Hilo Ambassador Application Guidelines
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The UH Hilo Student Association (UHHSA) Hilo Ambassador Committee serves as an advisory committee to UHHSA.
The UHHSA Hilo Ambassador program grants UH Hilo student applicants an award with a discretionary amount of financial aid in the form of a travel stipend to present their academic work at an event or conference in line with their studies, or student group involvement. The travel stipend shall be limited to $500 for inter-island travel, $1,000 for continental travel, and $1,000 for foreign travel. Although stipends are not pay, it is still considered income to the recipient and could have an effect on the recipient's financial aid award. If an applicant receives financial aid, it is strongly recommended that they discuss what impact receiving a stipend may have on their financial aid award with a Financial Aid Counselor. Awardees may only receive one stipend, per academic year. There will be no reimbursement option offered.
Application Requirements
In order for an application to be considered complete, all of the following must be received by the Hilo Ambassador committee no later than the deadlines below. Incomplete applications will be considered invalid and will not reviewed.
- This Hilo Ambassador Application Submission
- In order to be considered applicants must submit two (2) recommendations: One (1) from a professor/teacher/lecturer from your academic field and one (1) from a personal reference.
- Conference Acknowledgement of Presentation and/or Representation of UH Hilo.
- Proposed budget with printed price quotes for lodging, round-trip airfare, ground transportation and conference registration fees.
- Upon returning from the funded event or conference, the applicant is required to provide a written summary of the event, knowledge gained, and perceived impact.
- By accepting an award, the applicant is agreeing to participate in "UHHSA giveback hours" corresponding with their awarded amount. With every $100 translating to 1 service hour.
All applications must be complete and submitted via the online application form. Hand written applications will not be accepted and returned.
Review of Application
- Incomplete applications will not accepted and applicants are reminded to fully review their applications before final submittal.
- All funding requests shall be limited to $500 for inter-island travel, $1,000 for continental travel, and $1,000 for foreign travel.
- All applications submitted by the deadline will be evaluated before awards are determined to ensure the most appropriate use of student fees. The Committee reserves the choice to award an amount less than requested.
Notification of Award
- Notification of awards will be emailed to the applicant and address provided on the application. Funded proposals will be posted on the Hilo Ambassador website via the Campus Center & UHHSA websites.
Responsibility of Awardee
- Awardee must follow all fiscal deadlines, policies and procedures. Applicants who are not familiar with this are responsible to consult with the UHHSA Funding Committee. Failure to do so may result in the award being forfeited.
- Award recipients are responsible for working directly with the UHHSA Funding Committee to ensure that the paperwork is complete and timely.
- All financial activity must be completed before the function date indicated on this application and a final report must be submitted within 30 business days of the completion of the function.
- By accepting an award, the awardee in question is agreeing to participate in a calculated amount of “UHHSA giveback hours” corresponding with their awarded amount. The amount of giveback hours an awardee is expected to contribute corresponds with the amount of money awarded to them. With every $100 translating to 1 service hour. To complete UHHSA giveback hours, RISOs are required to contribute volunteers to assist in the operation of various UHHSA events such as but not limited to UHHSA’s “Oh Hell Week.”