TYRONE RENAISSANCE EDUCATION FOUNDATION

Scholarship Application 2015-2016

The Tyrone Renaissance Education Foundation (TREF) was established to promote academic excellence and increased educational opportunity for Tyrone Area School District students. To this end, TREF will award four scholarships for the 2015-2016 school year.

Two will be awarded to students who are pursuing post-secondary education in an “academic” oriented career field and two will be awarded to students who are pursuing their post-secondary education in a “technical/vocational” oriented career field.

Awards shall be in the amount of $500, and shall be allocated directly to the student’s post-secondary

institution.

DIRECTIONS: Please complete this application by typing in the required information.

Personal Information

Your Name / Your Address / Your Phone Number / Email

Post-Secondary Information

Name
of School You Plan to Attend / Address
of School You Plan to Attend / Phone Number
of School You Plan to Attend / Major Area of Study or Program of Emphasis You Intend to Focus On / Academic Career Field / Vocational/Technical Career Field
☐Yes ☐No / ☐Yes
☐No

Short Essay

In a brief (500 words or less) essay, please describe how you have either consistently achieved academic success or have shown academic improvement throughout your years as a student at TAHS.
You are welcome to include information that would add to the strength of your candidacy, such as circumstances that are unique to your own life. This could be challenges in your life that impacted your studies at TAHS, circumstances that might be significantly different than most high school students, or something notable that has influenced your young life.
Finally, include in your essay how this award would impact your educational goals.