Southeastern Association of Educational Opportunity Program Personnel SCHOLARSHIP

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1 Southeastern Association of Educational Opportunity Program Personnel SAEOPP SCHOLARSHIP The Southeastern Association of Educational Opportunity Program Personnel (SAEOPP) is pleased to announce the SAEOPP Survivor Scholarship. TRIO participants are invited to compete for two (2) Scholarship awards of $1, these awards may be used to help defray postsecondary educational costs during the academic year. SAEOPP wishes to assist the student that has overcome tremendous obstacles to achieve. Enclosed are the application materials needed to apply for these scholarships. Only one application may be submitted per TRIO Program. Program, used in this context, means an individual project. Institutions which have more than one project (e.g. Talent Search and Upward Bound) may submit an application for each project. NOTE: Institutions/agencies that send more than one application from the same program will be disqualified. Sponsors of applicants MUST BE CURRENT MEMBERS OF SAEOPP AND THEIR STATE ASSOCIATION. (SAEOPP and State Dues must be paid by October 31, 2015). Applications will be judged and rated in the following areas: 1. Complete Application 2. Essay (content, grammar, format, etc.) (50 points) 3. Financial Need (each applicant MUST submit verification of income or family income) (30 points) 4. Two recommendation letters (20 points) 5. Timeliness in submission of all requested materials Each application will be reviewed and rated by the Scholarship Committee (and SAEOPP Board of Directors members, if necessary). No applicant s materials will be reviewed by a person from the same state. Essays are independently reviewed and ranked by three (3) outside (non-trio) readers. Scholarship applications with a raw score of less than 80 will not be considered.

2 Applicants and their sponsors will be notified in writing of the results in February, The photos, names and schools of winners and their sponsors will be printed in an issue of the SAEOPP Sentinel. In addition, Scholarship recipients essays will also be published in the SAEOPP Sentinel. In order for winners to receive their financial awards, sponsors must provide official verification of fall 2017 semester enrollment and proof of two weeks attendance in a postsecondary institution. Award checks, made payable to the student, will be initiated upon receipt of the requested documentation and forwarded to the designated mailing address. The deadline for submission of all application materials is January 10, 2017 (11:59 p.m. EST). All application materials, (except for transcripts), are to be submitted online. Transcripts should be mailed to: Michelle Jones Georgia State University Upward Bound P.O. Box 3961 Atlanta, GA, SAEOPP will not send confirmations. If a confirmation of transcript receipt is desired, the applicant should send materials by certified mail-return receipt requested, or by such other mailing source that requires a signature at the time of delivery. If you have any questions, contact Scholarship Committee Co-Chairs: Summer Bryant Derrick Jones Michelle Jones s.bryant@moreheadstate.edu dtjones@mvsu.edu mjones152@gsu.edu

3 PART I: GENERAL INFORMATION Name FIRST MI LAST Permanent/Home Address CITY STATE ZIP CODE HOME TELEPHONE # CELL PHONE # address Date of Birth Gender Project (Check One) D UB D UBMS D ETS Date Entered: D EOC D SSS D VUB School Currently Attending H.S. Graduation Date Location/Address City State Zip Code Current GPA (on a 4.0 scale): or GED Average: ACT and/or SAT -If applicable (reading and math scores only) Scores: PART II: TRIO PROJECT / SPONSOR INFORMATION Sponsor s Name* Position/Title Sponsor s Institution/Agency Sponsor s Address City State Zip Phone Number ( )

4 Name and address of the other persons (2) who will provide online Letter of Recommendation for you: 1. Name 2. Name NOTE: *The individual who sponsors the applicant for the Scholarship checked above must be a current financial member of both SAEOPP and their respective state association. Membership status of the sponsor will be verified by SAEOPP. The sponsor must complete an online Letter of Recommendation at Applicant s Name PART III CERTIFICATION OF APPROVAL BY PROJECT DIRECTOR By my signature which appears below, I certify that the student making application for this scholarship is a participant in the TRIO Project which I direct and that he or she is otherwise eligible to compete for this award. DIRECTOR S NAME SIGNATURE DATE PART I V ESSAY (Name of TRIO Program) In the space below, you must submit an essay entitled, How you are a Survivor and how the SAEOPP Survivor Scholarship will support you in accomplishing your future goals? Your essay must be typed, and it must be between words. The essay cannot exceed the space provided online, and you must sign and date this page where indicated. By my signature which appears below, I certify that the statements contained in this application are true and complete to the best of my knowledge. I certify that the essay submitted herein is original and is not under obligation to, or currently being reviewed for consideration by, any other entity or individual. Further, I provide authorization to SAEOPP to reprint this essay in SAEOPP publications and to use in public relations activities. Signature Date

5 SAEOPP ONLINE RECOMMENDATION FOR SURVIVOR SCHOLARSHIP APPLICANT Applicant s Name The individual named above has indicated that you would provide a letter of recommendation in support of his/her application for a Southeastern Association of Educational Opportunity Program Personnel (SAEOPP) Scholarship. Please indicate in the space provided online in what capacity and to what extent you are familiar with the applicant s academic background; significant academic progress; civic, community and/or educational contributions; honors or awards received; TRIO program participation; and such other information that you deem pertinent to the nomination of this individual for a SAEOPP SURVIVOR Award. The eligibility criteria for the scholarship are as follows: Each applicant for a SAEOPP SURVIVOR Scholarship MUST: 1. Have participated in one of the TRIO programs (UB, UBMS, ETS, EOC, SSS or VUB (age 19 and older) during the twelve (12) month period immediately preceding the deadline date for filing this application (November 1, 2014). 2. Be a high school senior with at least a 2.3 cumulative grade point average (Upward Bound, UB Math Science, and Talent Search participants). NOTE: An applicant who is not currently enrolled in school must have met the criteria listed herein at the school last attended, or the applicant must have scored an average of at least 50 on the General Education Development (GED) test. 3. Be sponsored/recommended by a TRIO staff member of the project in which the applicant participates and by an institutional official (faculty, counselor, dean, president, etc.). NOTE: The TRIO staff member must be a current financial member of SAEOPP and a current financial member of his or her respective TRIO state association. The deadline for online submission [at of this recommendation is December 4, 2015 (11:59 p.m. EST). Paper recommendations will not be accepted.