Scholarship Application Form



All Scholarship Applications Are Due: Thursday, April 12 by 4:00 pm

2018-19

Scholarship Application Form

A summary of the criteria for each of the scholarships available for the 2018-19 academic year are listed below. Please check the criteria closely and check only those scholarships that you are eligible for. Scholarships marked with an asterisk (*) require additional application materials or have specific restrictions. If you have not filled out a FAFSA, financial need cannot be determined.

_____ Alumni Class of 1935 Scholarship

Criteria: Financial Need: None Minimum GPA: Good Academic Record Class Year: None

Other: Must be a full-time student (grad or undergrad) enrolled in a teacher licensure program

_____ Marie & Sannie B. Baird Scholarship

Criteria: Financial Need: Yes Minimum GPA: Good Academic Record Class Year: Must have completed 60 credit hours successfully. Other: Preference to students from the Tidewater/Southside Virginia area

Carolyn Morrison Chapman ’61 Memorial Scholarship

Criteria: Financial Need: Yes Minimum GPA: Good Academic Record Class Year: None

Other: Must be a full time student education major and demonstrate a commitment to community service.

_____ Betty E. Cinquegrana ’64 Scholarship

Financial Need: Yes Minimum GPA: Good Academic Record

Class Year: Senior planning to pursue 5th year master’s degree under the licensure program

_____ Betty E. Cinquegrana ’64 Scholarship - Merit Award

Financial Need: No Minimum GPA: Good Academic Record

Class Year: Senior planning to pursue master’s degree under the 5 year teacher licensure program

_____ Class of 1966 Scholarship Endowment

Criteria: None

_____ Nina M. Goodridge (’46) Scholarship

Criteria: Financial Need: Yes Minimum GPA: None Class Year: None

_____ Beverly Y. Harris Scholarship

Criteria: Financial Need: Yes Minimum GPA: Good Academic Record Class Year: Must be undergraduate enrolled in the College of Education Other: None

_____ Cornelius J. Heatwole Scholarship

Criteria: Financial Need: Yes Minimum GPA: Good Academic Record Class Year: None

_____ Christopher Carl Hoffman Scholarship

Criteria: Financial Need: Yes Minimum GPA: None Class Year: None

Other: Preference given to student who graduated from W.T. Woodson High School or another high school in Fairfax County. Must be enrolled full-time.

_____ Margaret Holland Scholarship Endowment

Criteria: Financial Need: Yes Minimum GPA: 2.5 or higher Class Year: None

_____ Honeywell Family Educational Outreach Scholarship*

Criteria: Financial Need: No Minimum GPA: 3.25 Other: Submit a project proposal for review

*Additional application information is required.*

_____ Anna McCarthy Teaching Scholarship

Criteria: Financial Need: Yes Minimum GPA: 2.5 Class Year: Available for junior and/or senior year

_____ Delores R. Moles Memorial Scholarship Endowment

Criteria: Financial Need: Yes Minimum GPA: None Class Year: Junior, senior or 5th year

_____ Mary Trimmer Robinson (’76, ’79) Touch a Mind Scholarship*

Criteria: Financial Need: No Minimum GPA” 3.25

Other: Must submit a project proposal for review

_____ Ryburn-Dunn STEM Educators Scholarship Endowment in the

College of Education

Criteria: Financial Need: Yes Minimum GPA: None

Other: Must be a resident of Virginia and enrolled in final year of his/her teacher licensure program with a concentration in the STEM areas

____ Hattie M. Strong Scholarships*

This scholarship is restricted to students who will be student teaching during the 2018-2019 academic year

Criteria: Must be in final year of study Financial Need: Yes

Other: Must have achieved a minimum 3.0 GPA in the two semesters prior to their final year

*Additional application information is required.*

_____ Taliaferro Family Endowed Scholarship

Criteria: Financial Need: Yes Minimum GPA: None Class Year: None Other: Must be a single parent with responsibility for raising one or more minor children living in the student’s household.

_____ Eleanor E. Wright Memorial Scholarship

Criteria: Financial Need: No Minimum GPA: None Class Year: None

Other: Must be a Virginia resident and a full-time student

2018 - 2019

Education Programs

JMU Foundation Scholarship Application

1. Name ____________________________________________________________________________________

2. Email ____________________________________ PeopleSoft ID#

3. Telephone Number __________________________ JMU P.O. Box

4. Local Address

5. Home Address

_____________________________________________________________________________

6. High School attended: _______________________________________________________________________

Location: City County

7. Did you file a FAFSA for the 2018-2019 academic year? ____ Yes ____ No

You must have a current FAFSA to be considered for financial need-based scholarships.

8. List sources of financial support. (Specify scholarships, family support, loans, work, scholarships, and your

own employment, etc.)

9. Are you currently a full-time student? ____ Yes ____ No

10. Do you plan to be a full-time student in 2018-19? ____ Yes ____ No

11. Major _____________________________________ Academic Advisor ___________________________

Minor _____________________________________ Academic Advisor ___________________________

12. What is your current academic class status as of spring 2018?

Freshman Sophomore Junior Senior Graduate

13. Are you an Honors Student (must be currently taking or enrolled in Honors courses)? ____ Yes ____ No

14. Anticipated Date (Month/Year) of Graduation: Undergraduate _____________ Graduate: ______________

15. Have you been accepted in teacher education? ______ Yes ______ No

16. Undergraduate Cumulative GPA __________ Graduate Cumulative GPA __________

17. Are you the son/daughter of a teacher? ____________

(Criteria requirement if applying for Peggy Hanna Brooks Burruss Endowment Scholarship.)

18. List 3 references that we could contact regarding scholastic ability and your potential as a teacher. Please include

email address and phone number.

1. _____________________________________________________________________________________

2. _____________________________________________________________________________________

3. _____________________________________________________________________________________

I certify that the information provided on the scholarship application form is correct and accurate. All information on attachments provided is also correct and accurate.

Signature: _ ____________ Date: _

Deadline for submitting applications: 4 pm, Thursday, April 12, 2018

Return to: Education Programs

James Madison University

MSC 6911

Memorial Hall – Room 3185

Harrisonburg, VA 22807

For full consideration, each application must have ALL of the following documents attached:

❖ A personal statement which briefly outlines your career goals following graduation from JMU.

Include additional information that you believe the scholarship committee should consider.

❖ A resume

❖ An unofficial transcript

❖ Strong Scholarships Require Additional Information (see attached)

❖ Mary Trimmer Robinson Scholarship requires additional information (see attached)

❖ Honeywell Family Educational Outreach Scholarship requires additional information (see attached)

ATTACHMENT FOR THE HATTIE M. STRONG FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP

The STRONG SCHOLARS PROGRAM is funded by the Hattie M. Strong foundation and provides support to promising students who are likely to become excellent classroom teachers. During the 2018-19 academic year, a $5,000 award will be granted to at least two (2) College of Education students who are student teaching and completing their education programs. Criteria for the award includes demonstrated financial need (as determined by the university financial aid office), outstanding success and enthusiasm in prior field experiences and a minimum 3.0 GPA in the two prior semesters.

If you are eligible for this award, PLEASE COMPLETE THE EDUCATION PROGRAM SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION packet, along with this form for the STRONG SCHOLARS and return everything to Memorial Hall, Room 3185 by 4:00 pm on Thursday, April 12, 2018.

Please remember, the STRONG SCHOLARSHIPS are only for students in the College of Education teacher licensure programs who are student teaching and completing their education program during the 2018-2019 academic year.

For more information about the Hattie M. Strong Foundation and the programs they support, visit:

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ATTACHMENT FOR THE STRONG SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION

Attach your responses to the Education Program Scholarship Application packet and return everything to Memorial Hall, Room 3185 by 4 pm, Thursday, April 12, 2018

1. In 300 words or less, describe your most memorable experience that you have had during your field

experience.

2. In 300 words or less, describe the greatest challenge you have faced during your field experiences.

3. Attach two (2) letters of recommendation

2018 - 2019

MARY TRIMMER ROBINSON (’76, ’79) SCHOLARSHIP

HONEYWELL FAMILY EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH SCHOLARSHIP

EDUCATION PROJECT PROPOSAL

1. Describe the identified problem or opportunity in education or the classroom that you wish to address:

2. Provide an overview of the proposed or implemented project that you have developed to address this problem. If the project has been implemented, describe what you have done and what you see as the future for his project.

3. Identify community, university, or other partners that you have or plan to partner with to optimize the impact of your project. If the project is completed, describe who you partnered with.

4. Describe what tools you will use to measure the success of the project. If the project is completed, describe the outcome of your project.

5. Program recommendation. Please attach a signed letter from a faculty member in your program attesting to your project.

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