Instructions for DISC On-Line Scholarship Application
The application form has been tested with Internet Explorer and Firefox. It does not currently work with the AOL browser. Other browsers have not been tested. DISC implemented an On-Line Scholarship Application to help ease the processing of applications. This should help simplify the process but it is possible there may periodically be issues. We appreciate your patience. If you have any problems contact discwebmaster@idodi.org. We are always working on improving the error messages.
You will be able to work on your on-line application up to the scholarship deadline of February 1, 2012. The application will be closed off promptly at midnight and there could be heavy traffic that evening, so please try to get your work completed well before that time. Print the following to reference as you go through the process
Step 1: Information required for Completing your Scholarship Application. (Be sure you know all of this information before starting the Application.)
TAB 1 -General Information
- Applicant ID
This is an ID that you create to identify and retrieve your Application. It must be at least 10 characters long. We recommend that you NOT use your email address for your Applicant ID
- Name:
Your first, middle and last name
- Home Address:
Your permanent home address, city, state and zipcode
- Country
Your Country of Residence
- Home Phone:
Phone Number at your permanent Residence
- School Phone:
Your school or cell phone number
- Email Address:
Your email address
- Email Confirm:
Input your email twice for confirmation
- Track:
Check the boxes for the tracks(s) you are applying for - Essay, Presentation, Internet
- Founder's Award
Check this box if you wish to be considered for the Founder’s Award (Refer to website for additional information about this Scholarship award)
- University Choices
What college/ university are you planning on attending (or are currently attending). If unsure list your preferences.
Tab 2 - Challenges Completed
- Number of Years:
How many years have you been involved with one of the creative problem solving programs sponsored by Destination Imagination, Inc.
- Challenge listing
- Using the boxes fill in the year and the challenges you competed in. Use the text box at the bottom if you competed in more than 10 challenges.
Tab 3 - DI Awards and Other Involvement in DI
- Creativity Awards
Use the text box to list the year and any special awards you or your team received. List the year, award and why you or your team received the award.
- Other Involvement
Using the boxes, fill in the year and any additional involvement in DI beyond competing in a challenge. This could include leading training, appraising, serving as a team manager, etc. If you need more space than provided, use the text box at the bottom of the tab
Tab 4 - Team Application Information
- If you are submitting a presentation or internet application as part of a team, use the boxes below to list your other team members. Each team member must submit a separate application. Give us the First Name, Last Name and Email address of each of your team members.
Tab 5 - Founder's Award
- The Founder’s Award is awarded each year in recognition and appreciation of the founders of VOMBO, the first scholarship booster organization for DI. The winner is chosen from applicants from any of the three tracks. The award is given to the applicant who best exemplifies the spirit of VOMBO through volunteering in support of Destination Imagination and its mission. If you wish to apply for the Founder's Award, tell us in 250 words or less why we should consider you for the Award. An applicant can only receive the award once.
Step 2: On-Line Scholarship Application
The application form has been tested with Internet Explorer and Firefox. It does not currently work with the AOL browser. Other browsers have not been tested.
DISC has implemented an On-Line Scholarship Application to help ease the processing of applications. There is always a chance that something "broke" that we missed. We appreciate your patience. If you have any problems contact discwebmaster@idodi.org. We continue to work on improving our system.
You will be able to work on your on-line application up to the scholarship deadline of February 1, 2012.
When you open up the form you will see the application and various tabs.
There are 6 control buttons at the bottom of the page: “Create”, “Retrieve”, “Update”, “Delete”, “Print Application”.
CREATE
- You use this control to create your Application. At a minimum you must have input an Applicant ID (see instructions on next page) and your email address. You should receive an email that indicates that your Application has been created. If you do not receive an email notifying you that your application has been created you should contact the scholarship committee immediately at scholarshipchairs@idodi.org. If you click the CREATE control a second time you will see “Error: Duplicant entry” and your Applicant ID in single quotes. This message means that you have tried to create another application with an Application ID that is already in use. You also cannot create 2 separate applications with the same email account.
RETRIEVE
- This control allows you to retrieve an application that you have already started. Type in your Applicant ID in the Applicant ID field and click the RETRIEVE button. If “ERROR” shows up at the bottom of the form then the application was not found. We have not currently coded the section for retrieval of your applicant id via email. Until then, if you need help with your applicant id, contact scholarshipchairs@idodi.org and they can help you. You must email them from the email address you used to create the Application or they will not send you the Applicant ID.
UPDATE
- Use this control to update and save your application as you work on it. The update control is not available until after you have created your application. You will get a confirming email listing the time each time you click the UPDATE button. If you do not receive this email please contact the scholarship committee immediately at scholarshipchairs@idodi.org.
- Remember to click the UPDATE control one last time before you close the Application Window or you may lose information.
PRINT APPLICATION
- This control button is for applicants who would like to see a hardcopy of the information that they have input into the form. It is strictly a non-formatted listing of all the data you have input. This is not for submission to the committee.
