WNEA Scholarships
1. Two types of scholarships are available:
 Memorial Scholarships in honor of Mary Jane Robertson and Connie Stanton, which will
be awarded to students who plan to enter the emergency/medical services (“first
responder”) or fields of education (K-12).
 General scholarships which will be awarded to students planning to attend college in
any accredited field of study.
2. Money will be awarded in the following manner:
 For scholarships less than $1000, the entire award amount will be paid the first
semester.
 For scholarships greater than or equal to $1000, half will be paid the first semester with
the remaining half to be paid in the second semester.
A student must be enrolled for at least 12 credit hours per semester to receive the scholarship.
3. Any student with a G.P.A. of 3.5 or above is eligible to apply for these scholarships.
4. Scholarships will be awarded on the basis of scholarship and citizenship qualities. Financial
need will also be considered.
5. The scholarship applications will be reviewed by members of the scholarship committee. This
committee will have the final decision on the choices of students to receive these scholarships.
6. Students who wish to be considered for the Mary Jane Robertson or the Connie Stanton
Memorial Scholarship may be contacted to attend a personal interview with the scholarship
committee and family members during the first week of May.
7. At the time the scholarships are awarded, the student will receive a cover letter explaining in
detail how the money will be awarded. They will also be informed about forfeiting their
scholarship money if they withdraw from schoolor if their GPA falls below a 2.5 for the
semester. Students must claim the scholarships within one year or apply to the committee for
an extension.
8. The WNEA Scholarships will be awarded at the Annual SeniorAwards Night at Windsor High
School in May.
STUDENTS ARE TO FILL OUT FORMS AND RETURN THEIR SCHOLARSHIP PACKET FOR THE NEA
SCHOLARSHIP TO THE COUNSELOR’S OFFICE IN THE HIGH SCHOOL BY APRIL 15.
Scholarship Packet should contain:
 Scholarship Application
 Criteria Statement
 Community Service Verification
 Reference Letters (2 Letters of Recommendation)
 School-Issued Transcript
WNEA Scholarship Application
1) Applicant
Last Name: __________________ First Name: _____________ Middle Initial:_____
Home Address :___________________________ City: __________ State: ________ ZIP:______
Phone: ( ______ ) _________________________
Date of Birth :_____ / _____ / _____
E-mail Address: ______________________________________________
2) Family
Father’s Name: ________________________________________________
Father’s Address: ____________________________________________
Father’s Employer: _____________________________________________
Mother’s Name: ______________________________________________
Mother’s Address: _____________________________________________
Mother’s Employer: ____________________________________________
3) School Information
High School Cumulative Grade Point Average: __________
Class Rank: __________
ACT Score:__________
College you plan to attend: _____________________________________
What is your intended college major? __________________________________
List any extra-curricular activities you have participated in.
Include all activities, clubs, sports, etc.
Community Service Verification Statement
Please have your community service representative verify your service by filling out the
form for each community service activity you noted in your criteria statement.
Activity #1
By completing the following statement you are verifying that all of the information presented by this
applicant about his/her community service, as described in his/her Criteria Statement, is true and accurate
to the best of your knowledge.
Name of Activity __________________________________________
“I certify that ________________________ participated in ____________________
(print first and last name of applicant)
(print name of activity)
for _______________________________ from ___________ to ______________.”
(print name of organization)
(beginning date)
(ending date)
Signature of person verifying community service ______________________
Verifier’s Title __________________ Phone (____) ________________
Activity #2
By completing the following statement you are verifying that all of the information presented by this
applicant about his/her community service, as described in his/her Criteria Statement, is true and accurate
to the best of your knowledge.
Name of Activity __________________________________________
“I certify that ________________________ participated in ____________________
(print first and last name of applicant)
(print name of activity)
for _______________________________ from ___________ to ______________.”
(print name of organization)
(beginning date)
(ending date)
Signature of person verifying community service ______________________
Verifier’s Title __________________ Phone (____) ________________
Criteria Statement Guidelines
When putting your Criteria Statement together, you need to:
 Divide your statement into three sections, with one section for each of the criteria you
address. You may write more than one paragraph for each criteria section.
 Clearly title each of your sections (i.e., Leadership, Community Service, and Motivation and
Goals).
 Do not submit a list of activities. Any activity you discuss should include a detailed description.
 The Scholarship Committee looks for quality of activities, not quantity. Be descriptive and
proofread your work carefully.
Leadership
 Describe how you have organized, motivated, guided, or directed others and give specific
examples of your two most significant leadership activities in your community or school.
 Use examples that show continuing leadership, not just brief, single experiences.
Community Service
 Describe the two most significant unpaid volunteer activities you have participated in by the
date of your application. Community service projects may end after the application deadline
as long as you started the community service prior to the application deadline.
 Describe your specific duties/responsibilities in each activity as well as your specific
accomplishments or the results you achieved.
 If you discuss two community service activities that you performed for the same organization,
please use one paragraph for each activity and indicate the name or title of each community
service activity in bold print or by underlining it. Each activity will count as one of your
community service activities.
 Attending meetings of organizations does not qualify as community service, nor do activities
completed for your family or relatives (babysitting for siblings, for example)
Motivation and Goals
 Identify any significant challenges that you have faced. What motivation helped you to
overcome them?
 Identify what motivates you to succeed academically.
 What significant goals have you accomplished?
Describe your educational goals for the future and how this scholarship might help you accomplish
them.