MINNESOTA STATE COURT

CATHOLIC ORDER OF FORESTERS

MINNESOTA COF 2014 SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM

GOAL: To assist COF members in their post-secondary education programs.

  1. Applicants must be no more then Twenty-five (25) years of Age by December 31, 2013
  2. Applicants must have graduated High School by August 1, 2014.
  1. To qualify, each applicant must be a member of a Minnesota COF Court by January 31, 2012.
  1. Applications must be made to the Minnesota State Court Scholarship Fund by January 31, 2014.
  1. Selections will be made by a random drawing from all applications received. Drawing will take place at the 2014 State Court 2nd Quarterly Meeting and under the supervision of all State Court members present.
  1. Each recipient will receive a $750.00 award. Fifteen (15) scholarships will be awarded.
  1. The first 15 names drawn are the winners; the next five names drawn will be the alternates.
  1. All winners will be notified by May 15, 2014.
  1. Local Courts will be notified so as to obtain publicity of the award, and the local high schools will also be notified if the winner is still in high school.
  1. The check will be mailed to the Student payable to the Student Onlyin December 2014. Since the checks are not going to the school, students will need to provide proof of attendance from the fall semester 2014 (a transcript, class schedule or tuition statement is acceptable). Funds will be given to the student even if they quit during the semester, because they still have incurred expenses.
  1. If the student does not attend a post-secondary institution, no award will be given and an alternate candidate will receive the scholarship.
  1. Only one COF scholarship for post-secondary education per student. If a National and a State scholarship are received the National award will be considered the prime award and the Minnesota scholarship will be passed on to an alternate candidate in order of names drawn.
  1. If student fails to return the required documents that were presented at the time of the notification of the scholarship by the deadline of December 1, 2014, an alternate candidate will receive the scholarship.

2014

CATHOLIC ORDER OF FORESTERS

MINNESOTASTATE COURT OFFICIAL APPLICATION

ONE TIME $750 SCHOLARSHIP AWARD

PLEASE PRINT CLEARLY

Name ______

(Last) (First) (Initial)

Address______

______

(City) (State) (Zip)

Telephone( ) ______Email Address ______

(Must fill in these four items to be eligible)

Court # ______Birthday ____/____/____Date Joined COF ____/____/____

(Month/ Day / Year) (Month/ Day / Year)

School currently attending ______

School Address______

(Street) (City) (ST) (zip)

Date of HIGH SCHOOL Graduation ______

( Month / Day / Year )

NAME AND ADDRESS OF ACCREDITED COLLEGE, UNIVERSITY, TECHNICAL OR TRADE SCHOOL YOU ARE PRESENTLY ATTENDING OR PLANNING TO ATTEND NEXT YEAR:

NAME ______

ADDRESS ______

CITY, STATE, ZIP ______

PLANNED MAJOR OR CAREER ______

CERTIFICATION: I CERTIFY THAT THE ABOVE INFORMATION IS ACCURATE.

Student Signature: ______

MAIL THIS COMPLETED APPLICATION ON OR BEFORE JANUARY 31, 2014

FRATERNAL SCHOLARSHIP COMMITTEEAll blanks must be filled in!

CATHOLIC ORDER OF FORESTERS, MN STATE COURT

ANGELA SCHWALBE, SYD

10050 CTY RD 43

CHASKA, MN 55318 (Phone 952-448-2659 – E-Mail

ALL WINNERS WILL BE NOTIFIED. SCHOLARSHIP CHECKS WILL BE SENT TO THE STUDENT IN DECEMBER 2014. PROOF OF ATTENDANCE WILL NEED TO BE PROVIDED FROM THE FALL SEMESTER 2014 BY THE DECEMBER 1 DEADLINE.