Most students need money to go to college and work hard to get awarded scholarships and grants. But the hardest part about scholarships and grants is keeping them. In order to protect privacy, especially at public institutions, departments have only limited access to student information. That means an advisor may not be able to see what grants or scholarships you have.
This means that you will have to pay attention to the requirements of each of your scholarships or grants. Some scholarships require only 12 credit hours per semester, others may require 15 or more. These same scholarships and grants will have completion requirements for each academic year. So while you may have to be enrolled in a certain number of credits, you will also be expected to complete a certain number of credit hours at a certain GPA. If you don't meet their minimum, you can lose those grants and scholarships. Once lost it can be difficult if not impossible to get them back.
When awarded grants or scholarships, pay very close attention to these requirements. Make a list of each scholarship or grant and what the enrollment requirements are as well as the annual completion requirements. Also write down how long the scholarship will last. (1 semester, 1 year, 4 years, etc.)
Paying attention to these requirements is the student's responsibility. Advisors, Financial Aid personnel and Business office staff are NOT responsible for students who do not pay attention to their requirements or who fail to meet the minimum requirements.
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