Lawton M. Nease, Jr. and Jane Pool Nease

Georgia Tech Scholarship Fund

General Description:

This scholarship will be awarded from the fund established by Lawton M. Nease, III, in honor of his parents. These are unrestricted scholarships to be awarded to students graduating from EffinghamCountyHigh School who have outstanding academic records and indicate a financial need. The goal of the scholarship is to fund full tuition costs for eight academic semesters.

Due: Friday, April 18, 2013

Application forLawton M. Nease, Jr. and Jane Pool Nease

Georgia Tech Scholarship

Description: This scholarship is to be awarded from the fund established by Lawton M. Nease, III in honor of his parents. These scholarships are to be awarded to students graduating from EffinghamCountyHigh School who have outstanding academic records and indicate a financial need.

  • The applicant must be a senior or a graduate of EffinghamCountyHigh School.
  • The applicant must either be a student at Georgia Tech or be accepted to attend Georgia Tech. High school seniors MUST be committed to attend Georgia Tech.
  • The scholarship will be $2500 per semester for a maximum of eight semesters.
  • The selection process should be weighted most heavily on financial need.
  • Desire to return to EffinghamCounty upon completion of college could be a factor in the selection process.
  • Academic performance will be the second factor in the selection process. Leadership, athletics, and outside activities should also be considered.
  • Recipients of athletic scholarships will be ineligible. Recipients of other scholarships will be viewed on a need basis.
  • The scholarship will be awarded upon the basis of financial need, scholastic achievement, promise of success in college as reflected by the scores on the Scholastic Achievement Test of the College Board and the recommendations submitted with the application.
  • This application must be accompanied by three letters of recommendation from persons not related to the applicant who are able to testify to the applicant’s character, seriousness of purpose, and a need of financial aid. Two of these letters of recommendation must be from teachers or administrators.
  • The applicant must submit a copy of the high school transcript, college transcript (if available) and SAT scores.
  • The scholarship will be awarded during the Senior Class Night program each year. No scholarship will be awarded in any year when, in the opinion of the Selection Committee, no applicant establishes a definite financial need or when no applicant satisfactorily meets all requirements in making application for the scholarship.
  • This application form must be filled out completely and returned to the counselor’s office not later than the due dateof the year for which the scholarship is to be awarded.
  • A member of the committee may choose to have a conference with the student and parents as a part of the selection process.

Application for Lawton M. Nease, Jr. and Jane Pool Nease Georgia Tech Scholarship

I. Personal Data:

Name:
Last / First / Middle
Date of Birth: / // / Age: / Sex: / MaleFemale
Social Security Number: / -- / Phone Number: / -
Address:
Street or PO Box / City / Zip Code

II. Family Data:

Father Step-father Guardian (Check One)
Name:
Address:
Occupation:
Employer:
Mother Step-mother Guardian (Check One)
Name:
Address:
Occupation:
Employer:

ANNUAL GROSS FAMILY INCOME BEFORE DEDUCTIONS (Check one):

Under $33,000

$34-50,000

$50-70,000

$70 -85,000

Above $85,000

ALL INCOME IN THE HOME OF THE APPLICANT MUST BE REPORTED BY ATTACHING IN A SEALED ENVELOPE, THE LAST PAGE OF THE INCOME TAX FORM (S) SHOWING TOTAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME. This FORM MUST BE INCLUDED FOR THE COMMITTEE TO PROCESS YOUR SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION.

Brothers’ Names / Sisters’ Names
Age: / Age:
Age: / Age:
Age: / Age:
Age: / Age:
Age: / Age:
Age: / Age:

Persons other than those already named who also reside in your home:

Is another member of your family attending college, technical school, nursing school or other post-high school training program? Yes No

If yes, please explain.

Within the last five (5) years, have there been any unusual circumstances in your family that have created extreme financial difficulty such as an extended illness, accidents, physical disability, etc? Yes No

If yes, please explain.

III. Education/Career Goals

Why have you chosen to attend Georgia Institute of Technology?

Have you applied to Georgia Institute of Technology? Yes No

Have you been accepted to Georgia Institute of Technology? Yes No

If yes, have you accepted the offer of admissions? Yes No

Have you paid your admissions deposit to GA Tech? Yes No

Please use the box below to provide additional information if you need to.

Give a brief statement of your major course of study at Georgia Tech and your career plans upon graduation from college

What are the reasons that made you choose Georgia Tech over other colleges?

IV. Activities

In what community activities or projects have you recently taken part? What was your role in each one?

In what school activities or projects have you recently taken part? What was your role in each?

In what religious activities have you recently taken part? What was your role in each?

V. Financial Assistance

Have you filed the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)? Yes No

Have you completed the Financial Aid Application for Georgia Tech? Yes No

If you receive an offer for the federal work-study program through GA Tech, will you accept this offer? Yes No

What other sources of financial assistance might be available to you? (For example, trust funds, insurance policies, IRA, etc.?)