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The schedule of awards under NHIP is
approved annually by the administering
agency, the New Hampshire Postsecondary
Education Commission, on the bases of
appropriated federal and state funds, the
qualifications and needs of the applicant
group, and the institutional choices of the
successful applicants. During the 1977-78
academic year freshmen awards ranged as
high as $100, $500, and $1,000 at low,
medium and high tuition cost institutions.
Upperclass awards, made on the basis of
the same factors, reached $100, $300, and
$700.
NHIP grant recipients must also be
willing to help themselves by providing
$800.00 of their educational expenses. The
self-help may be from summer earnings,
term time earnings or from loans.
Compliance with this regulation is handled
by The Commission in a mechanical
manner, by a formula which measures a
student's basic resources and cost of
education. The $800 is subtracted from the
difference between an applicant's resources
and cost of education and if the scheduled
grant is within the student's need, the award
is made.
The application process for a grant
under the New Hampshire Incentive
Program is simple. Those students desiring
consideration complete a New Hampshire
Incentive Grant Application, attach a
photostatic copy of their Student Eligibility
Report (SER), which is a product of their
application for a Basic Grant, and send both
to the N.H. Postsecondary Education
Commission, 66 South Street, Concord, N.H.
03301.
The application forms are usually
available in February at your high school,
postsecondary institutions within the State
or directly from the Commission at the
address indicated above. Both the
application form and the copy of your SER
must be received by the indicated deadline
which is set annually by the Commission. For
the 1978-79 academic year, the deadline
was May 1,1978.
Awards under the New Hampshire
Incentive Program are not automatically
renewed. It is important to remember that
you must apply annually.
The State of new Hampshire also
provides incentive bonuses to lenders under
the New Hampshire Higher Education
Assistance Foundation's Higher Education
Loan Program in an effort to provide New
Hampshire residents increased access to
guaranteed student loans.
STATE GRANT/SCHOLARSHIP
PROGRAMS
Most if not all of the 50 states have scholarship
and/or grant programs of the benefit of
their students. Many of these programs have
portable features, that is students may take
their awards out of state. New Hampshire
College expects all scholarship and
assistance applicants to vigorously pursue
all reasonable avenues of support and
suggests that you check with your guidance
counselor concerning the application
deadlines and procedures in your local area.
OFF CAMPUS EMPLOYMENT
Manchester is New Hampshire's Queen City
and population center of the State. Part time
employment opportunities do exist in the
local area and although not part of the
college's aid program, earnings from such
sources can contribute significantly towards
meeting college costs. The College's Placement
Director, who works under the Dean of
Student Affairs, coordinates information
concerning these opportunities and acts as
liaison with local employers.