ARC Foundation Scholarship

ClintonCommunity College Guidelines

2018-2019

The ARC Foundation Board of Directors has stipulated the following guidelines under which the scholarship will be awarded:

  1. Applicant must be a resident of Clinton County for three years and be accepted full-time into a degree program as a first or second year student.
  1. The scholarship would be for the purpose of assisting the individual in obtaining his/her undergraduate degree in a field related to clinical service for the intellectual and other developmentally disabled. (Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy, Registered Nurse, Speech-Language-Pathologist, Psychology, Sociology, Special Ed, Human Services and Social Work).
  1. Applications would be received annually and would be judged by a committee of the Board of Directors of the ARC Foundation who will make a recommendation to be endorsed by the Board of Directors.
  1. The recipient of the award would be officially announced by a member of the ARC Foundation Board at the annual meeting of the Advocacy and ResourceCenter and the announcement would be publicized locally.
  1. The amount of the scholarship would be determined annually by the Board of Directors of the ARC Foundation. The award for the 2018-2019 school years will be $1,000.
  1. Scholarship monies will be awarded in two installments at the end of the fall and spring semesters after semester grades have been submitted to the ARC, and will be paid directly to the college on behalf of the recipient.
  1. Scholarship recipient is expected to provide proof of a GPA of 2.75 or higher on a 4.0 system, with application, in order to be considered.
  1. Recipient is expected to maintain a minimum of 2.75 GPA in order to be eligible for payment for each semester and will need to provide proof of such.

(COLLEGE)

SCHOLARSHIP & AWARD COMMITTEE

ARC FOUNDATION OF CLINTON COUNTY, INC.

P.O. BOX 1512

PLATTSBURGH, NY 12901

ALL INFORMATION SUBMITTED MUST BE TYPED AND

DOUBLE-SPACED

MUST BE RECEIVED BY MARCH 3, 2018

NAME: ______

LAST FIRST MIDDLE

ADDRESS: ______

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PHONE NUMBER: ______

EMAIL: ______

RESIDENT OF CLINTONCOUNTY? YES______# YEARS______

HIGH SCHOOL: ______GRADUATION DATE: _____/____G.P.A. ______

COLLEGE: SOPHOMORE ______JUNIOR ______SENIOR ______G.P.A. ______

HAVE YOU PREVIOUSLY BEEN NOMINATED FOR THIS SCHOLARSHIP? ______

ARE YOU CURRENTLY RECEIVING A SCHOLARSHIP? ______

IF SO, WHAT YEAR WAS IT AWARDED? ______

EDUCATION PLANS: ______

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ARE YOU CURRENTLY ENROLLED IN A DEGREE PROGRAM?

YES______NO______IF NO, EXPLAIN______

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WHERE ______

WHAT IS THE MAJOR? ______

ARE YOU ENROLLED FULL-TIME? YES______NO______

AWARDS AND HONORS: ______

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

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A personal statement (500 words or less) that outlines your educational and career goals as they relate to clinical service for the intellectual or other developmentally disabled. Explain how the Foundation Scholarship will help you achieve your goals. (Statement must be typed and double spaced)

Letters of recommendation are encouraged.

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Each year the ARC Foundation likes to publically announce in local newspapers the names and photos of the recipients of the Annual ARC Foundation Scholarships. We would like you to please complete the statement below and return it to us so that we can make this announcement if you are chosen as a recipient of the scholarship.

I ______do

hereby authorize the ARC Foundation of Clinton County, Inc. to publish my name and/or photograph in the Press-Republican, other local newspapers, Agency newsletters or mailings.

Signed: ______

Date: ______

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