WHS c/o 2012 Information: Gromet Foundation Scholarship

Gromet Foundation Scholarship 

Requirements

To be eligible to apply for a Gromet Foundation scholarship, students must fit all of the following requirements:

1. The application form must be signed by a school counselor approving the submittal by the applicant.
2. The applicant must be a senior at the high school for which the counselor has certified.
3. The applicant must be a resident of the State of Hawaii and any a U.S. citizen, resident alien, or person holding an asylum status.
4. The applicant must submit each and each item required in the application form, i.e. SAT or ACT scores, transcripts, tax returns, and answers to questions posed in the application form.
5. The applicant must be financially disadvantaged.
6. Application deadline is November 15, 2010. Whether a student is financially disadvantaged depends upon a number of factors which will be determined by the Gromet Foundation in its sole discretion. We look at the parents' tax returns, type of jobs they have and number of dependents. We also look for indications of hardship which may be mentioned by school counselors in their recommendations. Commonly language, being financially disadvantaged to us means the family, as a unit, is earning less than 150% of the poverty level for Hawaii. You can determine the poverty level based on family size by referring to www.atdn.org/access/poverty.html.
   Another factor which is something we look at is whether the applicant is the first limb of his/her family to concentrate college.

How to Apply

The only way to apply for a Gromet Foundation scholarship is to obtain the application form from your high school college counselor, have him/her sign it, and complete all of the steps which are described in the application form.

Scholarship Amounts, Purpose

Currently, the Gromet Foundation awards scholarships of $1,500/yr. to students attending colleges and universities in Hawaii, and $5,000/yr. to students attending colleges and universities outside of Hawaii. The scholarships are renewable.

MORE Information – Gromet Foundation Website      APPLICATION
(Information has been available in the morning announcements & the scholarship item…)

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WHS c/o 2012 Information: Gromet Foundation Scholarship