Submit by Fri Feb 24 2023, 11:59 PM
Description
Before submitting your application, please do a final check to make sure that all the necessary documents are included. Incomplete applications and/or applications that are not completed according to the instructions will not be considered.
- Include an acceptance letter from the college you plan to attend, if you are not currently enrolled. If you are a high school senior and have not received your acceptance letter, please list the name of the college to which you applied with a note explaining that you have not yet received your letter. If you are selected as a recipient, you will be asked to provide one before the scholarship funds will be released.
- Include a current school transcript.
- Include two letters of recommendation.
- All blanks on the Student Information page must be completed. If any data requested does not apply to you (for example, if you do not have an email address), put N/A (not applicable) in the blank.
- Please do not list a school-issued email address.
- In your essay, do not include any indication of who you are, where you live or where you attend school. Any such references will immediately disqualify your application. Also, do not include your name anywhere on your essay.
- Essay must be 1,500 words or less. Be clear and concise.
- Proofread your essays before submitting your application. Points will be deducted for grammatical errors and misspelled words.
Selection Criteria
- All applications must be completed by February 24, 2023. Late or incomplete applications will not be considered.
- The applicant must primarily reside within Bibb, Chattahoochee, Crawford, Dooly, Harris, Houston, Macon, Marion, Monroe, Muscogee, Peach, Schley, Sumter, Talbot, Taylor, Twiggs or Upson County. The applicant must also have been actively involved in one of the 12 local FFA chapters within Flint’s service territory.
- By the awarding of the scholarship, the applicant must be enrolled in an accredited college program, either full-time or part-time. Does not include technical schools.
- The scholarship competition is open to graduating high school students, or adults, with an acceptance letter who plan to begin or return to college no later than the fall semester after graduation, as well as college students.
- The scholarship funds will be disbursed directly to the college’s business office on behalf of the grant recipient in the amount of $2,500, upon presentation of the student’s registration. The funds must be completely utilized within two years of the date of issue.
- A person may submit one application each year, but previous winners are not eligible to win a second time.
- Up to 15 local scholarship winners will be awarded $2,500 each, based on available funds.
- Any and all majors are eligible from any college or university. Scholarship grading criteria consists of the following: Grades, Essay, Community Involvement and Financial Need.
- A committee of judges will review the applications. Recommendations will be forwarded to the Flint Energies Foundation, who administers the scholarships. All decisions are final.
- Winners of the Flint Energies Foundation College Scholarship will be announced in May.
- Any questions should be directed to Blair Brown at 478.218.5547, 800.342.3616, ext. 5547, or bbrown@flintemc.com.
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