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AfamilymemberofanapplicantmaynotserveontheScholarship
SelectionCommitteeatall;itisnotsufficientforthefamilymemberto
excusehim/herselffromthediscussionoftherelatedapplicantorofa
particularscholarship.
Familymembersincludetheindividual’s,parent,grandparent,great‐
grandparent,sibling,
spouse,child,grandchild,orgreat‐grandchild.
Step‐relativesinthesamerelationshipastheprecedingsentenceare
consideredfamilymembersforthispurpose.
o TheFundAdvisoryCommitteeshouldavoidnominatingindividualsfora
ScholarshipSelectionCommitteeeveniftheyarenotfamilymembersof
applicants,buthaveotherclose
relationshipswithascholarshipapplicantsuch
thatothersinthecommunitymightperceivealackofobjectivity.
Additionalrequirementsforawardingscholarshipsincludethefollowing:
Scholarshipawardsmustbeforstudyataneducationalinstitution.Aneducational
institutionisaschool,collegeoruniversitywhichmaintainsaregularfacultyand
curriculumandhasaregularlyenrolledbodyofstudentsinattendanceattheplace
whereitseducationalactivitiesareregularlycarriedon.
NCFmustappointtheScholarshipSelectionCommitteepriortothebeginningofthe
scholarshipannouncement,appli cation,andselectionprocessinordertocomplywith
IRSrequirements.
TheScholarshipSelectionCommitteeisresponsibleforwidelypublicizingtheavailability
ofscholarships,providingapplicationformstointerestedindividuals, evaluatingthe
applicationsbasedontheselectioncriteriaforeachscholarshipandselectingrecipients.
IV. ScholarshipSelection
Committees(“SSC”)
Eachaffiliatedfundthatawardsoneormorescholarships shallhaveaScholarship
SelectionCommitteeconsistingoffourormoreindividuals,atleastoneofwhommust
beacurrentFundAdvisoryCommitteememberoftheaffiliatedfund.
Toensurecompliancewiththerequirementsforscholarships
implementedbythe
federallawknownasthePensionProtectionActof2006(“PPA”),noSSCmaybe
controlledbyadonororpartiesrelatedtoadonorwithrespecttoanyofthe
scholarshipstobeawardedbytheSSC.“Donor” shallincludeanyonereasonably
determinedbyNCFtobe
coveredbytheprovisionsofthePPA,andshallinclude:
o Familymembersinthecaseofadonor‐advisedfundestablishedbysuchfamily.
PursuanttothePPA,thisdefinitionoffamilymemberisbroaderthanthatin
SectionIIIabove.
o Familymembersofadeceasedindividualin
thecaseofamemorialfund.
o Membersofaprofessionaloralumnigroupwhichsponsorsascholarship.
o Employeesofacorporationinthecaseofafundestablishedbythecorporation.
o ToensurethataSSCisnotcontrolledbyadonor,lessthan50%ofthe
membership
oftheSSCmaybeadonor,familyoremployeesofthedonor,or
individualswhoserveinanadvisorycapacitytothedonor,withrespecttoany
scholarshiptobeawardedbysuchSSC.
Annually,onascheduletobedeterminedbyNCF,eachFund AdvisoryCommitteeshall
nominateindividualstoparticipateontheFund’sScholarshipSelectionCommittee.As
statedinSectionIIIabove,apersonwhowillhaveafamilymemberapplyfora
scholarshipmaynotserveontheSSC.