Andrew B. Craig Family Jasper School Scholarship

The Andrew B. Craig Family Jasper School Scholarship is open to graduating seniors of Jasper-Troupsburg High School who will demonstrate financial need as full-time students at a regionally accredited nonprofit four-year college or university. Students attending a two-year college after high school who have a plan to continue their education at a four-year school will be considered. One scholarship of up to $6,000 will be awarded. A second scholarship of up to $4,000 may be awarded. The recipient may reapply for additional scholarship consideration for a maximum of four years of undergraduate funding provided they continue to meet eligibility requirements.

Eligibility
To be eligible, the applicant must:

  • be a graduating senior at Jasper-Troupsburg High School
  • plan to enroll full-time in an accredited, nonprofit, four-year college or university. Students who plan to initially attend a two-year college and later continue studies for a bachelor’s degree are also eligible.
  • demonstrate unmet financial need as determined by standard methods of need analysis in practice at the time of selection. In general, unmet financial need will be defined as the difference between the cost of attendance, the sum of the EFC (from FAFSA), and the student’s grant aid from other sources.
Incomplete applications will not be considered. Please answer all questions that apply to you, even if they are not marked “required.”

Selection
Applicants will be evaluated based on:

  • essays that articulate drive and ambition and explain how their planned major will impact their future career.
  • extracurricular and community involvement, including work experience, that demonstrates leadership potential.
  • transcript that demonstrates past success and potential degree completion.
  • financial need.

Incomplete applications will not be considered. Please answer all questions that apply to you, even if they are not marked “required.”

Renewal
Recipients may reapply for award consideration for a maximum of four years of undergraduate funding provided they continue to make satisfactory progress toward a degree and continue to meet the eligibility criteria. 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. Funds will be sent to recipients’ schools in August.

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

Eligibility, financial need, and award amount for this scholarship program will be determined by the St. Louis Community Foundation. The Andrew B. Craig Family Jasper School Scholarship 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
Andrew B. Craig Family
Award
up to $6,000 renewable
Deadline
05/01/2024
Supplemental Questions
  1. Before you begin this application, please take a minute to read through the scholarship details. This will allow you to see all the eligibility requirements. Click on the scholarship name that is underlined and in blue ink in the upper left-hand corner to see the details. Check here to indicate you have reviewed the eligibility criteria.
  2. To be considered for this scholarship, your Scholarship Central General Application MUST include your FALL transcript for the current academic year. The transcript should show your name, school, grades, and cumulative 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 on the General Application as well.
  3. List any volunteer/community activities, including the activity, the time involved, dates of involvement, and position(s) held:
  4. List any extracurricular school activities or family responsibilities, including the activity, the time involved, dates of involvement, and position(s) held:
  5. List any work experience, including company name, dates of employment, hours worked per week, and position(s) held:
  6. ESSAY: Write a brief essay 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.
  7. Do any of your parents (or legal guardians) have an associate degree or a bachelor’s degree?
  8. Upload your FAFSA Submission Summary for next year.
  9. Enter your Student Aid Index that is on your FAFSA Submission Summary.
  10. UPLOAD: Please upload next year's 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.
  11. What school issued the award letter that you uploaded?
  12. Upload documentation from the school you plan to attend that shows your total cost of attendance.
  13. Where will you live during the academic year for which you are applying?
  14. 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 Submission Summary.
  15. 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 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.
  16. 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.
  17. Before you submit your application, be sure that the following items have been completed:
    • 1. Did you upload a copy of your FALL transcript that includes your name, school, grades, hours, and cumulative GPA to the My Scholarship Central General Application?
    • 2. Please make sure we can read the document you uploaded for the question that asks for your FAFSA Submission Summary and that you included all the pages in the report. Click “view” under the box that shows the uploaded file to check the document you provided.
    • 3. Did you upload the Financial Aid Award Letter from the college you plan to attend that includes your college name, your name, loans, grants, and scholarships offered?
  18. 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 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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