Scholarship Application
2010 WALTER SCHAUER / DOLLARS FOR SCHOLARS SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS PROGRAM
Instructions The Winfield Chamber of Commerce, in conjunction with Dollars for Scholars and the Winfield Lions Club, is pleased to offer scholarship support to selected high school graduating seniors and/or undergraduate students from the Winfield area. This scholarship is named in honor and memory of Walter Schauer, a member of the Winfield Lions Club, as well as one of the organizing directors of the Winfield Chamber of Commerce in 1975, and its president from 1978-82.
The scholarship may be used at a four-year college/university, a junior college, or a post high school vocational school. Graduating seniors or undergraduate students of parents or guardians having a zip code of 60190 are eligible to apply for the scholarship.
For this 2010 academic year, a minimum $8,000 will be awarded,
$2,000 to each of four students.
If you wish to be considered for this scholarship, please provide the information requested on the attached application. Finalists may be requested to provide additional information to the Scholarship Committee. Incomplete applications will not be considered, so please be careful and thorough.
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Complete applicant data on pages 2 & 3.
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Have your counselor/advisor/instructor/supervisor complete information on page 4.
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Provide the best estimated financial data (page 5).
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Complete the narrative (page 5); additional/separate sheets may be used.
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Application must be signed by both parent's)/guardian's) and student (page 5).
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Have your high school/college send an updated official copy of your transcripts and ACT scores to the Winfield Chamber of Commerce, 125 S. Church St., Winfield , IL 60190 , by Friday, April 30, 2010.
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Please include a copy of your college acceptance letter.
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Completed applications must be received by 5:00 p.m., Saturday, May 1, 2010, to the Winfield Chamber of Commerce, 125 S. Church St. (or mailing address above).
Applicants will be notified by phone and/or mail of the decision of the Scholarship Committee. Award recipients will be invited to appear at a Chamber of Commerce meeting sometime in May. The following criteria will be used to determine scholarship winners:
125 S. Church St., Winfield , IL 60190 Tel: (630) 682-3712 or 408-3712 Fax: (630) 682-3726
Email: winfieldchamber@sbcglobal.net Website: http://www.winfieldchamber.biz/
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Completed applications must be received by 5:00 p.m. Saturday, May 1, 2010.
