Melanie and Todd Edmondson Memorial Scholarship
Community Foundation of Northeast Alabama
Deadline: March 1.
To foster educational opportunities for graduates of Saks High School; to provide full or supplemental funding for full-time enrolled students over a four-year period at an accredited college or university within the United States. Qualifications: Applicants must be graduating seniors of Saks High School, or its future successor institution are eligible to apply for the scholarship without regard to race, religion, gender, national origin or disability; priority will be given to seniors with strong moral character, discernable academic ability, aptitude in mathematics or English, recognized school and community service and financial need; smaller merit scholarships may be awarded to students that are unable to demonstrate financial need; all donors and relatives of those donors, who contribute more than two percent of the Fund's assets, are ineligible to receive a scholarship from the fund; foundation's board of trustees, former trustees, staff and scholarship review committee members, including their Amelia and Joseph Saks Page 2 of 3 spouses, children, adopted children, grandchildren and great grandchildren, are prohibited from applying or receiving any scholarship, grant or financial award from the foundation; based on IRS regulations, this disqualifying exclusion exists for three (3) years after concluding volunteer service or employment. Selection criteria: Selection will be based on committee criteria. How to apply: Applicants must be submit online application form; the community foundation will maintain and revise as necessary the guidelines and application documents; applications must be electronically submitted to the community foundation; maintaining high personal standards and moral character; meeting the minimum academic requirement of a 2.5 or "C" average on a 4.0 scale; remaining enrolled as a full-time student; progressively completing academic courses of substance aligned with a specific major or degree; graduation within four years unless there is some unforeseen reason or extenuating circumstances; and limitation or lack of assets available to fund scholarships; accept applications that are presented after the due date; contact students to locate missing documents such as transcripts, contact students to return the letter of acceptance form; or contact students to provide proof of enrollment in order to receive payment. Focus: General studies/Field of study not specified.