Northland JC Foundation
Scholarship
2011 Application Information
Purpose: The purpose of this scholarship
is to provide A+ students enrolled in, or entering, the
Kansas City (Missouri) Metropolitan Community College system,
in pursuit of a two or four-year
college degree in a field related to Leadership, Management and/or Community Service,
with funding
for books required by the curriculum.
Scholarship Amount: $500 ($250 per semester, for two
semesters within one academic year
beginning in the fall following presentation of award). The scholarship award selection
process is
handled entirely by the Scholarship Advisory Committee of the Northland JC Foundation. The NJCF
will
be responsible for notifying applicants as to their acceptance or denial of the scholarship, which
will be awarded in
May 2009.
Criteria: In order to be eligible for the scholarship, the student must:
Have and maintain
a GPA of 2.5 or above, be a part of the A-Plus program,
Be enrolled with a minimum of 12 credit hours per semester at
a Kansas City Metropolitan
Community College, and Include a current transcript with application and semester renewal.
Guidelines: Scholarships will be awarded on an annual basis and disbursed on a per semester
basis. Recipients must
provide an official transcript within ten (10) days after the completion of each semester certifying the number of credit
hours taken and the GPA maintained in order to qualify foradditional semester funding, as well as, any changes to the original
application (i.e. contact information, course of study, etc) and statement of intention for upcoming semester. (If summer
semester will be skipped, notification should be made to remain eligible for the following fall semester.) The scholarship
is NOT automatically renewable. Qualifications and deadlines MUST be adhered to for consideration and are the responsibility
of the applicant, although reminders may be sent. NOTE: Only 2011 Northland JC Foundation Scholarship Application forms should
be used (attachments are permitted). Prior year’s forms should be destroyed.
Deadlines: Failure to meet
deadlines will result in disqualification.
Applications for scholarships from 2011 graduating Seniors attending
high schools in the Park Hill
and North Kansas City School districts MUST BE POSTMARKED BY Friday, April 3, 2011 and
must be received by April 8, 2011.
Scholarship renewals MUST BE RECEIVED within ten days following the end of
the semester.
ONLY renewals may be submitted via e-mail to David@njc-foundation.org.
.
NOTE: Completion of
the application is entirely voluntary;
however, failure to provide requested information / documentation or to meet eligibility
requirements or deadlines may result in immediate disqualification for the NJCF Scholarship
without consideration.
We are not responsible for late, damaged, lost or misdirected mail.
Adherence to ALL deadlines is the sole responsibility
of the applicant
Note: Questions relating to this application should be referred to the NJCF President David
G. Page,
at (816) 436-1555 or David@njc-foundation.org.