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READ THIS PAGE CAREFULLY
DEADLINE: FRIDAY, APRIL 20, 2012 AT 5:00 P.M.
You will need Adobe Reader installed on your computer to access this file. To download Adobe Reader for free, click here. Please complete your application by typing in the text fields provided. You cannot submit your application online; it must be printed. Please save your work to your computer and print your typed application. Do not forget to sign your application and attach all applicable and required paperwork (acceptance letter, transcript, GED certificate, etc.). Do not use applications from previous years.
RENEWAL APPLICATIONS were sent the second week of December and are due April 2, 2012 by 5:00 p.m.
If you already have renewable scholarships with the Foundation, do NOT complete the above application. Renewal applications were sent mid-December, 2011 and are due April 2, 2012 at 5:00 p.m. (Late or incomplete applications will not be considered.) We require ALL of the following to be submitted at that time:
1. The Renewal Application Itself. (We have mailed this to you. If you have not yet received it, please contact the Foundation immediately at (330) 674-7303 and request that a new one be sent to you. If your home mailing address has changed since last year, please help us update our files by giving us a call or e-mailing us at info@hcef.net.
2. Your most recent grades transcript. This will need to be from your fall or winter semester/quarter. It takes a while for many colleges to release and send official transcripts, so be sure to put in a request for your transcript as soon as possible. Many schools allow you to have the transcript sent directly to the Foundation (114 North Clay Street; Millersburg, OH 44654), but it is your responsibility to ensure that it arrives by the deadline date and time. If you cannot obtain an official transcript by the deadline and are able to retrieve your grades online, you may print them off and submit a copy from the internet as long as the print-out includes your name on the transcript that you print. Your grades transcript needs to reflect at least a 2.0 cumulative GPA in order to be considered to be renewed.
3. A Letter verifying at least four (4) hours of community service. In your signed agreement with the Foundation, you agreed to commit to at least 4 hours of community service. These hours do not have to be conducted in Holmes County, but we prefer that they are since most of the donations the Foundation receives in order to fund our scholarships comes from Homes County individuals and entities. We understand exceptions including out-of-state schools, where it is difficult to make the journey home. This letter needs to be on the letterhead of the organization or group in which you've helped, state your name, how many hours you worked, and what you did during your hours of service. Please call the Foundation prior to conducting your service hours if the organization you've helped does NOT have a letterhead, or if you are not sure whether or not the type of work is acceptable to the Foundation. (For ideas of what we accept, see the middle of this page.)
The application, transcript and letter verifying community service may be turned in to the Foundation separately, but must ALL be received by the deadline. It is your responsibility as a recipient to ensure that the Foundation has received all three by calling us. You may also conduct community service in multiple places, as long as you conduct a total of 4 or more hours and have correspondence from each place in which you've helped.
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Scholarship Eligibility
Please read this section prior to applying for the Holmes County Education Foundation scholarships:
From the Trust Agreement Creating the Holmes County Education Foundation, Article III, Distributions In Furtherance of the Trust's Purposes, it reads, "The primary class of eligible recipients of scholarships or other financial assistance shall be residents of Holmes County, Ohio. To the extent such applicants exist, all income shall be used for their benefit; only to the extent not enough such applicants exist to exhaust all available income, the Trustees may award scholarships to graduates of high schools located in and to students who are residents of counties adjacent to Holmes County, Ohio. Under no circumstances may a child, grandchild, sister, brother, niece, nephew, or first cousin of a Trustee be eligible to receive a scholarship.
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