It’s the holiday season, and one of the best gifts you can give yourself is the chance to fulfill your dreams of a college education. Completing the coupon available at the link below is the first step toward realizing that dream.All Seafarers and their spouses and children who plan to attend college are encouraged to send away for the 2006 SIU Scholarship Program booklet. It contains eligibility information, procedures for applying and a copy of the application form. (The program books also are available at all SIU halls.)
Eight monetary grants will be awarded in 2006 to three SIU members and five dependents. One of the three scholarships reserved for SIU members is in the amount of $20,000 and is intended to help cover the costs of attending a four-year, college-level course of study. The other two are for $6,000 each and are intended as two-year awards for study at a post-secondary vocational school or community college.
Five scholarships are to be awarded in the amount of $20,000 each to the spouses and dependent children of Seafarers.
Once the scholarship booklet has been received, applicants should check the eligibility information to make sure that certain conditions are met. After checking for eligibility, applicants should start collecting other paperwork which must be submitted along with the full application by the April 15, 2006 deadline.
These items include transcripts and certificates of graduation. Since schools are often quite slow in handling transcript requests, the sooner the request is made, the better.
Another part of the application package includes letters of recommendation solicited from individuals who know the applicant’s character, personality and career goals.
The selection committee looks at the high school grades of all applicants and also checks the scores of either their Scholastic Aptitude Tests (SAT) or American College Tests (ACT). Therefore, arrangements should be made to take these exams no later than February 2006 to ensure that the results reach the scholarship selection committee in time to be evaluated.
A photograph of the applicant and a certified copy of his or her birth certificate are two other items that must be included in the total application package.
No one can be awarded a scholarship without filling out an application and mailing it to the Scholarship Program by April 15.
Enjoy the holidays, and don’t just wish for the gift that can affect the rest of your life—go for it today.
Click here for a (PDF) printable form to request the 2006 SIU Scholarship Program booklet.
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