Application Deadline:

Friday, January 5, 2024

*Must be received by Midnight on 1/5/2024

1. Be certain all questions are answered completely.
2. Upload typed essay detailing how a scholarship from PGCAC will help you achieve your future goals. (Maximum one page, 12-point font, double-spaced).
3. Upload a recent portrait size (5x7) color photograph. (No proofs, personality or scanned photos)
4. Submit official sealed transcript electronically to scholarship@pgcacdst.org or by mail to:  PGCACDST/DELTA FOUNDATION |  Scholarship Committee | P.O Box 97  Greenbelt, MD  20768
5. Submit full application including list of all awards, community service, school, and job-related activities participated in during the freshman, sophomore, and junior years on sheets provided (required format).  FRESHMEN ONLY may upload a list of activities, church, community service, and awards from your high school senior year in the space provided for Additional Documents.
6. Upload current Community Service recommendation letter (2023-2024 academic year) - MUST BE SIGNED, DATED AND TYPED and on the organization's official letterhead and cannot be from an immediate family member.
7. Upload current recommendation letter from a school official, such as a teacher, guidance counselor, advisor, or professor (2023-2024 academic year) - MUST BE SIGNED, DATED AND TYPED and on the school's official letterhead and cannot be from an immediate family member.
   

8. Continuing Merit Need Scholarship applicants only: All Merit Need scholarship applicants MUST upload a copy of their 2023-2024 Student Aid Report (SAR), obtained by completing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) form. The applicant will not be considered for the Merit Need Scholarship if a copy of his/her SAR is not attached, listing the Expected Family Contribution index/number.

9. Application MUST be signed by the student.
10. Application MUST be received by midnight on Friday, January 5, 2024. There will be NO extensions. Secure transcripts and other documents early. Do NOT send application materials in several separate submissions. Only your transcript may arrive separately. ** All other materials must be uploaded and received by midnight on Friday, January 5, 2024. All information on this form is considered confidential. All materials, including the photo become the property of PGCACDST.  Please direct all questions to the Scholarship Committee Chair at scholarship@pgcacdst.org.

**If any items are omitted, the application will be deemed incomplete and will not be considered**

SCHOLARSHIP SELECTIONS AND CRITERIA

Please place a checkmark next to each continuing scholarship category for which you are applying. All previous PGCAC Scholarship Recipients are eligible to apply for the following continuing scholarships:

You may apply for multiple scholarships. Select ALL applicable scholarships for which you wish to apply and provide ALL supporting documentation.

• Must be an undergraduate student
• Must have previously received a PGCAC Scholarship
• Must have a 3.0 or better grade point average
• Must be attending an accredited four-year institution of higher education in the United States during the upcoming academic year

• Must be an undergraduate student
• Must have previously received a PGCAC Scholarship
• Must have a 3.0 or better grade point average
• Must be attending an accredited four-year institution of higher education in the United States during the upcoming academic year
• Must demonstrate financial need by completing Part V of the scholarship application

• Must be an undergraduate, full-time student that has completed one semester (12 credit hours) at PGCC
• Must have previously received a PGCC Scholarship
• Must have a minimum 2.5 GPA or above

In observance of the PGCAC 50th Chapter Anniversary, Geico Insurance is offering a one-time scholarship to a student meeting the requirements listed below:

• Must be an undergraduate student
• Must be a Senior in the Fall 2024 - Spring 2025 school year
• Must have a 3.0 or better grade point average
• Must be majoring in a Business or STEM field
• Must be attending an accredited four-year institution of higher education in the United States during the upcoming academic year.

List all awards, community service, school, and work-related activities in which you participated during your freshman, sophomore, and junior years. Please specify each year of participation, positions or offices held, and any awards received. Please attach additional sheets if necessary. 

*(Do not create your own format)

Please note that all Continuing Merit Need Scholarship applicants MUST demonstrate financial need by submitting a copy of their 2022-2023 Student Aid Report (SAR), obtained by completing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) form. You may submit the FAFSA form beginning on October 1st each year. Visit the website for the U.S. Department of Education to find the FAFSA form and to learn more about that application process.

I HEREBY CERTIFY that all statements made herein, including all attachments, are true and correct to the best of my knowledge. Submission of this application to PGCAC authorizes the chapter to share my name and contact information with other scholarship providers.