2012-2013 GFA SCHOLARSHIPS Full details and application pages are available in the January 2012 GFA Bulletin and posted here: these are not interactive forms. You will need to print and mail to the address below or scan and email to gfascholarship@hotmail.com.
The Griswold Family Association Scholarship has been created in order to financially help a GFA member or member’s child with expenses incurred with an undergraduate education at an accredited institution. Grandparents and other relatives are encouraged to pass on the scholarship information and membership application on to their family members. We will award $1,000 each to three students who meet the requirements as stated below. Determination will be made on basis of financial need and academic achievement, with consideration given to community service and Extra Credit submissions.
All applications must be submitted by the deadline of March 31, 2012, to: Amy Ryan-Day, Chairperson 9031 Pembroke Ct Fort Mill, SC 29707 (803) 412-2476
GFA Scholarship Application Requirements: 1. Eligibility for the scholarship is based on active membership or being the son or daughter of an active member. Membership applications are available in our quarterly Bulletins or on our website, www.griswoldfamily.org. 2. Applications pending or acceptance at one or more accredited undergraduate educational institutions. Students applying to or enrolled in graduate school are not eligible to apply. Students must be taking at least nine credit hours each semester or quarter ("3/4 time"). 3. Three-page scholarship application submitted. The applicant must show that financial aid would be helpful, and will be required to submit Part II - Financial Data of the application. 4. Work experience. 5. Membership in organizations. 6. Aspirations for the future. 7. Personal circumstances, if warranted. 8. Transcript of grades, from college or high school, submitted with application or sent by school to me. 9. Topical theme essay outlined below submitted with application. 10. Optional Extra Credit Assignment outlined below submitted with application.
Essay On not more than two double-spaced, type-written pages, write an essay commenting on the following:
The Griswold family goes back for many generations. Do you believe there's a generation gap? Describe the differences between your generation and others.
Optional Extra Credit Use an 8.5 x 11 inch sheet of paper to create something. You can blueprint your future home, create a new product, design a costume or theatrical set, compose a score or do something entirely different. Let your imagination wander.
BE SURE TO INCLUDE ALL PAGES OF THE APPLICATION AS WELL AS THE ESSAY AND (OPTIONAL) EXTRA CREDIT
