Name of scholarship for which you are applying: ______

Mason High School

General Scholarship Application

  • You must complete and submit a separate application for each scholarship.
  • See local scholarship page on the counselor’s website for deadlines and instructions on where to submit each app.

Name:High School Attendance:

GPA:______

Class Rank:Signature of school official

Name of Scholarship:

●Please check all that you have attached to this application:

oResume

oOne letter of recommendation

oTranscript

oTest scores

oCopy of your Student Aid Report (SAR) from FAFSA

Please carefully consider and answer the following questions, providing as much specific information as possible.

  1. Where will you attend school after you graduate from high school? Have you been accepted?

* (If you have not decided where you will go, list the schools to which you have applied and indicate where you have been accepted.)

  1. Are you the first member of your family to attend college?
  1. What will you major in and how/why did you choose this course of study?
  1. What has been your most important contribution to Mason High School?
  1. Which total income bracket best identifies your family's annual income:

_____ $10,000 or less _____ $10,000-$29,000

_____ $30,000-$49,000 _____ $50,000-$79,000

_____ $80,000 or more

  1. Have you filled out the FAFSA?
  1. Next year, will your immediate family have other members attending a college, university or technical school? If yes, please state how many:
  2. Next year, will there be other dependents living at your home? If yes, how many?
  1. How will your education be financed? What are you going to do, personally, to help defray the expenses of pursuing your educational goal?
  2. Write a few sentences about/describing yourself.
  1. Regarding your volunteer work, what has been the most beneficial either to you or to your church, school or community?
  1. What are your future plans, goals and dreams?
  1. Explain your beliefs regarding the importance of education.
  1. What is your definition of work ethic.
  1. Identify and explain who has been the most influential person in your life and why (example: parent or grandparent, pastor, neighbor, etc. You do not have to use real names.)
  1. Completing your college education is very important. Tell about an incident in your past that demonstrates your persistence and that you are a person who can be counted on to complete what you start.
  1. Have you worked in the summers and/or during the school year? If so, where did you

work? How many hours per week did you work? Please explain.

  1. If you could change one thing about Mason High School, what would it be?
  1. Explain briefly why you think you would be the best candidate to receive this scholarship.
  1. What attributes do you possess as a result of living in Mason?
  1. What do you plan to become involved in while you are in college?
  1. Explain in detail what you would use the scholarship for in realistic terms.