Extend the Dream Student Scholarships

Scholarship Criteria

• Applicant must be a current high school senior graduating from a public, private, parochial high school or home school located in Georgia.
• Applicant must be accepted by and plan to attend an accredited, non-proprietary, technical, community or four-year college in the fall following his/her graduation.
• Applicant must have at least a 2.75 grade point average for grades 9-12.
• Applicant must have financial need.
• Applicant must demonstrate a commitment to community service, social justice issues and/or leadership qualities.
• Applicant must submit ACT and/or SAT scores.

In order to be considered for this scholarship, a student must submit the application along with the following supplemental information:

• An official high school transcript which includes coursework and grades for 9-12 as well as cumulative GPA
• ACT/SAT score(s) - scores will be accpeted from official high school transcript or copy of student score report
• Essay typed and double spaced
• One letter of recommendation (teacher/principal, employment supervisor, community service organization leader, pastor)
• A copy of page 1 of Student Aid Report (SAR). This SAR is the report received from the U.S. Department of Education after completing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)
• Financial aid award letter from the college which the student plans to attend

Application deadline is Friday, May 23, 2014. If you have any questions, contact Joyce Mai, SACAC Grants Chair, at joyce_mai@ncsu.edu.

Also visit http://www.sacac.org/extend-the-dream-scholarships