Fwd: Philadelphia City Scholarship Program - Application Deadline: February 25, 2011 - Boy Scouts in 12th Grade

Here's another great Cub Parent looking out for the Boy Scouts!

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From: ran1026@aol.com
Date: Wed, Jan 26, 2011 7:08 pm
Subject: Philadelphia City Scholarship Program - Application Deadline: February 25, 2011
To: <joel.cp133@gmail.com>

Hi

This may be beneficial to your older boy scouts in high school.

Saran

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Subject: Philadelphia City Scholarship Program - Application Deadline: February 25, 2011
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Date: Tue, 25 Jan 2011 15:08:57 -0500


FORWARDED FROM THE DESK OF COUNCILWOMAN MARIAN TASCO . . .

The Philadelphia City Scholarship Program awards 50 college scholarships to high school seniors each year. Scholarship awards are $1,000 for each academic year for four consecutive years of full-time enrollment in accredited, four-year, bachelor degree programs. The city of Philadelphia funds this scholarship program and has assisted more than 2,500 student sin earning a college degree.

To be eligible to apply for this scholarship, you must:

• be in your final year of high school
• live in Philadelphia, PA (parent / legal guardian and student must live in Philadelphia)
• have a minimum grade point average of 3.0
• have taken the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT)
• have filed the 2011-2012 FAFSA form (Free Application for Federal Student Aid)
• plan to apply to at least one accredited, 4-year college in Philadelphia, Bucks, Chester, Delaware or Montgomery counties in Pennsylvania (list of eligible schools on page 2)
• intend to obtain a bachelor's degree as a full-time student

City Council makes appropriations for these scholarships on an annual basis, so renewal of awards is based on available funds. Scholarship funds are sent directly to the college to be applied to the student's account. Scholarship recipients are required to renew their awards each summer to confirm that they continue to meet the minimum requirements of the program.

Applications for the Philadelphia Scholarship Program are evaluated by the Philadelphia City Scholarship Review Committee. Factors considered include high school grades, extra-curricular activities, leadership potential, writing ability, SAT scores, and financial need (from FAFSA Student Aid Report). Students who receive the Mayor's Scholarship to the University of Pennsylvania are not eligible to receive the Philadelphia City Scholarship.

To obtain an application, visit: www.freelibrary.org/cityscholarship