Scholarship

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Scholarship Criteria

The applicant must meet the following criteria:

• Applicant must be related to a person born in the Caribbean or themselves born in the Caribbean. Any active member's child qualifies.
• Applicant must be a high school senior with a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.0
• Applicant must be accepted by an accredited college or university on a full time basis by the time the award payment is made
• Applicant must be entering as a college freshman/sophomore in the Fall of their high school graduating year
• Applicant must submit a transcript of his/her Grade Point Average (GPA)
• A letter of recommendation from one of your faculty members must accompany the application.
• A 500-word double-spaced essay on an island or Caribbean personality of your choice.

Selection process

Selections will be made by a committee comprised of up to five active members including the President and Vice President. Individuals selected for this committee must not be related to, or have special alliance to, any of the applicants.

The committee will consider the following:

• Applicant's college or high school grade point average (GPA). (A GPA of 3.0 or higher is required.)
• Faculty member or guidance counselor's recommendation
• Essay submitted
• Qualifications of the individual (s)

The availability of funds and the number of applications received by the Scholarship Committee will determine the number of awards given.

The deadline for scholarship application package is the last Saturday of May 2009

West Indies United
PO Box 1094
Norfolk, VA 23501

or Submit the application as an e-mail attachment to wiussc@yahoo.com or snail mail to the above address

Notification

Scholarship winners will be notified by phone by the second Saturday of June. Winners will be invited to attend our Awards Banquet in June, where they will be formally recognized. Scholarship money will be submitted directly to the college/university that the student attends (please ensure all information on the scholarship application is completed and correct). If for some reason the recipient of the scholarship is unable to attend school or becomes ineligible after application submission (i.e. decides not to attend college, etc.), the recipient must immediately notify West Indies United. The money will then be awarded to the next eligible applicant. Scholarships must be given out by Oct 31st of said year.

NOTE: In order to receive the scholarship, we will need the address of your school's financial aid office and your student ID number. (If you are not ok with the ID number, that is fine)

The scholarship money is always available one day after it is awarded. The school will send a check to you one day after the last day to add / drop classes.