Assistant Director of Scholarships
Department: Enrollment Mgt - Office of Student Financial Aid & University Scholarships - 240500
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of experience and education
- One year of general administrative experience involving public contact in a higher education setting.
License/Certification Required
Preferred Qualifications
- Three years of related experience.
- Two years' experience with Banner or an admissions CRM.
- Budgetary fiscal management experience.
- Work history of proficiency in written and oral communication.
- Experience working with higher-ed database software such as Banner, PeopleSoft, or similar systems.
- A highly organized individual who is able to multitask and who is detail-oriented.
- Work experience showing strong organizational skills.
- Ability to build and enhance collaborative relationships.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Assist the Associate Director of Scholarships with managing institutionally funded scholarship funds.
- Works with the Associate Director of University Scholarships on new scholarship budgets.
- Monitors federal, state, and institutional regulations regarding scholarship funding.
- Examine processes for ways to improve access to students and ensure we are compliant with any and all regulations.
- Assist the Associate Director in collaborating with the Departmental Scholarship Administrators (DSA) working group for all fund administrators and provide continual training to the group.
- Serve as a campus contact to departments in select colleges.
- Collaborate to develop technological solutions to streamline business processes.
- Distribute University allocation budget notices to each awarding entity.
- Create a centralized and coordinated presence for campus and college-based scholarships to increase awareness of scholarship opportunities, including a robust website for scholarship information.
- Collaborate with the Dean's office in assigned academic colleges, University Advancement (particularly donor services), the Office of Admissions, the Office of Student Financial Aid, and the Division of Student Affairs.
- Collaborate with the Office of Admissions and the Sr. Assistant Director of Communications in Financial Aid to market scholarship programs to eligible students.
- Assist the Associate Director in overseeing the selection of the incoming scholars by managing the review process and serving as a guide for the selection committees.
- Support and ensure that University Scholarships follows the vision, goals, and plan of the Institution, and Office of Student Financial Aid and University Scholarships.
- Market opportunities to students, faculty, and staff while serving as a contact point for external partners.
- Help others understand the purpose and need of these scholarships.
- Assist with the scholarship database Scholarship Universe, the application review and selection process for first-year and continuing-student scholarships.
- Provide reports, analyze application data, and outline scholarship trends to the Associate Director.
- Other duties as assigned.
Work Schedule/Hours:Mon - Fri. 8:00am 5:00 pm, some night and weekend work required.
Suggested Salary Range: $45,000 - $48,204
Closing Date: 09/22/2026
Open Until Filled: No
Evaluation of Applications Begins: 09/14/2026
Proposed Date of Hire: 10/26/2026
To apply, visit https://appstate.peopleadmin.com/postings/56039
Appalachian State University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. The University does not discriminate in access to its educational programs and activities, or with respect to hiring or the terms and conditions of employment, on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, gender identity and expression, political affiliation, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information or sexual orientation.
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