St. Louis Graduates Scholarship
The St. Louis Graduates Scholarship provides a renewable $1,000 scholarship award to students with financial need who understand the connection between success and the goals they set and the choices they make, and can demonstrate the drive and ambition necessary to succeed at the college level.
Established in 2012 to help ensure more low-income and first-generation students have the support they need to complete a postsecondary degree, the St. Louis Graduates Scholarship Fund enables members of the community to provide financial aid through a community funded scholarship.
Eligibility
To be eligible to apply for the St. Louis Graduates Scholarship, a student must:
- Be a senior graduating from a St. Louis area high school. The area is defined as the Missouri counties of St. Louis, St. Charles, Lincoln, Warren, Franklin, Jefferson and the City of St. Louis, and the Illinois counties of St. Clair, Madison, Bond, Calhoun, Clinton, Jersey, Monroe and Macoupin.
- Demonstrate unmet financial need as a full time student at the college he or she will attend.
Selection
Students awarded the St. Louis Graduates Scholarship will demonstrate:
- drive and ambition to succeed at the college level
- an understanding of the connection between success and the goals one sets and the choices one makes
Students will be evaluated on - top quality essay
- strong recommendations
- financial need at a regionally accredited two or four year college or university
Preference may be given to students who are in the first generation of their family to attend college full time. Incomplete applications will not be considered. Please answer all questions that apply to you, even if they are not marked “required."
At least one award will be made to a student attending the University of Missouri (Columbia, Kansas City or St. Louis) from the John D. Perry Fund.
Notification
Application status will be changed from submitted to either offered or denied in June. Applicants can view their status by logging in to their Scholarship Central account. Funds will be sent to recipients’ schools in August.
Questions? Contact Ellen Vietor, Scholarship Manager at the St. Louis Community Foundation at scholarships@stlgives.org or 314-880-4960.
Eligibility, financial need, and award amount for this scholarship program will be determined by the St. Louis Community Foundation. This scholarship program, as component fund of the St. Louis Community Foundation, does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, creed, national origin, gender, age, color, sexual orientation, veteran status, physical or mental disability.
- Award
- $1,000, renewable
- Deadline
- 04/15/2020
- Supplemental Questions
- To be considered for this scholarship, your Scholarship Central General Application MUST include your last semester (Fall) transcript and GPA. If you previously uploaded an earlier transcript, please upload a new transcript to your General Application and change your answer to the GPA question. If your college choice has changed, please update that as well.
- Briefly describe your volunteer involvement or community service work. Concentrate on those most important to you and tell us if you plan to continue your involvement during college.
- Applicant's Current Employer
- Applicant's Current Job Title or Occupation
- Tell us about circumstances or people that have influenced you or affected your achievement.
- Tell us about goals you have set and choices you have made that have had an impact on the successes or challenges you have experienced.
- Upload your current FAFSA Student Aid Report (SAR).
- FINANCIAL AID AWARD LETTER: If you receive the financial aid award letter from your school before the application deadline, upload the document here. If you do not receive the letter before the deadline you may skip this question, but please be aware that you will be contacted via email to submit the letter to our office before you will be considered for funding.
- List any financial awards you have been notified about. These may include veteran's benefits, other scholarships, tuition waivers, WIA benefits, employee reimbursement, as well as other institutional/grant aid.
- Amount
- Name
- Renewable?
- Parent (or legal guardian) 1 Full Name
- Parent 1 address (if different than yours). Include home number & street, city, state and zip code
- Parent 1 daytime phone number or cell phone number
- Parent 1 highest level of education
- Parent (or legal guardian) 1 Current Employer
- Parent (or legal guardian) 1 Occupation or Title
- Parent 1 Marital status
- Parent (or legal guardian) 2 Full Name
- Parent 2 address (if different than yours). Include home number & street, city, state and zip code
- Parent 2 daytime phone number or cell phone number
- Parent 2 highest level of education
- Parent (or legal guardian) 2 Current Employer
- Parent (or legal guardian) 2 Occupation or Title
- Parent 2 Marital status
- If your parents are divorced, who claimed you as a dependent on most recent tax return?
- List the names of any siblings, their age(s), and what school(s) they are attending (if any)
- If you wish to inform the reviewers of any unusual financial circumstances, including costs associated with your education or educational loans already incurred for or by you, please provide here. Please note that tax forms, W-2s or other documentation may be requested to verify information on the FAFSA Student Aid Report.
- SCHOLARSHIP CENTRAL RECOMMENDATION: If you filled out the recommendation question on your General Application, please select it from the drop down below. If you did NOT complete the recommendation on your General Application, enter the name and e-mail address of an instructor, counselor, advisor, supervisor or other similarly qualified individual who will submit a 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.
- SCHOLARSHIP CENTRAL SECOND 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.
- SIGNATURE: By entering my full name below, I certify that the information I have provided is true and accurate to the best of my knowledge and I authorize the St. Louis Community Foundation and its agents to examine, verify and discuss my academic records and other information that applies to the consideration of this application. My signature also signifies that, if awarded, I understand that it is my responsibility to inform the St. Louis Community Foundation of any changes to my college plans before July 15th and that I understand that some portion of scholarship awards I receive from any source may be considered taxable income if the total amount exceeds the cost of tuition and course related fees, supplies and equipment.
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