KIMBALL HIGH SCHOOL ALUMNI ASSOCIATION



Kimball High School National Alumni Association

BOSTON CHAPTER

Nellie Gay Fitts Memorial Scholarship: $500

Martha Mae Foster Memorial Scholarship: $500

David Lindsey Akins Distinguished Scholar Award: $750

The Nellie Gay Fitts Scholarship was established for an incoming freshman.

The Martha Mae Foster Scholarship was established for a rising sophomore, junior or senior. The David Lindsey Akins Distinguished Scholar Award honors the student with the highest overall achievement among all applications submitted.

REQUIREMENTS

1. You must be a Boston resident, with a minimum 2.5 GPA, enrolled as a full-time undergraduate student. Applications are evaluated on the basis of scholastic achievement, leadership qualities, character, and financial need.

2. Download the application at The application form is a Word document. Write your responses after each question. We expect the application to be 2 to 3 pages.

3. If your application is chosen to receive a scholarship, you will be required to submit a signed Scholarship Agreement. Scholarship payment will be issued in the student’s name, and sent directly to the school’s Financial Aid Office. Scholarships must be applied to tuition, fees, books or technology expenses.

4. A complete application includes all the items on this checklist:

__ Transcript for 2016–2017 academic year

__ Proof of enrollment for the 2017-2018 academic year

__ Copy of Financial Aid award for 2017–2018 academic year

__ Three letters of reference that are not from relatives

__ Thoughtful and complete responses to questions in the required Application Form

__ A “friend” request to Kimball Boston on Facebook

Place an “x” next to each item enclosed.

a. The complete application must be mailed together in one package and postmarked no later than June 16, 2017. The Facebook request is also required by or before June 16, 2017. No exceptions. Kimball Scholars will be announced on July 16, 2017.

Send to: KHS Boston Scholarship Fund

119A Grew Avenue

Roslindale, MA 02131-4678

If you have any questions - at all - contact us at khsboston@.

Don’t wait until the last minute!

Incomplete applications are not eligible for awards. Late applications will not be read.

KHS Boston Scholarship Fund Application Form This is the only Form that meets our requirements. Request Form by email if necessary. Complete this form in Word. Handwritten applications will be rejected. EMAIL US IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT WHAT INFORMATION IS REQUIRED.

STUDENT and SCHOOL INFORMATION

Name

Address

City, State, ZIP

Email

Facebook

Enrollment in Fall 2017 [Choose One] _Freshman _Sophomore _Junior _Senior

Expected Graduation Date

College/University

City, State

ACTIVITIES and ACHIEVEMENTS

List and describe activities you lead or participate in (school, community, sports, work, religious)

List awards or honors

PERSONAL STATEMENT QUESTIONS - One paragraph for each response.

What is your highest academic achievement?

How do you handle challenges in your life?

If you have chosen a major, how did you decide on it, and why did you choose this school?

What kind of work would you like to do after you graduate?

If you were being interviewed in person for this award, what else would you tell the Scholarship Committee about yourself?

I certify that all information in this application is true. I am aware that providing false information will make me ineligible to ever receive a KHS Boston Scholarship award.

____________________________________________ _____________________

Signature Date

gnature Date

-----------------------

Office Use Only Postmark Date

................
................

In order to avoid copyright disputes, this page is only a partial summary.

Google Online Preview   Download