Scholarship Application
(check one as it applies to your major)
_____ Marie Dollard McGrath Elementary Education Scholarship
_____ Philip and Margaret Dollard Business Scholarship
Name__________________________________ Social Security # ___________________________
Address_______________________________________________________________________________
Town _______________,
Phone____________________________ Email______________________________________
Resident Since (year)___________ U.S. Citizen? (circle) Yes No
College/University Attending__________________________________
Degree Major_______________________________________________
Year in College (circle) Freshman Sophomore Junior
Senior Graduate
Anticipated Date of Graduation_________________________________
Financial Aid or Bursar Office Address______________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
Financial Aid or Bursar Office Phone ___________________________________
Tuition (only) per semester $_______________
The following information must be submitted with this application to consider the application complete:
_____ 1.
Proof of Residency in either the
Town of
_____ 2. High School Transcript with school certification showing evidence of a minimum “B” or numeric equivalent grade point average. Include the SAT and/or ACT scores.
_____ 3. College Transcript (if applicable) official transcript showing evidence of a minimum “B’ or numeric equivalent grade point average.
_____ 4. Resume to include the following sections:
A) List of honors, awards and scholarships received
B) List of school related extra curricular activities including clubs, sports, music, publications, etc…
C) List of community or outside of school activities including employment, clubs, community service activities, etc…
_____ 5. Three Letters of Recommendation from instructors, community leaders, and/or business professionals attesting to the applicant’s high level of motivation, strong moral character, clear sense of purpose, maturity and leadership ability.
_____ 6. Evidence of Financial Need based on both the US Department of Education calculation of the applicant’s Expected Family Contribution (“EFC”) to the cost of post high school education; and the criteria of the Financial Aid Department of the college or university the applicant is or will be attending.
1. The Selection Committee reserves the right to request an interview with the applicant.
2. Scholarship recipients shall not be selected or rejected on the basis of their race, religion, national or ethnic origin, or other illegally discriminating criteria.
3. The final determination of awarding the scholarships is in the sole discretion of the Trustees - Directors of the Foundation.
4. The applicant agrees and acknowledges that if he/she is selected for a scholarship that said person will give written direction to the college or university he/she attends or will attend authorizing and directing the school to provide copies of the recipient’s grade reports and financial status records directly to the Trustees-Directors of the Margaret A. McGrath Charitable Foundation.
5. Recipient grade reports and financial status records will be used by the Trustees-Directors to determine whether scholarship recipients have performed in accordance with the terms of the scholarship.
6. In the event the scholarship recipient is found to have diverted scholarship funds from their proper purpose, said recipient agrees to repay any inappropriate diverted funds.
7. All
applications must be submitted by March 1st. The selection committee will announce
scholarship awards on or about June 15th. No scholarship is automatically renewed and
applicants must re-apply for future consideration based on the terms stated in
an award letter.
The applicant _________________ hereby acknowledges
the above information and attests that all information submitted is to the best
of my knowledge a true and accurate representation.
Signature_____________________________ Date____________________
Attention:
Richard Dollard, Executive Director
(585) 637-7170