MIDWESTERN CHAPTER ISA (MWISA)
2013 SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION
Instructions to the applicant
This application should be completed electronically. To find a fillable form, visit mwisa.org/scholarship-program. Be sure to fill in all information requested and use additional pages if necessary. Complete all 9 sections. Incomplete applications may not be considered.
Application deadline is November 29, 2013.
Applying for (Note: If applying for both scholarships, indicate preference using “#1” as top preference and “#2” as second preference):
Conference Scholarship (Preference if applicable:)
College Scholarship (Preference if applicable:)
1. Personal Information
Name:
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(Last) (First) (MI)
School:
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(Name of School)
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(Street/PO Box)
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(City, State) (Zip Code) (School Phone #)
Home address: ______
(Street/PO Box)
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(City, State) (Zip Code) (Home Phone #)
Email address:
2. Educational Information
Year in school: Freshman Sophomore Junior Senior Graduate
Current grade point average:
Student ID#
Type of degree to be received:
Major field to receive degree in:
Class workload in credit hours:
If you presently hold a job, how many hours per week do you work?
List awards and special recognitions/achievements you have received. These can be both in and out of school.
List student or school related organizations and activities and any leadership positions you have held.
3. Employment Information
List any companies or organizations where you have worked for more than two months and include present employer if you are now working. Identify the positions that are within or related to the fields of arboriculture and forestry.
4. General Student Information
What are your career goals? Include future plans, why have you chosen this field as your profession and other pertinent information to aid the Selection Committee in evaluating you as a scholarship candidate.
How will this scholarship assist you with your college career and/or with your professional career? Include financial need information here.
5. ESSAY
On a separate sheet of paper, write a brief (500 words or less) essay on how you will benefit from a degree in forestry or arboriculture and how good arboricultural practices can affect the quality of life in the community where you live.
6. APPLICANT
The information provided is accurate to the best of my knowledge:
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(Applicant signature) (Date)
7. SCHOOL FINANCIAL DEPT INFORMATION
For the College Scholarship, the MWISA will send a check to your college’s Financial Aid Department. Please provide the mailing address and phone number of this department.
Mailing Address:
City/State/Zip:
Phone Number/Fax/Email:
8. APPROVED BY: (Approval must be by a professor or Dean of the Forestry/Arboriculture program familiar with the applicant)
I have reviewed this application and verify that it meets the minimum guidelines and requirements of the Midwestern Chapter ISA for granting scholarships:
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(Approval signature from professor or Dean)
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(Title) (Date)
9. Submit (postmark) by November 29, 2013to:
Gerri Makay, NDFS
NDSU Research Extension Center
PO Box 219
Carrington, ND 58421
Questions? Contact Gerri by phone: 701.652.2951 or email: