rootEd Community College Transfer Scholarship (Ozarks Technical)
The rootEd Community College Transfer Scholarship is a renewable scholarship for students transferring from Ozarks Technical Community College. It is a need-based award of up to $5,000 per semester and is renewable through graduation, provided the student continues to meet eligibility and selection criteria. This application is funding consideration for the spring 2020 semester only.
To be eligible to be considered for this scholarship you must:
• Be a student transferring from Ozarks Technical Community College, with plans to continue education at a bachelor’s degree granting institution for the spring 2020 semester
• Have graduated from Lebanon, Marshfield, or West Plains high schools in 2016, 2017, or 2018
• Plan to attend an accredited, nonprofit college or university
• Have earned a minimum 2.0 cumulative grade point average
• Demonstrate financial need, as determined by the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) or similar need calculations
The rootEd Community College Transfer Scholarship is administered by The Scholarship Foundation of St. Louis. To be considered, completed applications and all required supporting documents must be submitted by November 15.
The Scholarship Foundation of St. Louis
6825 Clayton Ave, Suite 100, St. Louis, MO 63139
(314) 725-7990
info@sfstl.org
- Award
- up to $5,000 renewable
- Deadline
- 11/15/2019
- Supplemental Questions
- Are you currently enrolled at Ozarks Technical Community College, with plans to transfer to a bachelor's degree granting institution?
- Applicant's Current Employer
- Applicant's Current Job Title or Occupation
- Hours Worked per Week
- List all other positions held within the last year.
- 1. Employer
- 2. Position/Title
- 3. Dates Employed
- 4. Reason for leaving
- Spouse/Partner Full Name
- Spouse/Partner Full Address (if different from applicant)
- Spouse/Partner Phone Number
- Spouse/Partner Employer
- Do you need any assistance securing special accommodations on campus? (i.e sign language interpreter)
- Is English your first language?
- Do you or your family have special circumstances that should be considered as part of your application? Please describe.
- What is the current marital status of your parents?
- If applicant's parents are divorced, upload a copy of the portion of the divorce decree relating to child support and payment for college.
- Parent (or legal guardian) 1 Full Name
- Parent 1 Full Address
- Parent 1 Home Telephone Number
- Parent 1 Mobile Number
- Parent 1 Current Employer
- Parent/Guardian 1 Occupation or Title
- Parent (or legal guardian) 2 Full Name
- Parent (or legal guardian) 2 Full Name
- Parent 2 Full Address
- Parent 2 Home Telephone Number
- Parent 2 Mobile Number
- Parent 2 Current Employer
- Parent/Guardian 2 Occupation or Title
- Other name(s) by which you have been known:
- Do any of your parents have an Associate degree or a Bachelor’s degree?
- Who has supported your ambition to work toward completion of your college/postsecondary education program? Please describe how this individual supported you.
- COLLEGE TRANSCRIPT: Please upload your most current OFFICIAL college transcript here.
- HIGH SCHOOL TRANSCRIPT: If you are in college and have completed fewer than 24 credits, upload your high school transcript in addition to the transcript you provided in the general application.
- List honors or awards that you have received, including the name, date, and type of recognition.
- List any volunteer activities in which you have participated, including the name, date, and brief description of work
- ESSAY: Explain your interest in college and where you think it may take you. What have you done to prepare yourself to pursue higher education? (Essay should be a minimum of 300 words and will be evaluated for content, specificity, coherence, appropriate expression, and correctness of grammar and punctuation.)
- We want to learn more about you: You may choose to submit something that you’ve created, or you may choose to write a second essay. If you have a website, an art project, a personal video or other on-line file that you would like to share with us, please place the link in the next question and please explain what it is in the space provided here. If you choose to write a second essay, please describe a challenge you have faced and how you dealt with it. Explain how having dealt with that challenge has shaped you, and if it has influenced your education and career path.
- On-line content (enter a link to the on-line content described above):
- Upload all pages of your 2019-2020 Student Aid Report (SAR)
- Upload your 2019-2020 Financial Aid Award Letter
- SCHOLARSHIP CENTRAL RECOMMENDATION: Enter the name and e-mail address of an instructor, counselor, advisor, supervisor or other similarly qualified individual who will submit a letter of recommendation on your behalf. NOTE: As the applicant, it is your responsibility to inform that person to watch for an email sent on your behalf that will explain how to complete this process.
- APPLICANT SIGNATURE: By entering my full name below, I authorize The Scholarship Foundation of St. Louis and its agents to examine, verify and discuss my academic and/or financial records and other information which applies to the consideration of this application. I certify that all answers are accurate and truthful to the best of my knowledge, and that all information in the application and essays are my own work. I understand that the decisions made regarding my participation in this program are made by The Scholarship Foundation in reliance upon the truth and correctness of my statements.
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