TCF (The Center Foundation) Located Inside the Center

2014 High School Junior Scholarship Application

Requirements to apply: The scholarship program is open to current Central Oregon high school juniors planning to attend an accredited college or university in the fall of 2015. Candidates must have a 3.5 or above GPA, outstanding participation in school extracurricular and/or leadership activities, and a solid record of community involvement.

Return application by 5:00 p.m., Friday, February 21, 2014 to:

Claire Irvine

TCF (The Center Foundation) located inside The Center

2200 NE Neff Road, Suite 300

Bend, OR 97701

All requested information must be complete in order to qualify for consideration.

Personal Information

Name: ______

Address: ______

City: ______State: ______Zip: ______

Home Phone: ______Cell Phone: ______

E-Mail: ______

School: ______

unweighted/weighted

Grade level: ______GPA: ______/______

College Choices: ______

Parent(s)/Guardian: ______

References

List three references that we can contact. Please give us names of people familiar with your academic accomplishments, community service, and extracurricular activities. Phone numbers are required:

1.  Name: ______Phone: ______

2.  Name: ______Phone: ______

3.  Name: ______Phone: ______

School Activities/Leadership – freshman year to present

Examples: Student leadership, student council, school sports, school sports leader-captain, academic club-foreign language, etc, academic club leader, band, theater, non-school sports participation-clubs, non-school organizations-4-H, etc.

Activity / Year(s):
Frosh, Soph, Jr, Sr / Approximate Hours per Week/Month / Responsibilities

Community Service – freshman year to present

Examples: Volunteer organizations, on-going volunteering, one-time volunteer act in the last year.

Activity / Year(s):
Frosh, Soph, Jr, Sr / Approximate Hours per Week/Month / Responsibilities

Employment (work for pay) – freshman year to present

Business / Year(s):
Frosh, Soph, Jr, Sr / Hrs. Worked Week/Month / Responsibilities

Academic Honors, Awards, Achievements

Examples: National Honor Society, Scholar Athlete Award, etc. Year: Frosh, Soph, Jr, Sr

Essay Questions

ALL 3 questions must be answered to qualify. Please use separate paper for answers.

1.  Please tell us in 500 words or less “What do you consider to be the single most important societal problem and why? What would you do to fix it?”

2.  Please tell us in 500 words or less “What has been your greatest challenge or achievement to date, what have you learned from it, and how has the experience helped you?”

3.  Please tell us in 500 words or less “Why is a college education important to you and how do you plan to use it to accomplish your goals?”

DEADLINE: Return application by 5:00 p.m., Friday, February 21, 2014!!

You will be notified by early March whether or not you have been selected for an interview.

Return to:

Claire Irvine

The Center Foundation

2200 NE Neff Road, Suite 300 – upstairs in The Center

Bend, OR 97701

541-382-3344 ext. 2718 www.centerfoundation.org

“You can’t put a price on a child’s health….so we don’t”

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