College Scholarships Available

Arlington Heights IL

19 January, 2022

10:13 AM

Description

Scholarship Assistance Fund Dollars for Scholars scholarships are offered to residents of Arlington Heights, Buffalo Grove, Elk Grove Village, Mount Prospect, Prospect Heights, Rolling Meadows, and Wheeling, Illinois and/or students attending or graduated from a high school in District 214. In addition to meeting the residency requirement, all applicants must: Be a current high school senior or have received a high school diploma or equivalent Attend a 2 or 4 year college or university (full time) or vocational, trade or technical school (full or half time) in the 2022-23 school year Have a minimum overall unweighted GPA of 3.0/4.0 for academic scholarships or 2.0/4.0 for Vocational/Trade School scholarship The following scholarships are available: Nine $4,000 Academic Scholarships One $4,000 Charles E. Priester Academic Scholarship Two $4,000 George and Christine Winandy Academic Scholarships awarded to students majoring in one of the following areas: science, math, computer technology, education, music, or nursing One $4,000 Lyn J Kearns Academic Scholarship awarded to students majoring in education or nursing Two $4,000 Vocational/Trade School Scholarships For scholarships awarded for the 2022-23 school year, the application deadline is Sunday, February 13, 2022. Applicants are evaluated on the following criteria: Financial Need Academic Achievement Community Service, Extracurricular Activities and Employment Two Written Essays (150 words or less) Letters of Recommendation (two required) Top scoring applicants will be invited for an interview with members of the Board of Directors. Following the interviews, a recipient announcement will be made mid-April. Scholarship winners are expected to attend an awards celebration held in June. For more information on submitting an application, visit our Students & Parents page.  www.safdollarsforscholars.org