What is the administrative review? |
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NOAA's Office of Education scholarship team conducts an
initial administrative review of scholarship applications (which includes the application
form, two essays, two academic references, and all official transcripts) to
determine compliance with requirements and completeness of applications. Only
complete applications that meet all eligibility requirements, described in Section 3, will be
considered for a merit review. Applications identified as incomplete or
that do not meet the eligibility requirements will be deemed ineligible. |
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What is the Merit Review?
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All complete and eligible scholarship applications undergo a review by a panel of scientific experts in the areas of study related to the Hollings Scholarship. Panel members rate applications based on the evaluation criteria described below.
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evaluated?
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Applications are evaluated by a review panel on the following criteria:
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Relevant course work (30%).
2. Education plan and statement of career interest (40%).
3. Academic recommendations and/or endorsements (reference forms) (20%).
4. Additional relevant experience related to diversity of education;
extracurricular activities; honors and awards; non-academic and volunteer
work; interpersonal, written, and oral communications skills (10%).
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How is my scholarship application scored?
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Each application is reviewed by three independent panel
members. A numerical score ranging from
0 to 100 is assigned to each application based on the average of the
panelist's individual ratings. The NOAA selecting official, the Director of
NOAA Education, will determine the final scholarship award recipients.
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Are
advanced placement (AP) credit hours used to determine academic status?
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No. Only undergraduate coursework that has received a grade will be considered to determine academic status since grade point average (GPA) is an eligibility criteria.
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