Jayda Dionne Parker Scholarship Fund

The primary purpose of the Jayda Dione Parker Scholarship Fund is to provide financial assistance for college expenses for a deserving student who exemplifies Jayda’s attributes: hard work, benevolence and determination against all odds. This is a $1,000 scholarship of which $500 will be awarded for the fall semester of 2019. The remaining $500 will be awarded in December 2019 for the spring semester of 2020. To be considered for the scholarship for the 2019-2020 academic year, the student must submit: 1) An application form; 2) Documentation of acceptance or enrollment in an accredited college or university; 3) Two Letters of recommendation; one from a teacher and another from a counselor, community leader or other adult who is not a family member; 4) An official academic transcript; and 5) A 500 word essay (750 words max) which describes how the applicant exemplifies Jayda Dionne Parker’s characteristics of hard work, caring and service to others and determination to succeed. The essay must include a statement of a major hurdle which was overcome, a summary of how the applicant was changed by the experience, and an assertion of how overcoming adversity influenced the applicant’s plans for the future. In preparing this essay, applicants are encouraged to visit www.jdpscholar.org to learn about Jayda Dionne Parker’s attributes and to include in their essay a specific statement of how their attributes exemplify Jayda’s character. Relatives of Jayda Dionne Parker Scholarship Fund, Inc. board members/and or relatives of Jayda Dionne Parker Scholarship Fund, Inc. committee members are ineligible to apply. The Jayda Dionne Parker Scholarship award must be used for tuition, fees required for enrollment or courserelated expenses, such as fees, books, supplies and equipment required for courses. High school seniors who do not have documentation of enrollment by April 30, 2019, if selected as a finalist, must provide documentation of enrollment before scholarship funds are awarded. Applications which do not include an official academic transcript by April 30, 2019 will not be considered. Please note, if selected, recipients will be required to submit a photograph for publicizing availability of this scholarship. Application materials must be either mailed to the Jayda Dionne Parker Scholarship Fund, P.O. Box 1636, Stone Mountain, GA 30086 or emailed to jdpapplication@jdpscholar.org and received no later than April 30, 2019. For additional information you may contact: betsywilliams0013@jdpscholar.org Hard Work - Benevolence - Determination Jayda Dionne Parker Scholarship Fund Scholarship Application Form 2 of 2 (Please Print) Name ___________________________________________________ D.O.B. ______________ Address _________________________________________________________________________ City, State, Zip ____________________________________________________________________ Phone __________________________ Email _____________________________________ Anticipated College Graduation Date ___________________________ Please list two references, one from a teacher, the other from a counselor, community leader or other adult who is not a family member, address and phone number. 1. ______________________________________________________________________________ 2. ______________________________________________________________________________ Please list all extra-curricular activities (volunteer, athletics, church, school). Please include dates and contact person for each. • ______________________________________________________________________________ • ______________________________________________________________________________ • ______________________________________________________________________________ • ______________________________________________________________________________ • ______________________________________________________________________________ • ______________________________________________________________________________ • ______________________________________________________________________________ I understand the Jayda Dionne Parker Scholarship award must be used for tuition, fees required for enrollment or course-related expenses, such as fees, books, supplies and equipment required for courses and that if I am selected as a recipient, payment of this scholarship will be made directly to my college or university student account.