HCSC Scholarship Application

Hohenfels Community & Spouses' Club

2021 Merit Scholarship Application
Applicant Eligibility
1. Applicant must be a dependent or sponsor in which the sponsor is both living in and working in the JMRC Hohenfels Area
2. Applicant must have a current membership or have a parent/guardian/sponsor/spouse with current membership in the HCSC prior to the application deadline of March 30, 2021.
3. Applicant and sponsor must both possess valid military identification cards.
4. Please upload your essays and answers to question within the form.
5. Please upload your Letters of Recomendations within the form.
6. Applicant must have applied to or be attending an accredited college or university in a degree-seeking program.
7. The scholarship application is for high school seniors and continuing education applicants who have already taken or will take college credit courses at an accredited college or university.
8. Applicants can only be awarded one scholarship per board year. Each board year begins in June and ends the following May.
Conditions of the Scholarship Award
1. The scholarship will be applied to classes taken toward your degree. The scholarship is for payment of tuition, books, laboratory fees, and exam fees.
2. Scholarship awards will be made payable to the financial office of the chosen institution of higher learning. If payment by the HCSC directly to the accredited institution is not possible, the award will be considered invalid and will be rolled back onto the HCSC Scholarship Fund.
3. The Hohenfels Community and Spouses' Club Scholarship Committee reserves the right to deny any application where there is evidence of fraud and/or abuse, incomplete applications, or an inappropriate request of funds based on our mission. The Hohenfels Community and Spouses' Club reserves the right to make final decisions on all applications and use of funds.

Filling out this application
As you ask for referrals, please ask them to leave out any identifying information about yourself, such as age, gender, etc. This also applies to your essays. Thank you!

*We reserve the right to update this at any point as we receive applications, but if we do and you have already submitted something that is affected then we will contact you to fix it.

Section 1

ESSAY AND ADDITIONAL QUESTION
Essay and Additional Question Requirements

The essay and additional question will be strongly evaluated on the content and clarity. Proper format, grammar, spelling, and punctuation will be considered during the selection process. Do not use personal identifiers in the essay or you will be asked to remove them and then resubmit the essay before the deadline. Inlcude BOTH the Essay and Additional Question response in ONE document. Use Times New Roman, font size 14, and double-space line spacing. Include your word count at the end of each. Example: (445).

Pick ONE essay topic below and type an essay consisting of 250 - 500 words:

Essay 1 Option

Tell us how you are a leader in your everyday life.

Essay 2 Option

Tell us about a time or event that changed you or your point of view.

Essay 3 Option

How has being a part of a military family changed you?

Additional Question - Answer in 100 words or less.

Please tell us why you are continuing your education and what you hope to bring to the world/community with your education.
Please upload your essay file here

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Please upload your additional question file here

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Section 2

Recomendation Letter
Please upload your Letters of Recomendation(s) here

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Section 3

Application Information
Applicant Name

First Name Last Name
DOD ID Number
Expiration Date

Month Day Year
Date
Create your Applicant Code (Last letter of your first name, last letter of your last name and last four digits of your DOD ID Number):
APO Address

CMR/BOX

Street Address Line 2

APO AE

Postal / Zip Code
Physical Address

Street Address

Street Address Line 2

City State / Province

Postal / Zip Code
Email
example@example.com
Phone Number
Please enter a valid phone number.
HCSC Member in your family.
Relationship to you.
Sponsor's Name:

First Name Last Name
Sponsor's Unit
Sponsor's Email
example@example.com
Sponsor's Phone Number
Please enter a valid phone number.

Section 4

Background Information
Do you or a family member volunteer for the HCSC?

Yes No
How many volunteer hours do you (or your family member) have with the HCSC?

Please list the institution you will be attending, or all that you have applied to, if you are not yet accepted.

Full Name of Institution

Accepted

Pending

Please list completed educational degrees or certifications. Begin with most recent.

Full Name of Institution

GPA

Dates Attended

Additional Education Information
What degree are you working towards?

Volunteer Activities: Please only list activities from the past four years.

Full Name of Organization

Position/Title

Name of Volunteer Supervisor

Date Started

Volunteer Duration (Mo/Yr) or Event Dates

Total Hours

Extracurricular Activities: Please only list activities from the past four years.

Athletic: Community activities

Sport

Leadership/Position(s) Held

Dates

Non-Athletic: Community activities

Activity/Organization Name

Position(s) Held

Dates

Awards and Honors

Activity/Organization Name

Award/Honor

Dates

Paid Employment: List most recent employment first. No more than three employers needed.

Awards and Honors

Position/Title

Full Name of Organization

Supervisors Name

Supervisors Email

Dates of Employment

Full/Part Time (FT = 32 hours or more)

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Certification Letter
I certify that all information in this application is accurate and the essay is entirely my own effort. If I accept a Hohenfels Community Spouses' Club Scholarship (HCSC), I further certify I will abide by the following conditions:

1. I understand that scholarship funds are to be used at a college or university in a degree seeking program during the 2021-2022 school year.

2. I understand that the scholarship award, when combined with all other scholarships, grants, or any other type of funds that require no repayment, must not exceed the cost of tuition, fees, books, university housing or school meal plans at the accredited college or university for the academic year. These funds cannot be used for the applicant’s miscellaneous personal expenses, including computers or laptops. Any remaining funds must be returned to the HCSC.

3. I am a responsible citizen in good standing in my school and in the community.

4. I understand that if the above conditions are violated, the scholarship award funds must be returned to the HCSC Scholarship Fund.

5. I understand that it is my responsibility to notify the HCSC Scholarship Committee of any change of status (e.g., change of schools, change in address, etc.). Failure to do so may result in the forfeiture of my scholarship award.

6. I understand that I may be photographed or videotaped by the HCSC at the Award Ceremony. I agree that the HCSC may use such images and recordings for any promotional or non-profit purpose, without compensation and without time limits. I also acknowledge that HCSC is not required to use my images or recordings.

7. I agree that my signature on this form will authorize the HCSC Scholarship Chair to release this application with personal identifiers marked out to the Scholarship Committee.

Privacy Act Statement: Under authority of Title 10, US Code Section 3012, the enclosed personal information will be maintained by the HCSC Scholarship Chair for administrative use and is needed to evaluate the application. Disclosure of information is voluntary: however, failure to disclose all or part of requested information will hinder evaluation of the application.

Statement of Understanding: I certify that the information supplied in this application is true and correct to the best of my knowledge. I understand that I may be disqualified if I have knowingly included false information on this application. I agree to abide by the conditions outlined above and accept as final the decision of the HCSC Scholarship Committee. I understand that the HCSC Scholarship Chair reserves the right to contact individuals listed on this application and verify the information.
Applicants Name

First Name Last Name
Signature *

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Date

Month Day Year
Date
Please submit all necessary documentation to scholarship.hohenfelscsc@gmail.com by March 30 2021, to ensure your application is considered,
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Additional Education Information

Extracurricular Activities: Please only list activities from the past four years.

Paid Employment: List most recent employment first. No more than three employers needed.

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