Benton Community Foundation Scholarship Application

Mary’s River Masonic Lodge, No. 221 is proud to provide a scholarship to a deserving Benton County student. Masonic organizations are strong supporters of public education and their local communities. It is their desire to encourage students to continue their education by attending a community college or public university.

The criteria for the Masonic Endowed Scholarship is as follows:

  • Plan to continue your education or train for a career at a public college, university, career or technical school
  • Have a financial need or factors that might make you “at risk” of not continuing education
  • Must be graduating from a Benton County High School (Benton County Oregon)
  • Have an accumulated GPA of 2.0 or higher.

Please review prior to submitting your application:

  • Application must be typed.
  • Include most current transcript (does not need to be official transcript)
  • Completed application and signed where indicated. (Electronic signature accepted)
  • If awarded a scholarship, it must be used for the 2018-2019 academic year.
  • Email the completed application to on or before the March 12th deadline. Please put “2018 Masonic Lodge Scholarship” in the subject line. You will receive an email confirmation when your application has been received.
  • All applicants will be notified of their status by May 31, 2018.

APPLICATIONS MUST BE RECEIVED BY 5:00 PM ON MARCH 12, 2018

ALL REQUIREMENTS MUST BE MET, OR APPLICATION WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.

Late submissions will not be accepted.

Last Name First Name M.I.
Street Address / Phone Number
City / State / Zip code / Email
High School: Graduation Year:
Overall/Cumulative GPA:
Declared Major or field of study/training you plan to pursue:
University/College you plan to attend in the Fall of 2018:
Name______City______State:______
Have you applied for admission: ☒ YES ☒ Not Yet

General Information

Application Questions

Please answer the following questions, attach separate sheets as necessary. Please be detailed in your answers this will be helpful to the selection committee when making their decisions.

  1. How will this scholarship help contribute to your immediate and long range plans?
  1. What might prevent you from attending a college, university, career or technical school?
  1. How are you planning to support yourself financially next year?
  1. Please tell us what makes you stand out as a possible recipient of this scholarship. Give us an overall picture of yourself.

School Activities:

School Activities (school clubs/committees). Please share your top three (3) school activities and the reason you were passionate about your involvement. Be sure to indicate positions you held and name of club/committees you were involved in.

School Organization / Academic Years Participated / Brief Description / Why did you get involved

Extracurricular Activities:

Extracurricular Activities such as civic or community service, religious affiliated groups, work, volunteering. (Activities not connected to school). Please share your top three (3) extracurricular activities and the reason you were passionate about your involvement. Be sure to indicate positions you held and name of organization you were involved in.

Organization / Years Participated / Brief Description / Why did you get involved

Certification & Signature:

By signing and dating this application, I certify that all information I have provided is true. (Electronic signatures accepted)

Signature______Date: ______

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