Scholarship Counselor
Murray State University

Posting Number:

20240079NE

Scholarship Counselor

Located in the West Kentucky region, Murray State University is a public, comprehensive University which offers a low cost of living, low property taxes, and a four-season climate. Murray has a friendly, small-town atmosphere with locally-owned specialty shops and restaurants, an acclaimed community theater, art guild and award-winning public schools. The area is home to Kentucky Lake and Land Between the Lakes, a 170,000-acre National Recreation Area, which offers a wide-range of activities and amenities for residents and visitors alike. Located in close proximity to major cities and nearby access to Interstate 24, Murray is just a few hours from Nashville, St. Louis, Louisville and Memphis. Learn more about Careers at Murray State University.

Faculty and staff of Murray State University have access to a comprehensive benefits package including health insurance, retirement, tuition waivers, generous paid holidays, vacation, sick, and paid parental leave, as well as many other benefit offerings. Please refer to the Murray State Benefits page for more information.

Murray State embraces diversity in the workplace and values attracting, developing and maintaining a diverse, high-quality faculty, staff, and student body. The University endeavors to create and promote a culturally diverse community to be accepting of and sensitive to diversity in its many varied forms. Women and minorities are encouraged to apply. Murray State University is an equal education and employment opportunity, M/F/D, AA employer.

Regular Full-Time

Murray, KY

12 Months

Staff - Non-Exempt (Hourly)

Scholarship Office

This position will manage the scholarship application database; assist with scholarship awarding; communicate with scholarship committees, Development, MSU Foundation, Bursar's, & Financial Aid offices; and provide scholarship presentation to students.

• Process reports to determine scholarship renewal eligibility and notification of ineligibility to students.
• Manage Scholarship Management System- used for applications, committee review, awarding scholarships.
• Responsible for sending student communication for starting scholarship application, completing missing information, and notification of scholarship awards/progress.
• Maintain accurate list of scholarships.
• Monitor progress of student applications.
• Work with scholarship committees on providing access and answering questions.
• Assist in awarding of scholarships to students.
• Work with Office of Development on scholarship information/issues/awarding.
• Work with MSU Foundation to provide appropriate documentation and resolve semester awarding report discrepancies.
• Contact various scholarship committees to provide applicant information for scholarship selection process.
• Work with Bursar's Office to set up external scholarship accounts in Banner.
• Compile various scholarship reports as needed.
• Counsel students/families on the scholarship application process, eligibility, answer general questions.
• Give scholarship presentations to various audiences.
• Represent scholarship office at university functions.
• Maintain knowledge of university and outside scholarship guidelines to award appropriately.
• Work exception lists regularly to resolve scholarship disbursement issues.
• Place university scholarship and external scholarship awards on student accounts and work with Financial Aid to adjust any necessary federal aid awards accordingly.
• Work with Bursar's Office to balance outside scholarship account regularly.
• Other duties as assigned.

• Bachelor's Degree required.

• One year experience in a professional setting which required excellent office, organization, interpersonal, and communication skills.

04/18/2024

05/02/2024

No

$16.00 (Additional pay dependent upon qualifications)