2015 SRI 4-H FAIR SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION Name Age Telephone Address High School attended Schools attended after High School This coming year I will be attending Parent or Guardian Name(s) Have you previously received this scholarship? If yes, how many years? Courses you intend to pursue __________________________________________ Student’s Signature Important: Applications must be typed. Handwritten applications will not be accepted. Prior year forms will not be accepted. 1. This scholarship is available to SRI 4-H members only who have participated in the SRI 4-H Fair. Members must be accepted to, or attending, a two or four year accredited higher education institution for an undergraduate degree (minimum 12 credits or equivalent full time course load). Members may receive the SRI 4-H Fair Scholarship no more than two times, or two years. 2. The SRI 4-H Fair Committee has allocated four $500 scholarships in 2015. The SRI scholarship committee will determine the scholarships recipients. Scholarship recipients will receive half of the scholarship amount awarded at the fair. The second half of the scholarship award will be mailed to scholarship winners after a copy of the first semester’s passing grades (GPA of ‘C’ or better) have been provided to the scholarship committee chairman. 3. Transcript of latest grades and a personal letter of recommendation from your club leader or 4-H mentor are both required with this application. 4. DEADLINE DATE: Application must be postmarked by June 1, 2015. 5. In fairness to everyone, late applications will NOT be accepted. 6. Candidate interviews will be held by the scholarship committee on Saturday, June 20, 2015 at 9AM in the West Greenwich Town Hall Council Chambers located at 280 Victory Hwy, West Greenwich. It is highly recommended that interested scholarship candidates attend the interview. Candidates who are unable to attend the interview at this time will be considered based solely on the merits of their application. 7. Scholarships will be announced at the fair on Sunday afternoon after Premier Showmanship. 8. Send application, recommendation, and transcript to: Tony Patti 150 Camp Westwood Road Coventry, RI 02827 1. PLEASE LIST AND EXPLAIN IN DETAIL YOUR PARTICIPATION IN THE SRI 4-H FAIR, AND SRI FUNDRAISING ACTIVITIES OVER THE LAST 4 YEARS (BY YEAR.) 2. EXTRA CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES IN SCHOOL/COLLEGE (CLUBS, BAND, SPORTS, ETC.) 3. COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES 4. WORK EXPERIENCE (TYPE OF WORK,) HOURS/WEEK, DATES OF JOBS HELD 5. HOME PROJECTS (GARDENS, COMPUTERS, WOODWORKING, ETC.) 6. HOBBIES 7. FUTURE CAREER PLANS (25 WORDS OR LESS) 8. HOW HAS YOUR PARTICIPATION IN 4-H SHAPED THE PERSON WHO YOU HAVE BECOME (100 WORDS)