Reading,Advising, & Mentoring Program

TRIO Student Support Services

Learning Resource Center ~ Cal Poly Pomona

2016–17RAMP Challenge Grant Application

The RAMP Challenge Grant is an opportunity for eligible participants to earn $600 in additional grant aid. A limited number of grants are available and not all applicants will receive an award.To be eligible, you must meet all three of the following criteria:

freshman or sophomore (at the beginning of fall quarter)

good academic standing (by the end of winter quarter)

receiving a Pell grant

Please carefully read all instructions and details of the application. There are severalrequired activitiesand an essay prompt. You cannot submit an application without completing all the requirements.

NAME:______BRONCOID#:______

REQUIRED ACTIVITIES

12Reading Tutorial Sessions(to be initialed by your tutor or advisor)

1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 / 8 / 9 / 10 / 11 / 12

Unexcused absences or “no shows” for tutorial sessions will significantly affect your application score.

3RAMPEvents(to be initialed by your advisor ONLY)

Professional Spotlight
Tues, Nov 1 or Thurs, Feb 14 / Group Peer Mentoring Session
offered weeks 5-8 (sign up with your tutor) / Financial Aid / Literacy Workshop
register on RAMP website under Events

These events are mandatory and cannot be made up.

2 Advisor Meetings (to be initialed by your advisor ONLY)

Fall
Advisor: Date: / Winter
Advisor: Date:

ANONYMOUS ESSAY

Essay Prompt

Research the history of TRIO. Consider the information you find and your own experiences and write a letter to your congressperson explaining the benefits of TRIO to individual students and to society in general and provide the best reasons, in your opinion, for continued funding of these programs.

Search the following sitesto find your congressperson:

Do NOT put your name in or on your essay. Your essay should be approximately 1.5-2.5 pages or 500 words and must be double-spaced, with one-inch margins, using 12-point Times New Roman font. You are required to have a UWC or EOP tutor review a draft of your essay (be sure the tutor stamps and signs your essay as proof of attendance).

Your essay will be scored based on the following criteria: 1) adequately addressedthe prompt; 2) expressed ideas in a thoughtful, fully developed manner; 3) attended UWC or EOP tutoring and demonstrated effort in revision; and4) followed the specified format.

Application Checklist:

12 Reading Tutorials

Professional Spotlight

Group Peer Mentoring Session

Financial Aid or Financial Literacy Workshop

Fall Advisor Meeting

Winter Advisor Meeting

Anonymous Essay

Addressed the prompt

Double-spaced

One-inch margins

12 point, Times New Roman font

Draft with UWC stamp & tutor signature or EOP tutor signature

Effort in revising

In addition to your essay, your fall and winter GPA and number of no shows from tutorial sessions will befactored into your final application score.

Deadline to submit: Wednesday, March 15, 2017 by 4:00 pm

Submit your completed application form, anonymous essay, and draft with UWC or EOP stamp to Rachel.

You will receive a proof of submission.