The Robert E. Ashton Jr. Memorial Scholarship
Vermont Student Assistance Corporation
Award: $1000 – $1000
Deadline: February 12.
To provide financial support to graduates of Bellows Free Academy who have overcome challenges to pursue further education. Qualifications: Applicants must be graduate or have graduated from bellows Free academy, St. Albans; reside in franklin county; demonstrate financial need; demonstrate academic achievement (minimum 3.0 cumulative GPA on a 4.0 scale); face significant barriers that limit access to a postsecondary education; demonstrate education/work ethic; preference given to Applicants that demonstrate school/community involvement/service; students must be attending (or planning to attend) a college, university or training program within the United States or Canada who are: United States citizens. Selection criteria: Selection will be based on financial need, academic achievement, essay, and recommendation letter. How to apply: Applicants must submit online application form; should include: federal Student Aid (FAFSA); transcript; other required documents: should be submitted on a separate sheet of paper; recommendation letters: recommendation letter must be written by the individual designated by the applicant, be on official letterhead (school, business, college, organization, etc.), and/or be physically signed by the individual who wrote the letter; letters not signed or not on official letterhead cannot be authenticated; non-relative: letter must be from someone who is not related to the applicant for example, a counselor, guidance director, academic advisor, teacher, professor, principal, academic dean, employer, business leader, neighbor, or family friend; letter must address the applicant’s: achievements/strengths, talent/potential for success, community/school involvement, character/initiative/leadership, commitment to completing their education beyond high school, commitment to their chosen career/field of study, education/work ethic; essays: each essay must be written by the applicant and should include the applicant’s name and last four digits of their social security number at the top; general essay: commitment/goals; financial need; community service; uniqueness (minimum 250 words). Focus: General studies/Field of study not specified.