December 15 Deadline: Awards are $1,000 each and may be used for educational expenses during the first year of college or post-secondary vocational/technical school.
Students may apply from public, private, vocational, technical, parochial and alternative high schools throughout the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico. Applicants must be high school seniors who:
-Maintain a cumulative grade point average of 2.5 or higher on a 4.0 scale or the equivalent.
-Work part-time an average of 15 hours per week, 40 weeks per year (unless individual circumstances prevents the student’s involvement).
-Demonstrate participation in community service and/or co-curricular activities.
-Demonstrate financial need.
-Receive written nomination and signature from a school official and an employer recommendation (neither of whom is related to the student).
-Plan to enroll in an accredited two- or four-year college, university, or vocational/technical school by Fall 2007
Application forms are available at
http://www.sms.scholarshipamerica.org/bkscholars/application1cn.pdf
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