ILEAD EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION

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1 ILEAD EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION MISSION ilead Education is organized and operated to manage, guide, direct, and promote public charter schools, and to conduct educational activities to support public school students. THE AWARDS In furtherance of its mission to support public school students, ilead Education offers scholarships to eligible students enrolled in an ilead affiliated public charter school who will be attending accredited, degree-granting, college or university in Fall [2019]. ELIGIBILITY The ilead Education Scholarship will be awarded to students who meet the following requirements: 1. Eligible to graduate from an ilead affiliated public charter school in Spring [2019]; 2. Are age twenty-one or younger on the date of the award; and 3. Will be enrolled in an accredited, degree-granting, college or university for Fall [2019]. APPLICATION DIRECTIONS Please complete the following application form and enclose all of the necessary documentation in one, large envelope. Please address the envelope to: ilead Education Scholarship Selection Committee 3720 Sierra Highway, Suite A Acton, CA The application deadline is October 31, The application must be postmarked by this date in order to meet the deadline. You will receive a letter [OR ] confirming that your application has been received.

2 Please note that the last section of the application is an Application Checklist that has been provided to help you ensure your application has been completed correctly. If you need additional space to complete a response, please reference an attached sheet of paper. SELECTION OF WINNERS The Scholarship Selection Committee will select the winners based on an applicant s merit, service to their community and response to the essay below. All applicants will be notified of the Scholarship Selection Committee s decisions by March 1, [Application Begins on Next Page]

3 ilead EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION FORM I Personal Information and Educational History Applicant s Legal Name: (last) (first) (middle) Address: (number and street) (city) (state) (zip code) Date of birth: Birthplace: Last or current employer: Occupation: (circle one) Father s Legal Name: (last) (first) (middle) Mother s Legal Name: (last) (first) (middle) Name of legal guardian, if other than parent: Relationship: What ilead affiliated school do you currently attend: Have you ever been suspended, dismissed or placed on probation from school or incurred any other serious disciplinary action? Yes No If yes, please explain on a separate sheet.

4 Have you had a prolonged absence from school other than school vacations? Yes No If yes, please explain on a separate sheet. II Extracurricular Activities, Honors & Awards Please list your participation in any extracurricular activities you deem relevant to this application. Also list any academic honors or awards you have received. Please list these activities, honors and awards in their order of significance to you. If you prefer to attach a separate list, please be sure to follow the format below. Activity Dates Hours per week / Honors or awards received (mm/yr mm/yr) weeks per year

5 III Employment & Volunteer Activity Please list any employment experiences you have had during the last five years. Position Hours per week Dates (mm/yr mm/yr) Supervisor s Name and Telephone Please list any volunteer activity in which you have participated. Position Hours per week Dates (mm/yr mm/yr) Supervisor s Name and Telephone IV Essay Please respond to the following in an essay that is no longer than one page. At ilead, we believe people to be Free to Think. Inspired to Lead. How will a scholarship help your future learning goals? Please include how your future learning goals will reflect in your growth towards ilead s design elements international, leadership, entrepreneurial development, arts and design thinking. V Two (2) Letters of Recommendation The Scholarship Selection Committee would like to hear from two people outside your family who know you well. Please thoughtfully select two people to write a letter of recommendation

6 for you and include their letters along with your application. Letters of recommendation should be no longer than one page. VI Signatures of Applicant I declare that the enclosed essay is my own work, and that all the information in my application is, to the best of my knowledge, correct and honestly presented. (signature) (date) (please print name)

7 VII Application Checklist Did you: completely fill out the application? assemble the application in the following order: application form, essay, two letters of recommendation? include an essay that is no longer than one page in length? sign the application?