Thank you for your interest in the Carte Blanche Foundation Scholarship. Please confirm your eligibility below. Meeting these requirements does not guarantee selection, but all complete applications submitted by the April 1st, 2026 deadline will be carefully reviewed by our selection committee.

If you have any questions, or are in need of assistance, please reach out to us at scholarships@carteblanchefoundation.com

As part of your application, you must submit a Letter of Support from a teacher, counselor, coach, or other school staff member who knows you well and can speak to your character, effort, and potential.

1. How to request a Letter of Support:
   Download the Letter of Support Guidance: [LINK TO PDF]— this document explains what the letter should include and will help your teacher understand what we're looking for
   
   
2. Choose someone who knows you well — ideally a teacher, counselor, or coach who has seen your character, work ethic, and how you treat others
   
   
3. Give them the guidance document and ask if they'd be willing to write a letter of support for your Carte Blanche Foundation Scholarship application
   
   
4. Allow at least one week for your teacher to complete the letter. The application deadline is April 1st, 2026, so plan accordingly.
   
   
5. Upload the completed letter using the upload section below

Letter of Support Requirements:

• Must be from a teacher, counselor, coach, or other school staff member (not from family, friends, or non-school adults)
• Using the Letter of Support Guidance [LINK TO PDF], the letter should address your character, integrity, effort, and potential (not just academics)
• Can be handwritten or typed
• Must be uploaded as a PDF

We encourage you to be honest and reflective. We're looking for integrity, heart, and the spark that makes you you. There's no "right" answer here.

A note on authenticity: We can tell when writing feels formulaic. No one minds if you use grammar or spelling tools, but we want your real thinking, your real stories, and your authentic voice. That's what helps us get to know you.

Length: There are no length requirements. What matters is that your responses feel complete and true to you.

Format: (following this format shows us you can follow directions)

Please submit your responses to ALL 3 QUESTIONS (and question 4 if applicable) either in a single PDF document, or in separate documents for each question, with the following formatting:

• 12-point font, double-spaced, with 1-inch margins
• Include each question as a header before your response
• Save and upload as a PDF

Question 1. Your Letter of Support

After reading your letter of support, what stands out to you from this description? Does it feel true to how you see yourself? If there's something your teacher sees in you that you don't always see in yourself, what might that be?

Then, in your own words: How would you describe yourself to someone who just met you—your quirks, your strengths, the way you show up every day?

 

Question 2. Your Journey

Think of a specific time when things got genuinely hard. This could have been at school, at home, on a team, with friends, anywhere. We're talking about a moment that tested you, not just inconvenienced you. Maybe it was a failure, a loss, a conflict, a responsibility you didn't feel ready for, or a situation where you didn't know what to do.

Tell us the story: What happened? What made it hard?

Then go deeper: What did you do? This includes what you did externally (your actions) and internally (how you processed it, who you talked to, what you struggled with).

Finally: What did you learn about yourself through that experience? This could be about your limits, your strengths, your values, or how you handle adversity. How did it change you, or what did it confirm about who you are?

Question 3. Who You Want to Be

Fast forward 10 years. Forget job titles, salary, or prestige; think instead about the kind of person you hope to become.

What kind of person do you hope to be? How do you want to treat people? When someone describes you 10 years from now, what do you hope they say about your character, not your accomplishments?

What kind of impact matters most to you? This doesn't have to be world-changing. Maybe it's being dependable for your family, mentoring younger people, serving your community, or standing up for something you believe in. What kind of difference do you want to make, and why does it matter to you?

Now bring it back to today: Looking at the choices you make right now—how you spend your time, what you prioritize, how you treat people—how does the way you're living today connect to that future version of yourself? Where do you see yourself already becoming that person? Where is there still a gap?

 

Question 4.  Additional Context (optional)

Is there anything about your circumstances, responsibilities, or personal experiences that helps explain your journey or shaped who you are today? This might include family responsibilities, work, health challenges, or other factors that aren't captured in the questions above.

Scholarship Policy

Please carefully review the Carte Blanche Charitable Foundation Scholarship Policy for important details regarding eligibility, award disbursement, deferment, and other program guidelines.