Scholarship Application Instructions

To be placed in the pool of applicants for a monetary award, you will need to complete a Student Involvement Log (SIL). A Student Involvement Log is a record of your non-academic involvement while a student at Montana State University (or, if you are a transfer student, from other universities as well). It is a self-generated document - no forms are used other than the one you create and turn in. Awards are given out at the annual Day of Student Recognition (DSR) ceremony to be held this year the evening of Tuesday, April 22, 2008.

SIL INSTRUCTIONS:
1. Type and print your SIL carefully following the format EXACTLY as indicated in the instructions included with the attached sample SIL.

2. Save your SIL and hold onto it! Student Activities will not be able to provide you with a copy of your SIL for future updates. Also, if you have submitted an SIL in prior years, please note the FORMAT CHANGES shown on this sample SIL.

3. Sign & date your SIL and bring it to the Office of Student Activities, 282 SUB, no later than Friday, March 7, 2008 @ 5:00 p.m.

Criteria used in the peer review process to determine award recipients will be:
A. Involvement
B. Contributions in the areas of leadership, scholarship, campus-wide activities
C. Service both on- and off-campus. Breadth, depth, and scope of interest and level of involvement are also factors

PLEASE NOTE: ONLY AWARD RECIPIENTS WILL RECEIVE INVITATIONS TO THE CEREMONY.

To make the peer review process as anonymous as possible, we ask that you do the following:1. Put your NAME and REFERENCES on the COVER SHEET ONLY (not on each page)!
2. Number each page of your SIL except the cover sheet.
3. Please make your information as specific as you like. For example, if you are involved in the Residence Halls or the Greek system, you can mention the specific floor or house, and any responsibilities with which you are associated with that activity.
4. Don't forget to SIGN & DATE your SIL.

PLEASE TAKE TIME TO READ THE DIRECTION SHEET BEFORE YOU BEGIN YOUR SIL, AND FOLLOW THE DIRECTIONS EXACTLY. IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS, PLEASE CALL STUDENT ACTIVITIES AT 994-3591.

DEADLINE FOR ALL STUDENT INVOLVEMENT LOGS:
FRIDAY, MARCH 7, 2008 @ 5:00 p.m.

Remember, to be considered for a scholarship, you must turn in a SIL. Thanks!

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DEFINITIONS AND SAMPLES FOR STUDENT INVOLVEMENT LOG

Cover Page: (student information and references ONLY). See Sample Cover Page below.

*Student Information: Fill in this information exactly as formatted in the sample SIL. Note: Awards are given based upon year in college. If you submitted an SIL last year as a junior, for example, and still consider yourself a junior THIS year, you are not eligible to receive a junior award this year.

*References: Please provide three references, including name, address, phone #, and e-mail address, who will attest to your activities and accomplishments.

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Sample Cover Page

Hometown: Santa Monica, CA

Student ID : -08042001

Current Local Address: 307 Sunny Street, Bozeman, MT 59715

Date of Birth: 11/18/1988

Gender: Female

Based on the number of credits you have obtained in your major, what is your status at MSU as of Fall 2007? Sophomore

Major/college: Business Finance/Coll. of Business

Expected Grad. Date (mo/yr): May 2009

Current LOCAL phone #: 994-0000

e-mail: aamontague@myportal.montana.edu

Did you submit an SIL last year? No

If so, what year in school did you consider yourself? ____

Have you received an award at a prior DSR? No

If so, which award? _____________________________________

(Please include a PHONETIC spelling of your name if it is difficult to pronounce.) Mon-tag-you

I swear that this is a true record of my activities while enrolled as a student at MSU-Bozeman and Cal-Berkley.

Signature:__________________________________________Date:_______________________________
(ALL ABOVE INFORMATION IS MANDATORY.)

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SIL Instructions: list all of your activities using the activity descriptions/categories listed below.
Multiple pages are acceptable.

Activity: Use these activity descriptions to categorize your involvement

• Special Interest: volunteer/community service, political, international, and/or cultural activities
• Awards & Scholarships: awarded recognition and/or scholarship
• Honorary: activities/membership for which academic status is a requirement
• Departmental: activities relating to academia
• Religious: self-explanatory
• Student Government: ASMSU senate and committee heads, RHA, Interhall, Greeks
• Employment: job for which you receive/received pay while a student
• Recreational: physical/athletic activities (intramural, leisure, competitive, extra-curricular, non-competitive)
• Other: committees, conference attendance/participation, internships, or other

Dates of Involvement: Include semester and year of your involvement

Description of Involvement: For each Activity, please indicate which of the following best describes your involvement

• Member - joined, attended some meetings
• Participant - joined, attended some meetings, contributed through involvement beyond meetings
• Leader - elected officer with responsibilities; fulfilled leader role on a project/projects
• Chairperson - head of a sub committee or group
• Volunteer - participant donating time to an organization
• Volunteer Coordinator – took leadership position to plan/organize group of volunteers for an organization
• Other - something other than that which is defined above

Involvement/Accomplishments: Describe responsibilities and involvement specific to your position in the activity

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SAMPLE SIL

SPECIAL INTEREST ACTIVITIES

Advocats Spring 2006 Current Participant
Work with recruitment of prospective MSU students through communications, campus tours, and MSU Fridays. Participated in Bowl for Kid’s Sake and Habitat for Humanity service projects with group.

Circle K Fall 2006 Participant
Attended weekly meetings and participated in several community service projects including Science Olympiad, Food Co-Op, and Festival of Trees. Attended Fall Leadership Training Conference. Total Service 8.5 hours.

HONORARY ACTIVITIES

Alpha Lambda Delta Spring 2006-Spring 2007 Participant
Attended monthly meetings as well as several concession stand fundraisers and club service projects. These projects included working with the Montana Conservation Core on the “M”, “Caught Studying” and two club food drives.

OTHER ACTIVITIES

Day of Student Recognition Spring 2006 Other
Served on the Co-Chair of the Selections Committee involving weekly meetings and outside hours as well.
Spring 2006 Other
Serving as Co-Chair of the Selections and Ceremony Committees, which involves weekly meetings and additional.

Holzer Peak Performance Fall 2005 Other
Attended annual conference as a delegate participating in leadership activities/workshops.