- Scholarship Program

Scholarship Program

A student may receive the Green Twp Community Assoc. Scholarship award one time only. Application material will not be returned and become the property of the scholarship committee. Applicants who do not receive a scholarship are encouraged to apply in subsequent years.

(President Van Smith presents the 2010 scholarship awards to Garet Keith and Meagan Leasure)

WHO IS ELIGIBLE

Each applicant must plan on, or, are attending an accredited post-secondary educational institution, and must have completed their senior year of high school. Students must be from the following school districts to apply, Purchase Line, Marion Center, Penns Manor, or Northern Cambria. Students must obtain a minimum 2.5 GPA

HOW TO APPLY

Student must complete an application and a statement of approximately 300 words, explaining how their high school education has helped them to achieve goals, objectives, and a career choice.

In evaluating the applications, preference will be given to those demonstrating need, and desire and initiative. Each applicant must be subject to a personal interview by the committee of the scholarship program if needed.

APPLICATION DEADLINE

Mail application and supporting information to:

Green Township Community Assoc
C/o Scholarship Committee
PO Box 124
Commodore PA 15729

Applications postmarked after April 15, 2012 will not be considered.

**Please do not email or fax sholarship application. It will not be accepted.

JUDGING

Each Application (Essay) will be judged by a committee that is comprised of local business men, teachers, farmers, Cookport Fair board members, etc. This committee is randomly selected each year to created a non bias group. Essays will be judged on spelling, punctuation, grammer, and originallity.

ANNOUNCEMENT OF AWARDS

Applicants will be notified by mail. In addition, immediately following the basket auction the two scholarship winners will be recognized and given their certificates.

PAYMENTS OF AWARDS

Evidence of satisfactory completion of a semester's course including a transcript of final grades is required prior to payment of the award.Deadline for receiving documentation is May 31, 2012. Failure to comply will result in forfeiture.

Thank you to our Republican Party who supported our 2011 Cookport Fair Scholarship Basket Auction!

(Lt-Rt Joe Pittman Chief of Staff for Senator Don White, Jeff Pyle (PA State Representative), Mike Clark (attorney/ Running for Judge), and

Randy DegenKolb (Prothonotary and clerk of the courts)