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).
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 either a job (paid or unpaid) or 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. Private school applicants must include grading scale on official school letterhead with application.
9. Application MUST be signed by the student and parent/guardian.
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 6, 2023. 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

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

• Must be a United States citizen and a resident of Prince George's County, Maryland
• Must be a graduating high school senior, high school graduate or GED recipient.
• Must have a cumulative high school GPA of 2.0 or above
• Plan to attend an accredited or certified technical, vocational or trade institution in the United States during the upcoming academic year. Program of study must be such that, upon completion, the applicant would be fully licensed or certified to work in that field. Examples of technical, vocational, or trade training: Nursing assistant, dental assistant, brick masonry, x-ray technician, plumbing, auto/diesel mechanic, electrician, computer technician, aesthetician, carpentry, and cosmetology (e.g., barbering, hair stylist).

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)

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.