Fall Challenge Weekend Financial Aid Policy

History

This policy is patterned after the Tech Squares Weekend policy.

Organized and administered by Clark Baker
Funds may only be used to attend the Fall Challenge Weekend at Lake Shore Farm
Financial aid is available only to voting members of Tech Squares who would be unable to attend the weekend without such assistance
Decisions will be based on need and not on dance ability or level
Priority given to
1. MIT undergraduate students
2. MIT graduate students
3. Everyone else
Within a priority, awards will be ordered from the smallest to largest request
Requests of the same amount will be ordered by date received
Each award will be for the total amount requested, or nothing
The aid available depends on contributions and therefore varies from year to year. A request should be for the minimum amount necessary.
Those receiving aid pledge to contribute back to the program in the future as able
- You received help when you were in need
- You should help others when you can afford to do so
No funds are retained from year to year

I will keep your participation in this program private and confidential
Initially you will be asked to contribute 1/N of the amount needed
If this is too much, you can e-mail me with a maximum pledge amount
If the total amount pledged is less than the amount needed, I will try to raise the difference
If there is still a shortfall, not everyone will receive financial aid
I will e-mail you your final contribution amount
You will remit the funds to me
Your contribution is not tax-deductible

As long as it doesn't identify any individual, I may disclose the number of contributors, the number of recipients, and the total amount contributed.

Revised: $Date: 2005/04/20 19:49:12 $