The Seminole Club of Volusia and Flagler Counties Scholarship Application & Guidelines 2014 The Seminole Club of Volusia and Flagler Counties (hereafter called “the club”) intends to award a total of four scholarships in individual amounts of $500 each for a total of $3000 in 2014. Three scholarships will be awarded to students from Volusia County and two must be awarded to a student from Flagler County. The fourth scholarship can be awarded to a student from either county based on financial need as determined by the Office of Financial Aid. Qualifications 1. Incoming students must have earned a high school diploma from a high school located in Volusia and/or Flagler County. 2. The student must have been accepted and enrolled at The Florida State University (FSU) for the Fall semester, 2014. 3. The student may apply early but must be enrolled at FSU and have made deposits to FSU for application to be considered. 4. The Office of FSU Financial Aid will award the scholarship funds and credit the student account based on financial need. No funds will be issued directly to the student. 5. The award may be used for tuition, housing, books, meal plans or other fees that are directly paid to The Florida State University. Applicants must submit the following to the club to be considered for the scholarship award by Friday May 2, 2014 1. Scholarship application available at dbnoles.com 2. Scholarship Release of Information Form 3. Standard Release ( Photos, Videos, Quotes for promotional purposes) Selection Criteria 1. New students from Volusia and Flagler Counties entering FSU in the Fall semester of the award year. 2. Demonstrated financial need through the FAFSA Form 3. Merit- GPA and academic awards Announcement of scholarship recipients will be made during the month of May, 2014 Application and Release Forms are to be emailed to NolesDB@gmail.com with the subject line of “Scholarship” by Friday, May 2, 2014. Seminole Club of Volusia & Flagler Counties – Scholarship Application 2014 Email your completed application with the subject line “Scholarship” by Friday, May 2, 2014 to: NolesDB@gmail.com If unable to transmit electronically please contact Kristie at NolesDB@gmail.com to make submission arrangements. Name: High School: FSU Email/FSUID (if known): Permanent Address: City, ST Zip: Phone: E-mail: Permanent Residence: State: County: GPA Non-Weighted: Weighted: SAT: Date: ACT: Date: List any Academic or Scholastic Achievements or Awards received throughout your high school term: Award Awarding Organization Date/Year Awarded Type here… Seminole Club of Volusia & Flagler Counties – Scholarship Application 2014 Scholarship Release of Information Form The purpose of the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 and the Florida Student Privacy Act is to protect the privacy of individual students by placing certain restrictions on the disclosure of information contained in a student’s university records as defined in those enactments. I understand that in order for the University to honor a verbal or written request for information by anyone other than the individual student and certain others authorized by statute, both Florida Statute 1002.22(3)(d) and the federal “Buckley Amendment,” 20 U.S.C. 1232g, permit the release of such records only upon receipt of an appropriate signed authorization from the student. This release of information allows Florida State University to share information with the FSU Alumni Association for the purpose of identifying students who may be eligible for scholarship funds. I, FSUID Give my FULL consent to THE FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY to release my student personally identifiable records and reports and education records, including, but not limited to, grade point average, age, financial need, enrollment and attendance records, address and telephone to: FSU Alumni Association I understand that it will be necessary to send a written request to revoke this authorization. Any information release pursuant hereto is released subject to the confidentiality provisions of appropriate state and federal laws and regulations, which prohibit any further disclosure of this information without the specific written consent of the person to whom it pertains, or as otherwise permitted by such law and regulations. Student Typewritten Signature: Date: Seminole Club of Volusia & Flagler Counties – Scholarship Application 2014 Standard Release For any and all purposes, I hereby grant to the Seminole Club of Volusia and Flagler Counties and The Florida State University Alumni Association and its employees, agents, and assigns, the right to photograph or visually record me and use my picture, silhouette, and other reproductions of my physical likeness (as the same may appear in any still camera photograph and/or motion picture film or videotape recording), in and in connection with the development of any media materials and exhibition thereof; also in the advertising and/or publicizing of any such media. I further give the Seminole Club of Volusia and Flagler Counties and The Florida State University Alumni Association, and any of its employees, agents, and assigns, the right to produce and utilize in any manner whatsoever recordings of my voice for any and all media purposes. I hereby certify and represent that I have read the foregoing and fully understand the meaning and effect thereof and, intending to be legally bound, I have hereunto set my hand this th day of Name (typewritten) , 2014. Telephone Number Seminole Club of Volusia & Flagler Counties – Scholarship Application 2014