GENERAL SCHOLARSHIP INFORMATION

Please review the annual chapter Scholarship Process to become familiar with your responsibilities as Scholarship Director

Please read the NEWH Guidelines for Scholarships to understand the criteria required for students and the different types of International and Chapter Scholarships that are available.

It is important to remember that NEWH also awards scholarships to Junior Colleges and other two-year programs with studies in Hospitality such as Foodservice Management, Culinary Arts, Hospitality Management, Senior Living, Architecture, Interior Design, etc.

Utilize online sites to find new accredited college colleges in your chapter territory and update your current contacts:

CIDA (Interior Design only accredited colleges)
http://accredit-id.org/accredited-programs/

Accredited Culinary Colleges:
http://www.allculinaryschools.com/culinary-careers/article/culinary-school-accreditation/

Hospitality Management Accredited Colleges:
http://www.educationpetap.org/categories/VSD/hospitality-management-schools-colleges.cfm
https://www.aahoa.com/hotelownersacademy/hospitality-schools

Degrees offered by state:
http://www.besthospitalitydegrees.com/in/

USDE:
http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/Search.aspx

 

SCHOOL VISITS

Use this PowerPoint to educate students, colleges, educational professionals on the benefits of NEWH, scholarship and membership.

Ideas for educators and school visit tips

Tell our story with the NEWH Scholarship Stories videos (full-version – see guidelines for use) Here’s an introduction explaining NEWH.

Need marketing material for your visit or event relevant to students? Contact NEWH, Inc. office to order scholarship rack card, flyers, NEWH pens, cell phone ring/card holder, I love NEWH fabric bags, NEWH post-it-notes (board approval required to purchase items).

 

 

 

RECEIVING & SCORING SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATIONS

The Scholarship Director receives all incoming scholarship applications and forms a committee to review and score submissions. The Scholarship Application Evaluation form can be utilized to determine winners. Scholarship recipients should be chosen based off of NEWH criteria only:

  • Actively enrolled student: 2-year program freshman and above, 4-year sophomore/second year and above, or graduate level
  • 3.0 GPA (cumulative) overall “B” average or grade percentage of 83% – 86% equivalent
  • Financial need through college for past/current/upcoming tuition or program approved books/supplies
  • Major and career objective within a hospitality related field (interior design, hospitality management, culinary, etc.)

Click here for a PowerPoint on Understanding Scholarship Applications

 

MANDATORY SCHOLARSHIP FORMS

Within 30-days of the application closing date, the Scholarship Director is required to notify all winner and non-winners of their application status. The templates here will take the work out of doing this.

Email all Non-winning Applicants that were not selected. This scholarship opportunity is very important to some students, and they need to know whether they were selected or not. click here for template

Email all Scholarship Winners notifying them of their award and the upcoming scholarship award event details. click here for template

The Scholarship Director completes Scholarship Check Request Form requires 2 signatures and submits to NEWH, Inc. office along with winning scholarship applications (page 1 and 2) within 30-days of scholarship closing date.

NEWH, Inc. will distribute scholarship checks to chapter to sign and mail to students college, email students membership details, and mail the Scholarship Director scholarship certificates for their awards event (certificate template).

Hold Harmless Policy Chapters is a form template the Scholarship Director completes and sends to each scholarship recipient attending the scholar’s event. This is a liability agreement and helps protect the chapter.

 

NEWH, INC. SCHOLARSHIPS

Students may apply for NEWH Chapter and NEWH, Inc. scholarships, click here.

 

CHAPTER EVENTS TEMPLATES

Here are some chapter event templates that have been very successful events for chapters.

Virtual Student Event – Notes
Mingle and Match Event Template
Speed Mentoring Event Template
Culinary Event At College Template
Student Social Event Winter Warm-Up Template
Portfolio Roundtable Student Event Invitation Template
Student Roundtable Event Template – Notes
Event Table Check In – Scholarship Sign
CEU Carpet Recycling Initiatives
Professional Headshot Event
Networking Mentorship Event
Intern Mentor Event
Collaborative Meeting Event

 

VENDOR SCHOLARSHIPS

NEWH, Inc. Vendor Scholarships are graciously funded by the hospitality manufacturing community. These scholarships are administered by NEWH, Inc. and are presented at major national/international trade events.

  • Funding to be done by a vendor
  • Minimum $5,000 donation with an additional $1,000 donation for student travel/admin costs
  • Sponsor recognition on scholarship materials
  • Donor can specify what area of hospitality the student should be pursuing (interior design, hotel management, etc.)
  • NEWH, Inc. Scholarship Committee reviews applications and selects the final recipient based on NEWH scholarship criteria
  • NEWH, Inc. determines venue for scholarship award presentation
  • Vendor or company representative can present student award during awards event

NEWH Chapter level Vendor Scholarships are graciously funded by the hospitality manufacturing community. These scholarships are administered by NEWH Chapter and are presented at a determined chapter event.

  • Funding to be done by a vendor
  • Minimum $3,000 donation
  • Scholarship name to be chosen by vendor
  • Donor can specify what area of hospitality the student should be pursuing (interior design, hotel management, etc.)
  • NEWH Chapter Scholarship Committee reviews applications and selects the final recipient based on NEWH scholarship criteria
  • Vendor or company representative can present the student award during chapter awards event

CHAPTER MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIPS

These scholarships are administered by NEWH Chapter and are presented at a determined chapter event.  Must be in the name of a NEWH member.  Scholarship Director sends the In Memory Scholarship Agreement and once complete a copy must be sent to NEWH, Inc. office.  Scholarship Director sends Donor Thank-you Letter

  • Must be in the name of a member who has contributed to NEWH.
  • May be funded separately, initially, after the death of the member and then funded by chapter fundraising efforts, after the original funding dwindles.
  • May be given in the name of the member as one of the Chapter Scholarships.  For instance, could be given to the most outstanding student and/or in the largest dollar amount.

 

NEWH SCHOLARSHIP STORIES VIDEOS

View NEWH Scholarship Stories (full-version) video here. Utilize the full-version or 1-minute trailer at events such as: scholarship awards, school visits, etc. Before using read user guidelines. Here’s a quick opener to use when introducing the video.

Keep the story going, collect video footage of your awards event, interview recipients (educators/families), film a scholarship being awarded in a classroom, etc. – be creative. Submit your videos to [email protected]

 

STUDENT RESOURCES

NEWH Emerging Talent…Students and recent graduates can add to their profile by posting their resume, projects, videos and other work allowing employers to discover fresh talent within the hospitality industry.

NEWH Career Network…students can post and view internships for free.  This is a resource page for job candidates and employers/recruiters.

NEWH Magazine… industry publication (4 issues per year)

 

Quarterly Scholarship Conference Calls – Up to 2020, NEWH held quarterly webinars/calls for each discipline of the chapter boards. These calls were facilitated by the NEWH, Inc. VPs and NEWH, Inc. Directors. Board members received answers to questions, shared successes, and got ideas from other chapters on what worked for them! The minutes from these calls are a great resource for board members! Find minutes from past Scholarship calls posted here.