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Graduating High School Seniors
Scholarship Application
2008 Guidelines
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Application 1. Eligibility Requirements: a. The applicant must be a high school student who will complete his
or her high school education during the 2007-2008 school year. b. Applicants must be planning to continue their education at an
accredited college or university or vocational program within the
upcoming school year (August 2008-June 2009). c. This scholarship is open to any graduating Yokota High School
student, or any graduating high school student in the Yokota
community, who is a dependent of an active duty military member (all
services), or the dependent of a SOFA sponsored employee based at
Yokota Air Base, Japan. d. The applicant must have an overall grade point average of 2.5 or
higher. 2. Criteria for Selection: a. Applicants will be judged on essays, scholastic achievement,
and extracurricular activities, to include community service. b. The above
three areas for each applicant will be reviewed by an independent panel of judges
who are not members of the Yokota Officers’ Spouses’ Club or parents
of High School graduating seniors. c. Applicants remain anonymous during the application process. All
personal information, including name, address, and social security
number will be removed from the applications prior to judging. d. Please be aware that not all applications will automatically be
awarded scholarship money. The number of scholarships awarded and
the amounts of each scholarship award will
be determined by the YOSC Scholarship Committee,
based on the funds available for the year and the merit of
the applications. 3. Limitations: a. The Yokota Officers’ Spouses’ Club Scholarship will be used at
any accredited four-year college or university, vocational school,
community or junior college. It will be used to defray the cost of
tuition and university sponsored room and board. It may not be used
to defray the cost of books, fees, computer costs or other accessory
expenses. b. The applicant will not be eligible to receive this award if at
any time he or she accepts an appointment to any military service
academy, or accepts any other full four-year scholarship. (Note:
Full scholarship is defined as covering tuition and room and board.
If a student receives a full tuition award but is still responsible
for room and board, then he or she is eligible for the Yokota
Officers’ Spouses’ Club Scholarship.) c. Award money will be mailed to the recipient’s college in the form
of a check payable to the school he or she will be attending. d. Winners will be asked to submit a copy of their acceptance letter when they attend the Scholarship Luncheon to be held on May 27, 2008. This letter must be in the hands of the Committee Chair no later than June 30, 2008. Winners will be asked to provide payment instructions, to include the address of the Finance Office of the University.
e. If the scholarship recipient fails to attend college by the fall
term following high school graduation, he or she must immediately
notify the Scholastic Awards Chairperson. f. The recipient of the scholarship agrees to remain in school for
at least one academic year. In the event the student leaves school
before the end of the full year, the Scholastic Awards Chairperson
must be notified and any remaining amount of the scholarship
forfeited. g. All award money must be applied by May 30, 2009.
4. Application Instructions: a.
Applications must be typed and double-spaced. Please use the
format provided.(Yokota
High School Scholarship Program Application (MS
Word)). Submit only one copy of page 1; but submit an original and 3 copies of the essays and extracurricular activities sheets. Submit only one transcript. Do not submit letters of recommendation or acceptance letters .
b. Follow all instructions carefully and meet all deadlines. Not
following instructions or not meeting deadlines will disqualify the
applicant’s packet from consideration. c. The student and the
student’s sponsor must each sign the completed application. d. All
applications must be mailed. Applications must be post marked no later than
February 29, 2008.
Mail to: Sandy Shahady PSC 78 Box 4157 APO AP 96326 e. All applicants will be notified of the final results.
f. Direct any questions you have to yoscscholarships@yahoo.com .
5. Hints and Tips
a. Be sure to follow all instructions carefully.
c. Not following instructions or not meeting deadlines will result in the disqualification of the application packet.
e. Have someone review your entire application packet to make sure all instructions have been followed and all necessary items have been included.
f. Be sure to make a copy of your entire application packet to keep for yourself. |
Continuing Education
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Spouse
Scholarship Application
2008 Guidelines
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Application 1. Eligibility Requirements: a. The applicant must be the spouse of an active duty military
member (any service) or the spouse of a SOFA sponsored employee
based at Yokota Air Base, Japan. b. The applicant must have completed at least SIX (6) semester hours
toward the declared degree. The applicant must clearly state the
type of degree on the application. (i.e. Associate, Bachelor, or
Graduate degree) c. The applicant must have an overall grade point average of 3.0 or
higher for the two most recent semesters of college attendance.
2. Criteria for Selection: a. Applicants will be judged on two essays and grade point
average. b. The essays will be judged by an independent panel of judges who
are not members of the Yokota Officers’ Spouses’ Club. c. Applicants will remain anonymous during the application process. All
personal information - including name, address, and social security
number - will be removed from the applications prior to judging. d. Transcripts and grade reports pertaining to the current degree
being sought must be provided. Failure to do so will result in
automatic disqualification. Internet transcripts are acceptable. (Note: Please do not provide transcripts
pertaining to unrelated or previously completed degree programs.)
3. Limitations: a. The Yokota Officers’ Spouses’ Club Scholarship may be used at
any accredited college, university, or vocational program. b. The applicant will not be eligible to receive this award if at
any time he or she accepts any other full four-year scholarship. c. Scholarships are not available to Scholastic Awards Committee
members. d. Award money will be mailed to the recipient’s college in the form check made payable to the school. e. At the Awards Luncheon, which will be held on May 27, 2008, Scholarship winners will be asked to sign an acceptance letter and also must provide payment instructions pertinent to the particular receiving
institution. f. If the scholarship recipient fails to enroll in classes by the
fall term, he or she must immediately notify the Scholastic Awards
Chairperson. g. All award money must be applied by May 30, 2009.
4. Application Instructions: a. Applications must be typed.
Please use the format provided, (Spouse Scholarship Program Application Form
(MS Word)) and submit an
original plus 3 copies (for a total of 4) of the essays.. Only 1
transcript needs to be submitted b. All applications must be
submitted mailed, Post marked no later than February 28, 2009.
Mail to:
Sandy Shahady - YOSC Scholarship Chair
PSC 78 Box 4157 APO AP 96326
c. All applicants will be notified of the final results. d.
Please email us at
yoscscholarships@yahoo.com with any questions.
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