Scholarship support CLUB

Preamble

Whereas KMM College of Arts and Science, Thrikkakara, has decided to establish a club in 2023, to facilitate and provide scholarships for eligible students of the college from Central and State governments and private sector, for their advancement;
And whereas to declare and constitute the said club and provide for the regulation of its activities, and matters connected with student scholarships.
And whereas to codify the aforesaid matters, do hereby establish and ordain this constitution for the club.

Name

The name of the club shall be the ‘Scholarship Support Club.’

Need of the Club

The charge of the scholarship support club is to oversee the annual scholarships and ensure the timely and fair disposition of the scholarship(s) funds.The club shall publicize and solicit applications, and make decisions based on the applicant(s) responses. It is also responsible to distribute scholarship(s), and follow up with recipients to ensure that the scholarship(s) awarded are received.

Objectives

• To introduce and oversee student scholarships for first year undergraduate and postgraduate students of the college.
• To publicize, solicit, and process Central and State government and private sector scholarship applications from eligible students, on behalf of the college.
• To ensure disbursal of scholarship amount to eligible students and ensure periodic receipt of the same from follow-up with them.
• To assist those students who received scholarships to renew the same for next year.

Functions

• The convener shall inform undergraduate and postgraduate students, about existing and new student scholarships provided by Central and State governments and private sector.
• To guide and assist the students to complete the application procedure.
• To collect and verify the applications based on the merits of students and available funds.
• To recommend the names of students and amounts to the college management for consideration
• To maintain all the records for auditing

Process

• The convener shall convene a meeting of the club every two months in the college.
• Take minutes of the meeting.

Members

• The Chairman of the club shall be the Principal of the College.
• The Convener of the club shall be the Faculty in-charge designated as such by the Academic Director.
• The Members of the club shall be the Faculties in-charge designated as such by the Academic Director.