Taft Middle School Music Dept Scholarship
Marion Community Foundation
Deadline: February 11.
To support Harding High School band and orchestra members who are pursuing postsecondary education. Qualifications: Applicant must have attended Harding High School for all four years of high school, attended Mark St, Fairpark, Taft, Oak St, Lincoln, Silver St, or Hayes elementary schools for at least 5th grade, and attended Taft or Grand middle schools for entire middle school experience; must have a minimum 2.5 GPA; must have participated in Harding High School band or orchestra for all four years of high school. Selection criteria: Special consideration given to applicants enrolled in Harding High School band, orchestra, and choir for all four years. How to apply: Application must be complete online and submitted along with all necessary documentation it includes: high school information: name of school, number of years attended, number in graduating class, GPA, class rank, percentile achieved on ACT or SAT tests, high school involvement in athletics, music, FFA, church, boy scouts, among other details; college or post-secondary plans: college or university attending, intended major or field of study, college GPA, college transcript; activities, service, work experience: list involvement in each of these areas; essays: field of study, career plan. motivation, passions, background; life-changing event; financial information: estimated yearly expenses (tuition, fees, books and supplies, room and board), resources available for college expenses (savings, earnings, parent/family contributions), FAFSA Student Aid Index (SAI); two personal recommendations: one from a teacher or academic advisor and one from a community member; for high school students, a guidance counselor recommendation is also required. Focus: General studies/Field of study not specified.