Ride or Die Youth Ministries Scholarship Application

Bates Memorial Baptist Church

Packet & Instructions

Scholarship Application Deadline Date: May 18, 2011, 7:00pm

NO EXCEPTIONS!

A Complete RDYM Scholarship Application Packet Should Contain:

  • Completed and signed RDYM Scholarship Application Form
  • Completed RDYM Scholarship Checklist for desired scholarship(s)
  • Essay(s)
  • Transcripts
  • Recommendation(s)
  • Complete RDYM application packets are to be submitted (unfolded) in a 10 ½ x 13 sealed envelope marked: Marks of Excellence and put in the Youth Ministry Team mail slot in the Administrative Office by May 18th, 7:00pm

NOTE:

  • Incomplete scholarship applications will not be considered for any scholarships. No exceptions.
  • Finalist may be asked to meet briefly with the scholarship committee
  • Applicants can apply for all, but will not be awarded more the ONE scholarship
  • Complete and submit only one (1) RDYM Scholarship Application Form
  • Please make sure the specific RDYM Scholarship Checklist is attached to the essay and other required documents.

APPLICANTS MUST BE PRESENT

Applicants are REQUIRED to attend Marks of Excellence: Ceremony of Recognition to be eligible to receive scholarship award: June 1, 2011, 7:00pm, Bates Memorial Baptist Church, 620 E. Lampton Street.

Ride or Die Scholarship Application Deadline Date: May 18, 2011, 7:00pm

Ride or Die Youth Ministries Scholarship Application Form

Bates Memorial Baptist Church

-Please Print-

Full Name: ______D.O.B.______

SSN#:______Home Address: ______

City/State/Zip: ______

Home Phone: ______Cell#:______

FULL Address: ______

City/State/Zip: ______

High School or Postsecondary Institution: ______

High School Applicants 2010-2011: Grade ____ Did you graduate? (Circle one) Yes/No

Accumulative GPA: ______

Postsecondary Applicants 2010-2011: Total number credit hours accumulated: ______Accumulative GPA ____ Classification _____ Major/Minor ______

All Applicants: Affiliate clubs/organizations: ______

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Tenure of position(s) held and responsibilities: ______

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List three (3) non-related references:

1).Name:______

Address: ______

Contact Number: ______Cell#:______

Title/Position: ______Affiliation: ______

2).Name:______

Address: ______

Contact Number: ______Cell#:______

Title/Position: ______Affiliation: ______

3).Name:______

Address: ______

Contact Number: ______Cell#:______

Title/Position: ______Affiliation: ______

Certification/Release Information: I certify that all information provided on this form is accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge. I grant permission for information regarding my grades, enrollment status, employment status, volunteer service, etc. to be released to the RDYM Scholarship Selection Committee. My signature below indicates authorization of release of grades, employment status, volunteer service, etc. to the RDYM Scholarship Selection Committee.

Applicant Signature: ______Date: ______

Checklist For:

Marks of Excellence

 Member of Bates Memorial Baptist Church

 Completed RDYM Scholarship Application Form

Postsecondary Applicants: transcript verification of completion of 30 undergraduate credit hours

High School Graduate: current official school transcript

 Official proof of postsecondary enrollment for the 2011-2012 year

 Minimum Accumulative GPA of 2.5

 One (type written) recommendation from an employer and/or community/public service organization,etc. verifying service

 Two page, double-spaced, type written, (1) inch margin, essay:

“How My Service has Touched the Lives of Others”

Mark 1:40-41“A man with leprosy came to him and begged him on his knees, “If you are willing, you can make me clean”. Filled with compassion, Jesus reached out his hand and touched the man. “I am willing”, he said. “Be clean!”

RDYM Scholarship Application Deadline Date: May 18, 2011, 7:00pm

NO EXCEPTIONS!!!
Checklist For:

The Bates Memorial Scholarship of EXCELLENCE

 Member of Bates Memorial Baptist Church

 Completed RDYM Scholarship Application Form

 2011 High School Graduate

 Official proof of postsecondary enrollment for the 2011/2012 year – minimum of 12 credit hours

 Minimum Accumulative GPA of 3.3

 One (type written) recommendation from an employer and/or community/public service organization, etc. verifying service

 Two FULL page, double-spaced, type written, (1) inch margin, essay:

“How Academic Discipline Prepares One for Life”

Study to show yourself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth. II Timothy 2:15

RDYM Scholarship Application Deadline Date: May 18, 2011, 7:00pm

NO EXCEPTIONS!!!
Checklist For:

Elmore/Whiteside Scholarship

 Active member of Bates Memorial Baptist Church

 Complete RDYM Scholarship Application Form

 2011 High School Graduate

 A current official school transcript 2010/2011

 Official proof of postsecondary enrollment for the 2011-2012 year

 Minimum Accumulative GPA of 2.0

 One (type written) recommendation from an employer and/or community/public service organization, etc. verifying service

 Two FULL page, double-spaced, type written, (1) inch margin, essay:

“How I Personify the Word Perseverance”

. . .one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus. Philippians 3:13b-14

Ride or Die Scholarship Application Deadline Date: May 18, 2011, 7:00pm

NO EXCEPTIONS!!!

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