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Current high school seniors who attended Hill Elementary school for at least 4 years may be eligible for one of two $500 scholarships toward college expenses. Access this scholarship application and many others on the ScholarshipQuest website (if you don’t see this scholarship in your list on ScholarshipQuest, be sure your profile lists Ruth Hill Elementary as one of your elementary schools!).

Selection is based on:
• Grade Point Average
• Work and Volunteer Experience
• Extracurricular activities during 9th-12th grade only

Scholarship Application Deadline: March 27, 2020

The Bryan Cameron Education Foundation awards four-year, full-tuition, merit-based undergraduate scholarships to exceptional high school students who have demonstrated excellence in academics, extracurricular activities, leadership, and community service. The Cameron Impact Scholar is unique among their high-achieving peers in their desire to make an impact on their communities and in the world at large. This Scholar aspires to contribute to positive forces for change and plans to tailor their education to that end.

APPLICATIONS ARE NOW OPEN FOR THE CLASS OF 2021. 

Early Application Deadline: May 22, 2020 at 12:00PM PT (NOON) 
Regular Application Deadline: September 11, 2020 12:00PM PT (NOON) 

The applicant must:

• Prioritize academic excellence (maintaining a minimum cumulative unweighted 3.7 grade point average/4.0 scale or equivalent in their high school studies);
• Be a citizen of the United States of America;
• Be in the high school graduating Class of 2021, planning to enroll in a full-time course of study toward a bachelor’s degree at an accredited four-year U.S. college or university for the full academic year following high school graduation;
• Excel in a broad variety of extracurricular activities. This includes, but is not limited to: athletics, academic clubs, music lessons, performance art, and philanthropic organizations;
• Be motivated leaders with a strong work ethic and social acumen. Scholars rise to the occasion and are both candid and confident;
• Demonstrate active participation in community service and in civic-minded arenas, exhibiting an appreciation for the world outside themselves and a belief in their own capacity to effect change on scales both large and small

Submit by the Application Deadline*:

• Online Application,
• Two (2) required Letters of Recommendation** (these letters MUST be submitted prior to the Application Deadline for an Application to be considered complete), and
• Transcript (unofficial is fine) certifying academic performance.

For more information please visit https://www.bryancameroneducationfoundation.org/home

A $400 scholarship will be awarded to one Native American graduating senior who will be attending a 2 or 4 year college or university.

Applicants are required to complete the Lincoln Community Foundation Application Form online at https://lcf.academicworks.com and submit the form and all required attachments electronically. Applications must be submitted by 11:59 p.m. on March 15th.

Application required attachments:

1. High school transcript(s) (copies of transcripts are acceptable).

2. Financial Information that shows Expected Family Contribution (EFC) number, which is on the first page of the applicant’s Student Aid Report (SAR).

3. A copy of your proof of enrollment form or membership card for Native American Tribes

The Nancy Ganser and Diana Pasco scholarship provides one Lincoln Public Schools graduating senior, $1,000 towards post-secondary education (student must have been a Food Bank BackPack Program recipient in elementary or middle school***). The student must be on schedule to graduate in spring of 2020 and ready to use the scholarship funds in the fall of 2020. Funds will be sent directly to the institution after the student is enrolled and verification of enrollment has been confirmed by the Food Bank of Lincoln. For additional information or questions, please contact the Southeast counseling department or Alynn Sampson at the Food Bank of Lincoln. (asampson@lincolnfoodbank.org, 402-904-6550 ext 101)

Scholarship is due by March 31^st, 2020 and mailed to:

Food Bank of Lincoln

Attn: Alynn Sampson

4840 Doris Bair Circle Suite A

Lincoln, NE 68504

***BackPack Program provides food-filled backpacks each Friday throughout the school year.  If you received these bags in elementary or middle school, you are encouraged to apply for this scholarship.  BackPack Program primarily serves students who are on or qualify for Free/Reduced lunch. If you did not receive a food filled back during elementary or middle school, you are not eligible to apply.

The scholarship winner will be chosen by a committee comprised of Food Bank of Lincoln supporters and staff members. The winner will be selected based on how well the applicant conveys the impact the BackPack Program had on his or her family and how the scholarship will help the student.