F.A.M.I.L.Y. Foundation 4 Learning Educational Scholarships
will be awarded annually to high school graduates for educational expenses at accredited
post-secondary school institutions of education.
Applications must be received
by April 1, 2021, 12 Midnight.
The following are the criteria
that the student must meet in order to qualify for a scholarship:
o
Applicant must have no prior college enrollment.
o
Applicant must be graduating in the current year with a
minimum scholastic GPA of 2.5.
o
Applicant must provide proof of enrollment in an accredited post-secondary school institution of education.
o
Applicant’s total family income cannot exceed four times the
Federal Poverty Level for the number of family members living in the household
for the current year.
(See URL: https://aspe.hhs.gov/poverty-guidelines
o
Applicant
must meet the citizenship eligibility requirements of the Free Application for
Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).
o
Applicant must be in the process of completing or have completed an
application for Free Application for
Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).
o
Applicant must provide their Data Release Number (DRN) and a
copy of their SAR (Student Aid Report).
o
Applicant must provide full household financial disclosure
including other financial assistance.
Other
important information:
If the applicant is awarded a
scholarship, they must maintain all qualification requirements each year.
Failure to qualify will cause elimination from the program. Applicants who
do not receive an award can reapply in 12 months if there is still no prior
college enrollment.
- Each grant will
total $1,200 in value to be awarded in 4 installments. (250, 300, 300, 350)
- Grants will be awarded
in the continental United States of America.
- The number of
grants can be increased by the availability of grant sponsors and
qualified applicants who excel in the evaluation process.
- An Achievement
Bonus award may be made to the top qualifier when certain conditions are
met.
a.
The candidate must attain the highest rating of all
applicants in our evaluation process.
b.
That highest rating must exceed a rating standard.
c.
Graduating GPA must exceed 4.0.
d.
The value of the award will depend on available sponsorship.
e.
The nature of the Achievement Bonus will be determined by the
needs of the recipient.
- Funding may take
ten to thirty days after receipt of all authentication data.
- A "Personal Financial Management" training bonus may be offered in addition to the initial award.
- Application
packages will be evaluated by the Education Evaluation Committee using the “Blind
Review” process.
The identity of the applicant is known only to the “Coordinator” and is
not published until final awards are made by the Family Foundation Board
of Directors.
- Specific
criteria approved by the board of directors will be used to evaluate
applications.
- Upon completion
of the review process, the finalists will be forwarded to the board of
directors with recommendations for final approval.
- Identity of
applicants will remain anonymous until the board of directors has voted on
the final recipients.
- Application
Packages are evaluated based on need, academics and total quality of
package in that order.
Specific categories evaluated:
- Applicant’s need for assistance
- Financial
Resources for college (including Federal Pell Grant eligibility amount)
- High
School Transcript (academics)
- Essays
(two are required and rated on content, organization, vocabulary and
language use, grammar usage and mechanics)
- Letters
of recommendation
- Volunteer
work and community service
- Honors
and awards
- Extracurricular
Activities
- Quality of the total application package
- Upon
evaluation, each category will receive points within a specific range. The
maximum possible score is 100%. A minimum score of 75% is generally
acceptable but not required to qualify for an award.
- Final
decision on awards is made by the Family Foundation 4 Learning Board of
Directors.
