Fraternal Order of Police Association Scholarship

For graduating seniors who have a parent or legal guardian who is an active or retired Wheeling Police Officer, Ohio County Sheriff’s Deputy or WV State Trooper working in Ohio County. Award is $1,000 and eligible for a one-time renewal with adequate academic progress and continued full-time enrollment.

Application Checklist

Application Deadline: March 1, 2017

CHECKLIST

Application Guidelines – Carefully read this page to ensure your application form and other forms are complete and accurate.

Letter of Recommendation – Ask evaluator to complete form and return to you in a sealed envelope with evaluator’s signature. Include the recommendation with all other application materials. Parents, immediate family members or school counselors are NOT eligible to write the letter of recommendation.

Activities Form – Please use the included form to provide information on Extracurricular Activities, Awards and Honors, Community and Volunteer Activities, and Work Experience.

Grade Certification Form – Have appropriate school official complete form and return it with other application materials.

Official Transcripts–Request transcripts that include grades from the most recently complete grading period and return with other application materials.

Personal Essay – Please attach a personal essay.

Mailing Address/Office Location:

CFOV

1310 Market Street

Wheeling, WV 26003

Application Form: FOPA Scholarship

PERSONAL INFORMATION

Name: ______

Permanent Address: ______

Street or PO BoxCityStateZip

What county do you live in? ______U.S. Resident?  yes no

Date of Birth: ______/______/______

Telephone:Day (______) ______-______Evening (______) ______-______

Email: ______

Father’s Name: ______Occupation: ______

Mother’s Name: ______Occupation: ______

ACADEMIC INFORMATION

Name of high school: ______

Name of school counselor: ______

High School Phone Number: (______) ______-______Cumulative GPA: ______

If diploma attained via GED, indicate City/State and date obtained: ______

UNIVERSITY INFORMATION

Name of college/university in which you plan to enroll or are currently enrolled:

______

NameCityState

Have you been accepted?  yes no

Include a copy of the letter from the school acknowledging receipt of you application or offering you enrollment

Will you be full-time (12 or more credit hours) this fall?  yes no

Anticipated major or area of study: ______

List the dates (month/year) you expect to begin and complete your degree:

Begin: ______Complete: ______

GPA (if currently enrolled) ______

Do you plan to live:  on campus  off campus  commute from home  unknown

Do you meet the eligibility criteria for the WV Promise Scholarship? yes  no

LETTER OF RECOMMENDATION

Signed and sealed letter must accompany this application.

Name: ______

Relationship: ______

When selecting someone to complete your recommendation, select someone who will be thorough in the review of your character. Select someone who knows you (and your family) well and will be able to give a candid and unbiased evaluation. Your recommendation must be completed by someone other than your parents, immediate family or school counselors. In the past, ministers, coaches, employers, supervisors, neighbors, teachers, or a friend of the family has written recommendations.

The evaluator should also provide a brief statement as to why he or she thinks you are most deserving of the scholarship.

Personal Essay

On a separate sheet of paper, please take the time to prepare a well-developed, well-written, grammatically correct personal essay. The essay is to be limited to one typed page. Spelling and grammar do matter!

This is your opportunity for the Selection Committee to get to know you as an individual.

You may want to write about an interest you have, a challenge you have overcome, or something that you are passionate about. The objective is to give you a chance to tell us about another dimension of you not previously revealed. There is no “correct” way to develop and prepare this essay. In writing about something that matters to you, you will convey a sense of yourself that will provide invaluable information during the evaluation process.

I, the student, completed this application and certify that all information contained within is correct and true to the best of my knowledge.

Signature ______Date ______

Letter of Recommendation Form

Application Deadline: March 1, 2017

To Evaluator: The applicant is applying for a scholarship with the Community Foundation for the Ohio Valley, Inc. Your evaluation is needed as part of the application process. The student has authorized you to release any information you feel would be helpful in reviewing his/her application. Your cooperation in providing this information is important to the selection of award recipients. To insure confidentiality, please return this form to the student in a sealed envelope with your signature across the seal. In the space provided below, please make a statement describing the applicant’s character, school, and community leadership abilities, potential to succeed, and evidence of the student’s strengths and weaknesses, not to exceed one page in length. If you are using your letterhead, be sure to include this form in addition to your recommendation.

I am writing this evaluation on the behalf of ______

Evaluator’s Name: ______

Telephone Number: (______) ______-______

Relationship to applicant: ______

How long have you known the applicant? ______

An evaluation received with a broken seal will be rejected. Please be sure to seal and sign the envelope and return to applicant in order that it may be included along with the application packet. Remember – parents, immediate family members and school counselors are not eligible to write the evaluation.

Activities Form

Please list extracurricular, community and personal activities in which you have participated during the past three years as well as activities you are planning for the current year. Include clubs, debate, school sports, student government, fine arts, volunteer work, youth programs, athletic programs, music, scouting, etc. Please do not use acronyms.

Extracurricular Activities / Year / Position Held
Fr / So / Jr / Sr
Community/Volunteer Activities / Year / Position Held
Fr / So / Jr / Sr
Awards and Honors / Year / Comments
Fr / So / Jr / Sr
Work Experience / Dates of Employment / Position Held

Grade Certification Form

This section is to be completed by an advisor/counselor. GPA information should be on a scale of 4.0 only. Only transcripts with the fall semester will be accepted. This form and transcripts must be included with the application packet.

Student’s Name:______

School:______

At the close of the most recent semester, the applicant ranked _____ in a class of ______.

At the close of the most recent semester, the applicant’s cumulative GPA was ______on a scale of 4.0.

SAT ScoresACT Scores
Verbal:______English:______

Math:______Math:______

Combine: ______Reading: ______

Science: ______

Composite:______

Person completing this form: ______

Title: ______

Signature: ______Date: ______

AN OFFICIAL TRANSCRIPT INCLUDING MOST RECENTLY COMPLETED SEMESTER

(FALL OF PREVIOUS YEAR) MUST ACCOMPANY THIS APPLICATION.

DO NOT SEND THIS INFORMATION SEPARATELY!

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