2026 SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION FORM

2026 SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION FORM
SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION CHECKLIST:
1. One (1) completed, signed, and submitted Application Form.

2. Exactly two (2) Letters of Recommendation from adults who are familiar with your hardship situation and your academic diligence, leadership skills, and/or volunteer work.

3. Upload three (3) Personal Essays on separate pages with your name and topic at the top of each. 1. Describe a personal hardship and how you worked, or are working, to overcome it. (Examples of hardship may include poverty, immigration, or adversity such as a disability, tragedy, or trauma.) 2. Describe one or two of your most meaningful volunteer experiences. 3. Describe ways in which you have demonstrated leadership ability.

4. Upload one (1) resume or two (2) separate lists with your name at the top to include (a) Special Achievements/Honors and Recognitions and (b) Extracurricular Activities/Community Involvement/Employment Experience. These should be one document on separate pages with your name at the top of each.

5. Upload one (1) copy of School Transcript (unofficial or official) and Report Card through the first semester or second quarter of the 2025-2026 school year.

6. Upload one (1) Letter of Acceptance from a trade school, community college, college, or university.

Extra documents not specifically required per the checklist will not be processed or considered as part of an otherwise complete application.

SUBMITTAL: Application materials not uploaded must be emailed to scholarship@highbridgefoundation.org or mailed to the address below. If you would like to submit a Microsoft Word version of the application, please email us at scholarship@highbridgefoundation.org to request one.

High Bridge Foundation, Inc.
Attn: Scholarship Selection Committee
P.O. Box 1003
Bowie, MD 20718-1003

Materials submitted by mail will not be returned. Please do not send originals. Note that, once received, the Foundation will limit the dissemination of your submission to qualified screeners and members of the Selection Committee in the course of their duties to review the application. The Foundation does not, however, guarantee the security or privacy of your transmittal of your submission.

DEADLINE: Applications must be received on or before April 30, 2026. Late or incomplete applications will not be processed.
Name*

First NameLast Name
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Date of Birth*

MonthDayYear
Date
Phone*
Format: (000) 000-0000.
Alternate Phone
Format: (000) 000-0000.
Address*
Address 2
City*
State*
ZIP*
Email Address*
example@example.com
High School Name*
High School District
Guidance/College Counselor's Name*
Guidance/College Counselor's Email Address*
example@example.com
Guidance/College Counselor's Phone Number*
Format: (000) 000-0000.
High School Graduation Date*

MonthDayYear
Date
Cumulative Weighted GPA
Unweighted GPA
RECOMMENDATION LETTERS: Provide the name and contact information of the adults writing your two (2) letters of recommendation and their relationship to you. One or both recommendations should speak to your hardship situation, and one or both should speak to your academic diligence, leadership skills, and/or volunteer work.
First Individual Name:*
Relationship to Applicant:*
Email*
example@example.com
Phone Number*
Please enter a valid phone number.Format: (000) 000-0000.
Second Individual Name:*
Relationship to Applicant:*
Email*
example@example.com
Phone Number*
Please enter a valid phone number.Format: (000) 000-0000.
Upload required documents below. If you would like to email or mail required documents instead of uploading them, see submittal instructions above. UPLOAD ONE FILE ONLY FOR EACH SECTION.
First Recommendation Letter

Upload Letters of Recommendation from adults who are familiar with your hardship situation and your academic diligence, leadership skills, and/or volunteer work
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Second Recommendation Letter

Upload Letters of Recommendation from adults who are familiar with your hardship situation and your academic diligence, leadership skills, and/or volunteer work
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THREE PERSONAL ESSAYS

With each essay between 300 and 500 words, upload a typed, double-spaced, detailed response to the following three topics. Each essay should be on a separate page within one file with your name and topic at the top of each page. 1. Describe a personal hardship and how you worked, or are working, to overcome it. (Examples of hardship may include poverty, immigration, or adversity such as a disability, tragedy, or trauma.) 2. Describe one or two of your most meaningful volunteer experiences. 3. Describe ways in which you have demonstrated leadership ability.
Three Personal Essays (Include all three in one document)

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Upload resume or two separate lists to include (a) Special Achievements/Honors and Recognitions and (b) Extracurricular Activities/Community Development/Employment Experience.

Submit on separate pages with your name at the top of each. A resume with this information is an acceptable alternative. *Upload one file only to include both lists or your resume only.
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Upload one (1) copy of School Transcript (unofficial or official).
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Upload Report Card through the first semester or second quarter of the 2025-2026 school year.
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Upload (1) Letter of acceptance from trade school, community college, college, or university.
Upload one file only

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APPLICANT'S STATEMENT: I wish to be considered for the 2026 High Bridge Foundation Scholarships. By typing my name below, I submit this application and the attached essays as my own original narratives. I affirm that the information contained herein is true and accurate to the best of my knowledge and belief. If selected, I agree to accept the award in person at the Scholarship Awards event in Washington, D.C. on Saturday, June 20, 2026.
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2026 SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION FORM

Upload required documents below. If you would like to email or mail required documents instead of uploading them, see submittal instructions above. UPLOAD ONE FILE ONLY FOR EACH SECTION.

First Recommendation Letter

Second Recommendation Letter

THREE PERSONAL ESSAYS

Upload resume or two separate lists to include (a) Special Achievements/Honors and Recognitions and (b) Extracurricular Activities/Community Development/Employment Experience.

Upload one (1) copy of School Transcript (unofficial or official).

Upload Report Card through the first semester or second quarter of the 2025-2026 school year.

Upload (1) Letter of acceptance from trade school, community college, college, or university.