WNEA Scholarships

  1. Two types of scholarships are available:
  • Memorial Scholarships in honor of Mary Jane Robertson and Connie Stanton, which will be awarded to students who plan to enter the emergency/medical services (“first responder”) or fields of education (K-12).
  • General scholarships which will be awarded to students planning to attend college in any accredited field of study.
  1. Money will be awarded in the following manner:
  • For scholarships less than $1000, the entire award amount will be paid the first semester.
  • For scholarships greater than or equal to $1000, half will be paid the first semester with the remaining half to be paid in the second semester.

A student must be enrolled for at least 12 credit hours per semester to receive the scholarship.

  1. Any student with a G.P.A. of 3.5 or above is eligible to apply for these scholarships.
  1. Scholarships will be awarded on the basis of scholarship and citizenship qualities. Financial need will also be considered.
  1. The scholarship applications will be reviewed by members of the scholarship committee. This committee will have the final decision on the choices of students to receive these scholarships.
  1. Students who wish to be considered for the Mary Jane Robertson or the Connie Stanton Memorial Scholarship may be contacted to attend a personal interview with the scholarship committee and family members during the first week of May.
  1. At the time the scholarships are awarded, the student will receive a cover letter explaining in detail how the money will be awarded. They will also be informed about forfeiting their scholarship money if they withdraw from schoolor if their GPA falls below a 2.5 for the semester. Students must claim the scholarships within one year or apply to the committee for an extension.
  1. The WNEA Scholarships will be awarded at the Annual SeniorAwards Night at Windsor High School in May.

STUDENTS ARE TO FILL OUT FORMS AND RETURN THEIR SCHOLARSHIP PACKET FOR THE NEA SCHOLARSHIP TO THE COUNSELOR’S OFFICE IN THE HIGH SCHOOL BY APRIL 15.

Scholarship Packet should contain:

  • Scholarship Application
  • Criteria Statement
  • Community Service Verification
  • Reference Letters (2 Letters of Recommendation)
  • School-Issued Transcript

WNEA Scholarship Application

1)Applicant

Last Name: ______First Name: ______Middle Initial:_____

Home Address :______City: ______State: ______ZIP:______

Phone: ( ______) ______Date of Birth :_____ / _____ / _____

E-mail Address: ______

2)Family

Father’s Name: ______

Father’s Address: ______

Father’s Employer: ______

Mother’s Name: ______

Mother’s Address: ______

Mother’s Employer: ______

3)School Information

High School Cumulative Grade Point Average: ______

Class Rank: ______

ACT Score:______

College you plan to attend: ______

What is your intended college major? ______

List any extra-curricular activities you have participated in.

Include all activities, clubs, sports, etc.

Community Service Verification Statement

Please have your community service representative verify your service by filling out the form for each community service activity you noted in your criteria statement.

Activity #1

By completing the following statement you are verifying that all of the information presented by this applicant about his/her community service, as described in his/her Criteria Statement, is true and accurate to the best of your knowledge.

Name of Activity ______

“I certify that ______participated in ______

(print first and last name of applicant) (print name of activity)

for ______from ______to ______.”

(print name of organization) (beginning date) (ending date)

Signature of person verifying community service ______

Verifier’s Title ______Phone (____) ______

Activity #2

By completing the following statement you are verifying that all of the information presented by this applicant about his/her community service, as described in his/her Criteria Statement, is true and accurate to the best of your knowledge.

Name of Activity ______

“I certify that ______participated in ______

(print first and last name of applicant) (print name of activity)

for ______from ______to ______.”

(print name of organization) (beginning date) (ending date)

Signature of person verifying community service ______

Verifier’s Title ______Phone (____) ______

Criteria Statement Guidelines

When putting your Criteria Statement together, you need to:

  • Divide your statement into three sections, with one section for each of the criteria you address. You may write more than one paragraph for each criteria section.
  • Clearly title each of your sections (i.e., Leadership, Community Service, and Motivation and Goals).
  • Do not submit a list of activities. Any activity you discuss should include a detailed description.
  • The Scholarship Committee looks for quality of activities, not quantity. Be descriptive and proofread your work carefully.

Leadership

  • Describe how you have organized, motivated, guided, or directed others and give specific examples of your two most significant leadership activities in your community or school.
  • Use examples that show continuing leadership, not just brief, single experiences.

Community Service

  • Describe the two most significant unpaid volunteer activities you have participated in by the date of your application. Community service projects may end after the application deadline as long as you started the community service prior to the application deadline.
  • Describe your specific duties/responsibilities in each activity as well as your specific accomplishments or the results you achieved.
  • If you discuss two community service activities that you performed for the same organization, please use one paragraph for each activity and indicate the name or title of each community service activity in bold print or by underlining it. Each activity will count as one of your community service activities.
  • Attending meetings of organizations does not qualify as community service, nor do activities completed for your family or relatives (babysitting for siblings, for example)

Motivation and Goals

  • Identify any significant challenges that you have faced. What motivation helped you to overcome them?
  • Identify what motivates you to succeed academically.
  • What significant goals have you accomplished?

Describe your educational goals for the future and how this scholarship might help you accomplish them.