Lawton M. Nease, Jr. and Jane Pool Nease
Georgia Tech Scholarship Fund
General Description:
This scholarship will be awarded from the fund
established by Lawton M. Nease, III, in honor of
his parents. These are unrestricted scholarships
to be awarded to students graduating from
Effingham County High School who have
outstanding academic records and indicate a
financial need. The goal of the scholarship is to
fund full tuition costs for eight academic
semesters.
Due: Friday, Feb 15, 2015
(Since Feb 15th falls on a Sunday, these
cpplications are due to Mrs. Healy on
Thursday February 12th at 10AM.)
Application for Lawton M. Nease, Jr. and Jane Pool Nease
Georgia Tech Scholarship
Description: This scholarship is to be awarded from the fund established by Lawton
M. Nease, III in honor of his parents. These scholarships are to be awarded to
students graduating from Effingham County High School who have outstanding
academic records and indicate a financial need.
 The applicant must be a senior or a graduate of Effingham County High
School.
 The applicant must either be a student at Georgia Tech or be accepted to
attend Georgia Tech. High school seniors MUST be committed to attend
Georgia Tech.
 The scholarship will be $2500 per semester for a maximum of eight
semesters.
 The selection process should be weighted most heavily on financial need.
 Desire to return to Effingham County upon completion of college could be a
factor in the selection process.
 Academic performance will be the second factor in the selection process.
Leadership, athletics, and outside activities should also be considered.
 Recipients of athletic scholarships will be ineligible. Recipients of other
scholarships will be viewed on a need basis.
 The scholarship will be awarded upon the basis of financial need, scholastic
achievement, promise of success in college as reflected by the scores on the
Scholastic Achievement Test of the College Board and the recommendations
submitted with the application.
 This application must be accompanied by three letters of recommendation
from persons not related to the applicant who are able to testify to the
applicant’s character, seriousness of purpose, and a need of financial aid. Two
of these letters of recommendation must be from teachers or administrators.
 The applicant must submit a copy of the high school transcript, college
transcript (if available) and SAT scores.
 The scholarship will be awarded during the Senior Class Night program each
year. No scholarship will be awarded in any year when, in the opinion of the
Selection Committee, no applicant establishes a definite financial need or
when no applicant satisfactorily meets all requirements in making application
for the scholarship.
 This application form must be filled out completely and returned to the
counselor’s office not later than the due date of the year for which the
scholarship is to be awarded.
 A member of the committee may choose to have a conference with the student
and parents as a part of the selection process.
Application for Lawton M. Nease, Jr. and Jane Pool
Nease Georgia Tech Scholarship
I. Personal Data:
Name:
Last
Date of Birth:
/
First
/
Social Security Number:
Middle
Age:
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Sex:
Phone Number:
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Address:
Street or PO Box
City
Zip Code
II. Family Data:
Father
Step-father
Mother
Step-mother
Guardian (Check One)
Name:
Address:
Occupation:
Employer:
Guardian (Check One)
Name:
Address:
Occupation:
Employer:
ANNUAL GROSS FAMILY INCOME BEFORE DEDUCTIONS (Check one):
Under $33,000
$34-50,000
$50-70,000
$70 -85,000
Above $85,000
ALL INCOME IN THE HOME OF THE APPLICANT MUST BE REPORTED BY
ATTACHING IN A SEALED ENVELOPE, THE LAST PAGE OF THE INCOME
TAX FORM (S) SHOWING TOTAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME. This FORM MUST
BE INCLUDED FOR THE COMMITTEE TO PROCESS YOUR SCHOLARSHIP
APPLICATION.
Brothers’ Names
Sisters’ Names
Age:
Age:
Age:
Age:
Age:
Age:
Age:
Age:
Age:
Age:
Age:
Age:
Persons other than those already named who also reside in your home:
Is another member of your family attending college, technical school, nursing school or other
post-high school training program?
Yes
No
If yes, please explain.
Within the last five (5) years, have there been any unusual circumstances in your family that
have created extreme financial difficulty such as an extended illness, accidents, physical
disability, etc?
Yes
No
If yes, please explain.
III. Education/Career Goals
Why have you chosen to attend Georgia Institute of Technology?
Have you applied to Georgia Institute of Technology?
Yes
Have you been accepted to Georgia Institute of Technology?
If yes, have you accepted the offer of admissions?
Have you paid your admissions deposit to GA Tech?
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
No
No
No
Please use the box below to provide additional information if you need to.
Give a brief statement of your major course of study at Georgia Tech and your career plans
upon graduation from college
What are the reasons that made you choose Georgia Tech over other colleges?
IV. Activities
In what community activities or projects have you recently taken part? What was your role in
each one?
In what school activities or projects have you recently taken part? What was your role in
each?
In what religious activities have you recently taken part? What was your role in each?
V. Financial Assistance
Have you filed the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)?
Have you completed the Financial Aid Application for Georgia Tech?
Yes
Yes
No
No
If you receive an offer for the federal work-study program through GA Tech, will you accept
this offer?
Yes
No
What other sources of financial assistance might be available to you? (For example, trust
funds, insurance policies, IRA, etc.?)