RKL Education Foundation Scholarships

The RKL Education Foundation, Inc. is offering scholarships to deserving male minority college-bound high school seniors, who live in Gwinnett County.

The top two candidates will receive either the Brother Earnest Gibson Memorial Scholarship, which is worth $1,000, or the RKL Education Foundation Scholarship, which is worth $500. In order to receive a scholarship applicants must be attending a four-year college or university by fall of 2014.

All applications should be postmarked on or before March 21, 2014 and should include the following:

• A 2-3 page, double-spaced essay that describes the reasons for your interests, discusses your childhood, and how your interests were shaped by your upbringing
• A photo of the applicant (headshot only)
• Two letters of recommendation (at least one from a current teacher)
• An official transcript
• Properly completed application
• A personal statement in which you include any financial information you feel the committee could use in determining your financial need.

Five finalists will be selected for interviews. The interviews are scheduled to take place during the week of April 26, 2014 (subject to change). Once the interviews are complete, the scholarship recipients will be notified within ten days of the last scheduled interview.

Mail your application to the following address:
     RKL Education Foundation, Inc.
     PO Box 1945
     Duluth, GA 30096-9998

For more information visit www.rklef.org