PURPOSE AWARD
Purpose & Recognition
The Purpose Award is a graduation-based financial award recognizing students who demonstrate exceptional commitment, professionalism, attendance, punctuality, conduct, and dedication throughout their program at Story Institute.
Eligible students who successfully meet all Purpose Award requirements will receive a paid financial award upon graduation, subject to the terms and conditions outlined below.
Eligibility Requirements
To qualify for the Purrpose Award, a student must satisfy all of the following requirements throughout their program:
1. Volunteer
Students who choose to volunteer four hours a month at a Story Institute recognized charity or nonprofit organization, who complete an average of four hours per month during the duration of their training, are eligible to receive this award. Let us know if you have an organization or charity you would like to work with while you were training and we can begin the process of setting you up with this award at graduation
2.Consistent Attendance — 90% or Better
Students must maintain consistent attendance of 90% or better throughout their program.
Any absence causing a student’s attendance to fall below the required standard may make the student ineligible for the Purpose Award unless specific written permission has been granted by Story Institute.
Written permission may be granted by the School in circumstances it considers appropriate and must be obtained in advance whenever reasonably possible.
3. Professional Punctuality & Preparedness
In addition to maintaining 90% or better attendance, students must arrive at school ready to participate no later than 15 minutes before their scheduled class start time.
Being “ready to go” means the student is present, prepared, and able to begin class at the scheduled start time, including having all required materials, assignments, equipment, and preparation completed.
Repeatedly arriving late, even if the student is technically present for the class, may affect eligibility for the Purpose Award.
4. Good Standing
Students must remain in Good Standing with Story Institute throughout their program.
To qualify, a student must not have any disciplinary or incident reports on their student file in which the student has been determined, following the School’s applicable processes, to have violated any Story Institute policy, rule, code of conduct, or other applicable student requirement.
A finding that a student violated a School policy may make the student ineligible for the Purpose Award.
Graduation Requirement
The Purpose Award is payable upon successful graduation from the applicable Story Institute program.
Meeting individual eligibility requirements during the program does not, by itself, guarantee payment of the award. The student must successfully complete all academic and graduation requirements of their program and remain eligible through the date of graduation.
Final Determination
Story Institute will review each student’s eligibility for the Purpose Award before graduation.
The School’s determination will be based on the student’s attendance records, punctuality and preparedness, academic and program completion records, and disciplinary/incident record.
Where a student has received specific written permission from the School regarding an attendance or other eligibility requirement, that written permission will be taken into consideration when determining eligibility.
The Purrpose Award is intended to recognize students who consistently demonstrate the level of commitment, professionalism, accountability, and purpose expected of a professional working actor.
