To ALL Interested Applicants,
The scholarship application process began February 1st and ends on April 9th. Any application postmarked after this date will not be considered and returned to sender. Unless an extension is made there is NO exception.
Also, please make sure all proper documentations are submitted with the completed application. Any questions or concerns can be addressed via email at: SMBS2010@aol.com.
If you have not received an application and would like one please use the above email or write to our mailing address listed below to request one.
Below is some vital information which is also attached to the application.
Best of Luck!
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ABOUT THE SCHOLARSHIP
Each spring, The Stephanie Marie Burgos Scholarship, Inc. will select a high school senior to receive a yearly scholarship of $500 for up to four years, a total of $2,000, for the payment of academic expenses related to his or her attendance at an institution of higher education. The selected applicant will receive the annual award as long as he or she is enrolled full-time in good standing at an accredited four-year college or university. In addition, the recipient is required to provide annual written updates on his or her academic progress and career pursuits, proof of matriculation and a current transcript.
THE PURPOSE
The purpose of The Stephanie
Marie Burgos Scholarship is to encourage, in memory of Stephanie Marie Burgos,
the pursuit of higher education by students who possess an enthusiasm for the
fine and communication arts, have experienced adversity in their lives and
demonstrate financial need.
STEPHANIE MARIE BURGOS
Stephanie Marie
Burgos was born on March 1, 1989 in Brooklyn, New York, to a single parent
household. She was raised with three
siblings in the Canarsie neighborhood of Brooklyn, attending New York City public
schools. Academics were a challenge to
Stephanie as she suffered from a learning disability, but she possessed a
passion and a talent for writing, singing, dancing and the piano.
After the 7th
grade, Stephanie relocated with her family to Durham, North Carolina and was
tragically struck down there in a car accident on September 15, 2005. The Stephanie Marie Burgos Scholarship was
founded to administer a scholarship in Stephanie’s memory to assist the higher
education of students who share her passion for the fine and communication arts
and her experience of adversity.
MINIMUM ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
- Senior in good standing at a New York City public
high school.
- Minimum of 80% grade point average or equivalent;
- Accepted by at least one accredited four-year
college or university and planning to attend on a full-time basis.
- Demonstrated financial need.
- At least two of the following three criteria:
- Overcame an academic challenge
(includes a student with an Individualized Education Plan or significant
academic gains over time).
- Overcame social or emotional
difficulties (e.g. a single parent household or a family suffering economic
or circumstantial hardship).
- Possess an interest in the
fine or communication arts.
SELECTION
Applicants are evaluated on the basis of their academic achievement, personal statement (writing skills, personal qualities and strengths, etc.) and financial need.
APPLICATION PERIOD AND DEADLINE: FEBRUARY 1 – APRIL 9,
2012
Applications must be submitted to your college advisor for review. It is the student's responsibility to make sure that the application form and all supporting documents are submitted on time. No exceptions or extensions will be made. If you would like confirmation that we received your application materials, please enclose a self-addressed, stamped business-size envelope and we will send you a notice of receipt.
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CHECK LIST:
- Completed Application form
- Transcript
- Two (2) Letters of Recommendation
- Personal Statement
- A copy of Financial Aid Award Letter
- A copy of the first page of your Student Aid Report (SAR) or supporting financial statement.
- College Acceptance Letter of school you decide to attend in the fall 2012
- Letter
of Matriculation (Proof of Enrollment) of school attending in the
fall. This is the only component
that can be submitted after the deadline below. Scholarship will not be given to
recipient until this is received each year.
Send complete application & attached materials POST MARKED by APRIL 6th 2012 to:
The Stephanie Marie Burgos Scholarship
