Norbert Siegfried Scholarship for Sons & Daughters of Mercy Hospital South Co-workers

The Norbert Siegfried Scholarship for Sons & Daughters of Mercy Hospital South Co-workers is open to dependent children of Mercy Hospital South (formerly St. Anthony’s Medical Center) full time and regular part time staff (who have been employed at least one year) who demonstrate financial need as full time undergraduate students at a regionally accredited four year Missouri college or university, any of Southern Illinois University’s campuses, or the University of Illinois-Urbana. Co-workers of Mercy Hospital South are not eligible to apply for this scholarship.

Up to $150,000 is available for new recipients of the Norbert Siegfried Scholarship for Sons & Daughters of Mercy Hospital South through the generosity of the Boniface Foundation.

Eligibility
Applicants must:

be a dependent child of a Mercy Hospital South full time and regular part time staff (who have been employed at least one year). Mercy coworkers working in a job role in Process Levels 15440 and 15660 are considered a Mercy South coworker. For questions about eligibility, please contact Mercy Hospital South Human Resources.
have a cumulative 3.0 grade point average (on a four point scale)
plan to enroll at an accredited four year Missouri college or university, the University of Illinois or Southern Illinois University

High School seniors and current college students are encouraged to apply if they meet the three criteria above. Employees of the Mercy Hospital South are *not *eligible to apply.

RENEWAL: Recipients may reapply for scholarship consideration for a maximum of four years of funding provided the recipient makes satisfactory progress toward a degree, demonstrates financial need, their parent maintains employment eligibility at Mercy Hospital South, and they submit the complete St. Louis Community Foundation Renewal Application by the deadline.

Selection
Applications will be evaluated on the basis of

past academic performance and potential for continued success,
demonstration of unmet financial need at the undergraduate level, and
the strength of the essay and recommendations.

Selection of the recipients and the scholarship amount, ranging from $1,000 to $10,000, will be determined by the St. Louis Community Foundation from information provided by the applicant, the school, the applicant’s family and the post secondary institution. Scholarships will be used to meet unmet need or to reduce or replace loans or campus work. Incomplete applications will not be considered. Please answer all questions that apply to you, even if they are not marked “required.”

The only financial information that will be released to the sponsoring organization will be the award amount.

Please note that because the award amounts are based on available funding and financial need that can change from year to year, the amount of this scholarship award may change if a recipient applies for renewal awards in years to come.

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.

The Boniface Foundation Scholarship Program is administered by the St. Louis Community Foundation. Eligibility, financial need, award recipients and award amount will be determined by the St. Louis Community Foundation.

Questions? Contact scholarships@stlgives.org or Ellen Vietor, Scholarship Manager, at St. Louis Community Foundation at 314.880.4960.

The Norbert Siegfried Scholarship for Sons & Daughters of Mercy Hospital South program, as a 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.

Donor: Boniface Foundation

Award: $1,000 to $10,000, renewable

Deadline: 04/15/2021

Supplemental Questions

To be considered for this scholarship, your Scholarship Central General Application MUST include your last semester (Fall) transcript with grades 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.
Recipients of this scholarship must attend a regionally accredited four year Missouri college or university, any of Southern Illinois University’s campuses, or the University of Illinois-Urbana/Champaign. Is your college within this list?
Mercy coworkers working in a job role in one of the following Process levels are considered a Mercy South coworker: 15440 or 15660. Provide information for parent or guardian who works for Mercy Hospital South: Parent 1 Full Name
Provide the last four digits of the Social Security Number for Parent 1 who is the co-worker at Mercy Hospital South
Parent's date of employment at Mercy Hospital South or St. Anthony's Medical Center
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 (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 (or legal guardian) 2 Occupation or Title
Parent (or legal guardian) 2 Current Employer
Parent 2 Marital status
If your parents are divorced, who claimed you as a dependent on most recent tax return?
Where will you live during the academic year for which you are applying?
If you are a current college student, list grant assistance you are receiving from other sources. Include source and annual amount.
Upload your FAFSA Student Aid Report (SAR) for next year.
Enter your EFC that is on your FAFSA Student Aid Report (SAR).
UPLOAD: Please upload your Financial Aid Award Letter from the college you will attend. This document will be required before an award can be determined and should include: college name, applicant name, loans, grants and scholarships offered.
Upload documentation from the school you plan to attend that shows your total cost of attendance.
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.
List any extracurricular activities, work or volunteer involvement, including the activity, the time involved, dates of involvement, and position(s) held:
ESSAY: Write a brief essay, headed by your name, that tells us about your vision of your future and how you plan to make your vision happen. You may include information about circumstances or people that have influenced you or had an effect on your achievement, or unusual hardships you have had to overcome or will overcome to achieve your goals.
HIGH SCHOOL TRANSCRIPT: If you are in college and have completed fewer than 24 credits, upload your high school transcript.
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.
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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