CHS ALUMNI ASSOCIATION SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION
for the 2024-2025 Academic Year
SUBMISSION DEADLINE IS FRIDAY, MAY 16, 2025 11:59 PST
The Cleveland High School Alumni Association (CHSAA) is offering scholarship grants to eligible Class of 2025 Cleveland High School graduates for the upcoming 2025-2026 academic year. Scholarships are granted to students who will be attending college, universities, vocational, technical schools or institutions. Each grant will be deposited into the recipient’s selected college, university, or vocational/technical school or institution upon verification of admission acceptance and enrollment. Questions? Please contact Tracy Arnold via email: scholarships@clevelandalumsea.org
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
1. Be a graduating senior of Seattle’s Cleveland High School 2. Meet admission requirements of selected college, university, vocational or technical school. 3. Enrolled as a full-time (or minimum of 10 quarter hours) student in 2025 academic year.(If you take advantage of South Seattle Community College’s free first year, this scholarship may be deferred until the following year.)
CHECKLIST: APPLICATION, 2 ESSAYS, 2 LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION, AND OFFICIAL TRANSCRIPT
1. Submit this completed APPLICATION, with 2 ESSAYS attached. 2. Attach 2 LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION, at least one from your instructor/faculty member. 3. Ask the CHS Registrar (https://clevelandhs.seattleschools.org/resources/counseling/student-records-request/) to send your OFFICIAL TRANSCRIPT to scholarships@clevelandalumsea.org.
Letter of Recommendation #1
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Letter of Recommendation #2
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Name
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First Name
Last Name
Address
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Street Address
Street Address Line 2
City
State / Province
Postal / Zip Code
Phone Number
Please enter a valid phone number.
Format: (000) 000-0000.
Email
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example@example.com
Date of Birth
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Month
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Day
Year
Date
Will you be a first-generation college student?
Yes
No
Have you been accepted to a college, university, or vocational/technical school?
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Yes
No
Pending Decision
Which college, university, vocational/technical school do you plan to attend?
Field of Study:
Major or Certifiate
Parent or Guardian 1 Name
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First Name
Last Name
Parent or Guardian 1 Occupation
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Parent or Guardian 1 Address (if different from Applicant)
Street Address
Street Address Line 2
City
State / Province
Postal / Zip Code
Parent or Guardian 1 Email Address
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example@example.com
Parent or Guardian 2 Name
First Name
Last Name
Parent or Guardian 2 Occupation
Parent or Guardian 2 Address (if different from Applicant)
Street Address
Street Address Line 2
City
State / Province
Postal / Zip Code
Parent or Guardian 2 Email Address
example@example.com
List any scholarships you have received or applied for.
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Name of Scholarship
Applied
Received
Amount
One-Time
Annual
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2
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Did you apply for FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid)?
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Yes
No
Indicate if you received any financial aid.
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Yes
Check if Renewable
No
Grants (No Payback)
Loans
Work Study
EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
Requested information may be submitted as attachments if additional spaces are needed.
List community-oriented activities.
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Activity
Your Position/Role
Length of Involvement (Mo/Year to Mo/Year)
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2
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List school activities.
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Activity
Your Position/Role
Honors & Awards
Length of Involvement (Mo/Year to Mo/Year)
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2
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List other hobbies and/or recreational activities that are important to you.
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Hobby/ Recreational Activity
Length of Involvement (Mo/Year to Mo/Year)
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2
3
Work experience: List jobs you have held in the past four years.
Rows
Employer
Position/Responsibilities
Length of Employment (Mo/Year to Mo/Year)
Hours/Week
1
2
3
ESSAYS
Essay #1: Your career and educational goals.
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Upload a Word or PDF document where you state your career and educational goals including your choice of school and reasons for your decision. Tell us how this grant would assist you in achieving them. (Limited to 500 words.)
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Essay #2: Choice of three topics.
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Choose from one of the following prompts for your response. (Limit to 500 words) 1. Describe the most influential person in your life and why? 2. Describe a moment or something that made a big impact throughout your life. 3. Describe three things that are important to you. Why? How will they change in 5/10/15 years?
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If you feel there’s additional information that you feel your application would not be complete without, please include it as an attachment.
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APPLICANT SIGNATURE
I certify that information in this application is true, complete, and accurate. I authorize release of information to confirm and/or verify this application and for use in alumni publications.
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PHOTO RELEASE & PARENT SIGNATURE
If awarded a Cleveland High School Alumni Association (CHSAA) scholarship, you will be asked to provide a wallet sized photo and may write a brief self-profile to be published in CHSAA newsletter and affiliated social media platforms. In addition, we will require your parent or guardian to provide authorization to use your photograph and profile to promote the scholarship program and announce recipient awards. Please have your parent or guardian sign the following statement and submit with the application.
I authorize the Cleveland High School Alumni Association (CHSAA) to use the photograph and to publish applicant’s profile to promote their scholarship program and announce recipient awards.
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