October 1997
Scholarship Office Goal: Increase Applications
Students applying for scholarships will find a new campus contact this school year. Kelly McLaughlin, coordinator for Merit-Based Scholarships, joined UMass Boston in July.
McLaughlin will administer more than 60 scholarship programs, some of which award scholarships to numerous students. Funded by private foundations and corporations, the Merit-Based Scholarship Program is worth more than $1 million. Already, McLaughlin is gearing up for the surge of applications she plans to receive by the Nov. 15 deadline.
McLaughlin intends to increase publicity of the Merit-Based Scholarship Program, in hopes of bringing up the number of applications submitted. Expect to see her conducting workshops, classroom visits and mailings.
The former assistant director of financial aid at Brandeis University, McLaughlin has also worked in financial aid at Newbury College in Brookline.
For more information on the Merit-Based Scholarship Program, call McLaughlin at 617-287-6025. To pick up an application, visit her office on the 3rd floor of the Quinn Administration Building.