Accepting a Scholarship and Completing Thank You in Academic Works
How to accept your scholarship and write your thank you.
1. Open the scholarship offer email from financial.aid@vcsu.edu in your VCSU email account.
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Click the link provided. This link will take you to https://vcsu.academicworks.com. You will see a screen that looks like the photo below.
- Log in to Academic Works with the same User Id and Password that you use for blackboard and campus connection.
2. Once logged in you will see a screen that has your scholarship(s) listed. Click on the scholarship offer to accept it. Once it has been accepted, you will be brought to a post-acceptance page where you will see the following statement.
“Congratulations on being awarded the (Name of scholarship) Scholarship. This scholarship has been funded through the generosity of the (name of where the scholarship came from). *As a token of our appreciation, we require that all students receiving a scholarship submit a Thank You letter addressed to the donor. Upon acceptance of your scholarship you will be prompted to submit this thank you letter.
(Please address your thank you letter to (the donor will be listed here)
Recognition of our donors is a very important step in ensuring the continuation of their support. The scholarship will be included in your Financial Aid Offer for the upcoming academic year once this Thank You letter has been received. If you understand and agree to the terms of this scholarship, please click the “Accept” button below.”
3. Write a thank you to the donor in the text box provided.
- Guideline are below.
- Uploading a photo of yourself is optional.
4. Once your scholarship has been accepted and the post-acceptance has been completed and submitted you are done!
Scholarship Thank You Letter Guidelines
Salutation: Dear (Donor Name/s or Organization Name),
Opening Paragraph: Use the first paragraph to state the purpose of your letter and acknowledge the specific scholarship you have been awarded.Body of Letter: Share something about yourself (your name, major, class level, hometown, activities you are involved in, etc.), your goals, and why the scholarship is important to you.
Closing Paragraph: Close by thanking the donor again.
Signature Line: Sincerely, (Your Name)
See attached Sample Scholarship Thank You Letter
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Karen Crooks at karen.crooks@vcsu.edu or 701-845-7543.