />
college experience while attending <strong>The</strong> <strong>Art</strong><br />
<strong>Institutes</strong> International Minnesota?<br />
How will the achievement of your Culinary<br />
<strong>Art</strong>s degree or certificate influence your<br />
future career?<br />
SUSAN O’BOYLE-JACOBSON<br />
MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP<br />
This is scholarship is an annual $1,000<br />
tuition scholarship for current Baking<br />
& Pastry students given away each fall<br />
quarter.<br />
To qualify, Baking & Pastry students must<br />
meet the following requirements:<br />
Minimum 3.0 GPA from <strong>The</strong> <strong>Art</strong> <strong>Institutes</strong><br />
International Minnesota<br />
Currently and continuingly enrolled<br />
students who are in good academic and<br />
judicial standing.<br />
Two letters of recommendations – one<br />
from a faculty member and another from<br />
the Academic Director for Culinary <strong>Art</strong>s.<br />
A three-part essay:<br />
How has your education at <strong>The</strong> <strong>Art</strong> <strong>Institutes</strong><br />
International Minnesota allowed you<br />
to fulfill your dream as a Baking & Pastry<br />
professional?<br />
How will this scholarship contribute to your<br />
college experience while attending <strong>The</strong> <strong>Art</strong><br />
<strong>Institutes</strong> International Minnesota?<br />
How will the achievement of your Baking &<br />
Pastry degree or certificate influence your<br />
future career?<br />
EDMC EDUCATION<br />
FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIPS<br />
This annual tuition-based schoalrship<br />
award varies from year to year and is<br />
offered to students 24 years of age<br />
and older.<br />
To qualify, incoming and current<br />
non-traditional students must meet<br />
the following requirements: To be<br />
considered for this award, a student<br />
must include the following:<br />
A completed application form<br />
and agreement<br />
A personal statement that tells us something<br />
about you that cannot be discerned<br />
from the application materials and what<br />
you plan on doing with your education<br />
after graduation.<br />
Unofficial copies of all high school or college<br />
transcripts. Transcripts must demonstrate<br />
a minimum Cumulative Grade Point<br />
Average (CGPA) of 3.0.<br />
Two letters of recommendation – a copy of<br />
any letter of recommendation is perfectly<br />
acceptable. One letter may come from an<br />
instructors, but not both letters.<br />
For more information, please visit Student<br />
Financial Services.<br />
DOLLARS FOR SCHOLARS<br />
SCHOLARSHIP<br />
<strong>The</strong> <strong>Art</strong> <strong>Institutes</strong> International Minnesota<br />
is a collegiate partner of Citizens’ Scholarship<br />
Foundation of America and the<br />
Dollars for Scholars family of community<br />
scholarship foundations. <strong>The</strong> <strong>Art</strong> <strong>Institutes</strong><br />
International Minnesota has agreed that<br />
Dollars for Scholars awards of up to<br />
$1,000 per student will not adversely affect<br />
scholarship funding provided by <strong>The</strong> <strong>Art</strong><br />
<strong>Institutes</strong> International Minnesota. Interested<br />
students should go online at http://<br />
scholarshipamerica.org/ for details.<br />
<strong>2010</strong> IMAGINE AMERICA<br />
SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM<br />
<strong>The</strong> <strong>Art</strong> <strong>Institutes</strong> International Minnesota<br />
participates in the <strong>2010</strong> Imagine America<br />
Scholarship Program funded through the<br />
Career Training Foundation. Each high<br />
school is eligible to receive up to two<br />
$1,000 scholarships for their students. To<br />
apply for the scholarship students should<br />
contact their high school counselor or go<br />
online at http://www.imagine-america.org<br />
NATIONAL ART HONOR<br />
SOCIETY SCHOLARSHIP<br />
High school seniors who also belong to<br />
the National <strong>Art</strong> Honor Society may apply<br />
for an <strong>Art</strong> Institute National <strong>Art</strong> Honor Society<br />
Scholarship. Details may be obtained<br />
by calling <strong>The</strong> <strong>Art</strong> Institute location of your<br />
choice or 1-800-275-2440. Deadline is<br />
March 1, <strong>2010</strong>. Senior class members of<br />
the National <strong>Art</strong> Honor Society are eligible<br />
to compete for these tuition scholarships:<br />
First place: $20,000<br />
Second place: $10,000