2015 Guidelines For Scholarship Applications
1. Applicants must include a complete copy of the FAFSA/SAR form to be considered. This requires you and/or your parents to have completed your/their 2014 income tax return in time to receive the completed FAFSA form back for mailing no later than March 2, 2015. Don’t delay. Go to
2. Incomplete applications will be disqualified. Add additional pages as necessary to give complete answers or provide information for enhanced assessment of your qualifications and need for this scholarship.
3. Applicants must be a resident of the Triangle Area (Wake, Orange, or Durham County).
4. Applicants must be a U. S. citizens or present proof of permanent resident status.
5. Applicants must have received a high school diploma by June 2015 or a GED by the time the application is submitted.
6. Scholarships must be used to attend a postsecondary educational or technical institution in North Carolina.
7. Scholarship money, ranging from $1000 to $7500, will be paid directly to the recipient’s chosen school and is to be used for tuition or educational expenses.
8. Should the recipient withdraw before completion of the year’s work, any refunds which might be payable will be returned toAssistance League of theTriangle Area.
9. Students must submit a postsecondary school student ID number or SSN by May 15 2015 so funds can be released to the school of choice.
10. The Scholarship Committee may personally interview applicants before the scholarship award decisions are made.
11. Applications must be postmarked by March 2, 2015 and mailed to
Assistance League Triangle Area
Scholarship Committee
P.O. Box 98477
Raleigh, North Carolina 27624
Scholarship Phone (919) 438-1682
Thrift Shop Phone (919) 875-8901
12. Application receipt notifications will be sent by email.
13. The selected applicants will be notified during the first week of May 2015.
Additional requirements for High School Seniors and Previous Scholarship Recipients
1. Applicants must have a grade point average of 2.5 or higher.
2. High School applicants must submit SAT or ACT scores.
Scholarship Application for 2015 High School Seniors
Personal Information Date: ______
Name: ______
Address: ______
City______Zip______County______
You must be a resident of Wake, Durham or Orange County to receive aid.
U.S. Citizen: YES _____ NO _____ Permanent Resident: YES _____ N0______
Please submit proof of permanent resident status if you are not a U. S. citizen.
Home Phone: ______Cell Phone:______
Email: ______@______
High School Attending: ______Anticipated Graduation Date : ______
Weighted GPA: ______Unweighted GPA:______Class Rank: ______of_____
SAT Scores: Math______Writing ______Critical Reading______
ACT Scores: Math ______Science______Reading ______English ______
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Name of Father/Guardian Occupation Employer
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Name of Mother/Guardian Occupation Employer
List ages of dependent children in the household: ______none_____
Finances
2014 Total Household Income: ______Student income: ______
This is a needs based scholarship. Provide a description of your financial need:
Educational Plans
Please list the educational institutions to which you are applying in order of your preference.
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What are your career goals? What field of study do you plan to pursue and why?
Personal Experiences: List high school experiences in the order of importance to you.
List community service, volunteer activities or internships:
ActivityHoursDatesPosition Held
List extracurricular activities during high school:
ActivityHoursDatesPosition Held
List paid work experiences and number of hours employed:
EmployerHoursDatesPosition Held
List awards or honors received during high school:
Personal Statement (optional): Is there anything else you would like the scholarship selection committee to know about you or your family?
Essay
In order to help the Assistance League scholarship selection committee choose the winners of this year’s grants, write a 300 to 500 word essay on one of the topics that best reveals your life experiences and goals. A hand written or word-processed essay will be accepted. The essay must be written without notes. The essay must be written in the presence of a teacher, guidance counselor or principal.
Topic 1: What is your favorite song, poem, word or quotation and why?
Topic 2:Choose a social problem that is important to you. What do you see as the causes of this problem? If you were in a position to do something about this problem, what would you do?
Topic 3:Identify a personal experience you had that changed how you thought about something. What did you learn from the experience?
Scholarship Verification Affidavit
I, the undersigned, certify that the essay written by ______is his/her original essay that was written under my supervision and without notes to be used in the selection criteria for to Assistance League Triangle Area Scholarship.
______Signature ______Title/Position
Date: ______
Assistance League Triangle Area reserves the right to award scholarships all in one category or separately in each or some of the categories annually.
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Student Signature Date
Check your application to make sure the following are included:- High School transcripts verifying GPA and Class Rank through first semester of senior year
- Proof of permanent residency if not a citizen
- A complete copy of FAFSA/SAR Form showing income, number of dependents
- Two letters of references:
- One reference from someone outside your family who knows you personally -
minister, scout leader, coach, employer, another teacher etc.
- Essay – please follow instructions above
Mailthis application so it is postmarked no later than
March 2, 2015* to:
to Assistance LeagueTriangle Area
Scholarship Committee
P. O. Box 98477
Raleigh, NC 27624
Scholarship Phone (919) 438-1682
A to Z Thrift Shop Phone (919) 875-8901
*Mailing on March 2? Go into the post office and have the clerk hand cancel your envelope. If you drop it in a box, it will be postmarked on the third and will be disqualified.