General Scholarship Application

ENTRY CRITERIA
Applications will be accepted beginning March 2nd, 2026. Scholarship Applications will be entered online no later than Friday, April 17th, 2026. The winners will be recognized by April 24h, 2026.

DEADLINE
*Applications will be accepted until April 17th, 2026.

AWARDS
*The $500 scholarships are funded by profits of IN THE DOOR, LLC. and the Legacy Harvest Foundation.

MORE SCHOLARSHIP INFORMATION
Detailed information about the scholarships, including scoring and judging can be obtained by contacting Jerry Myers by email: jmyers@inthedoornow.com .
Name

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Date of Birth

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Mobile Phone Number
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Home Phone Number
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E-mail
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Address

Street Address

Apt/Unit #

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What colleges have you been accepted to?
Colleges/Universities where you've been accepted
Planned Major
Current Cumulative GPA
What scholastic honors or distinctions have you received?

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Description of Financial Need

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THE SCHOLARSHIP TOPICS:
Instructions: Choose one of the following topics for your essay of at least 500 but no more than 1000 words.

IN THE DOOR/Legacy Harvest Foundation Scholarship Calling All Graduating Georgia and Alabama High School Seniors
Topic 1. Entrepreneurship: Submit an essay on what you believe makes a successful business and steps you will take to create a business. Explain how your experiences have prepared you for the challenges of being a small business owner and what solutions you will put in place to alleviate those challenges. Review the SBA Small Business Guide and explain what resources you will utilize and how you believe these resources will help your journey. What challenges do you foresee arising and how would you navigate past them? https://www.sba.gov/business-guide If you’ve already been involved with business ventures at a young age, tell us about your experiences in the essay. Also, we want to hear about your goals and what makes you motivated to build a business. Review the score website and find four resources you believe will help your journey to create a business and how you see these resources will help you. https://www.score.org

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Topic 2. Community Engagement: Tell us about the community you live in. What is your perspective on opportunities for growth for your community in the future? What areas in your county would you like to see improved and how would you improve this? How would you inspire others to help you improve the community you live in? Examples including improving your community through education, citizen participation, youth programs, or your local economy.

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About the scholarship:

IN THE DOOR is pleased to host its essay scholarship for Georgia and Tennessee high school students. The scholarship program was created in an effort to increase high school students’ knowledge and understanding of the impact of community engagement and entrepreneurship.

Winning essays may be used by IN THE DOOR and be publicized. The essays will be divided into two categories of competition: written essay. Four (4) $500 scholarships will be awarded.

Entry criteria:
Students must submit an original essay on the topic. Entries may be submitted online in which all links can be seen www.legacyharvest.org and www.inthedoornow.com. The winners will be recognized by April 24th, 2026.

Deadline:
Upload deadline: Friday, April 17th, 2026. Applications will be accepted beginning March 2nd, 2026.

Awards:
The three (4) $500 Scholarships are funded through IN THE DOOR, LLC and the Legacy Harvest Foundation.
Section I – General Rules
1. Contestants must compose an original essay with limited guidance from others.
2. The Legacy Harvest Foundation and IN THE DOOR will have the right to publish or otherwise duplicate any essay entered into the contest.
3. Due to the volume of anticipated entries, only winners will be contacted with the results.

Section II – Qualifications for Contestants
1. The contest is open to all Georgia and Alabama public schools who have applied to and has been accepted at a university or technical school.

2. Contestants may submit only one essay entry during the contest year.

3. Signing this document gives IN THE DOOR the right to utilize any photo opportunity if chosen as a scholarship recipienton its website, marketing materials, or social media outlets.

Section III – Contest Rules
Written Essay
1. Participants must write on one of the official topics:
∙Entrepreneurship
∙Community Engagement

2. Each entry must include the Contest Entry Title Page (entry form) or submit a cover page containing the same information found on the Entry Form.

3.Essays must contain at least 500 words but no more than 1000 words. Every word of the essay is counted.
This does not include the title, bibliography or footnotes.

4.Any quotations or copyrighted material used in the essay must be identified properly. Failure to identify non-original material will result in disqualification.

5.Essays must be written in English.

6.Any protest in the conduct of the contest must be made immediately. The Legacy Harvest Foundation will decide all protests in conformity with the contest rules. The decision of the President is final, and no higher appeals will be recognized.

Section IV – Judging and Timing
1. Judging will be completed by a panel of qualified judges.
2. Judges will not discuss or compare essays being judged until all essays have been judged.
3. Only judges can assign a penalty or award points.

Section V – Scoring
Written Essay Contest
Scoring procedures at all levels of the contest will be identical.
1.Material Organization (Logical interpretation of the subject, adherence to topic): 40 points
2.Vocabulary and Style (Phrasing and continuity): 30 points
3.Grammar, Punctuation, Spelling: 20 points
4.Neatness: 5 points
5.Adherence to contest rules (prepared in the proper format): 5 points
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IN THE DOOR/Legacy Harvest Foundation Scholarship ​ Calling All Graduating Georgia and Alabama High School Seniors

IN THE DOOR/Legacy Harvest Foundation Scholarship Calling All Graduating Georgia and Alabama High School Seniors