Scholarship for Advancement of the Human Condition Scholarship Policy Guidelines Scholarship Application Each year, Akamai University awards a limited number of Scholarships for the Advancement of the Human Condition in the form of Research Assistantships. The University has established a clear set of guidelines for students wishing to take advantage of the scholarship award. Students may include an Application for Consideration for the partial tuition reduction scholarship as an element of their application for admission to the University. Scholarship Policy Guidelines By my signature on this application, I acknowledge and agree to abide by the following scholarship policy guidelines: A Research Assistantship is awarded in the amount of $500 partial tuition and is paid via reduction of the remaining tuition after the Registration Fees are paid in full. Research Assistants report directly to and receive assignments under the direct oversight of an assigned faculty supervisor, as part of a written research assistantship agreement. Research Assistants are not considered part of the University faculty, but are considered graduate students and therefore must comply with all student requirements and expectations. Research Assistants are required to prepare and submit a research proposal for approval by the University representative assigned to supervise and direct the assistantship. Research Assistants are expected to contribute as many as five hours per week during the conduct of their project toward the approved research venture, under the supervision of the faculty supervisor. Before undertaking any tasks, Research Assistants are provided written instructions by the supervising faculty member including a list of duties and responsibilities and a proposed timetable. The written instructions are provided to the University administration for final approval prior to the awarding of the Research Scholarship and commencement of research activities. As a general rule, students may be expected to contribute a minimum 50 hours as the time commitment of the Research Assistantship. This is understood to be only an estimate of the time needed to undertake the approved research venture. The records concerning time and activities are to be maintained by the faculty supervisor in journal format and are to be submitted to the University Administration upon completion or termination of the Research Assistantship. Research or projects conducted through the Research Assistantship program may also be used to fulfill a component for graduate course work, field study, or special projects. The details of fulfilling course assignments or requirements with work conducted through research assistantships should be approved by the graduate advisor and coordinated with the course instructor. The final product of the Research Assistantship should result in a paper of publishable quality or another final product of appropriate academic quality. Publications or products resulting from research principally or substantially arising from work conducted during Research Assistantships will be co-authored, with the Research Assistant identified as principal author and other University participants identified as contributing authors, unless otherwise arranged and approved by the University administration. Only one Research Assistantship can be awarded to a student during their degree program. Students re-enrolling in a second-degree program may be eligible for a second Research Assistantship. Students that do not complete their Research Assistantship by default, but remain an enrolled student will be charged back a portion of their scholarship in added tuition.