Student
deadline : See Mrs. Corbett before December 3rd.
The Robert C. Byrd Honors Scholarship is a $1,500 award
renewable for up to three additional years which will be made, contingent upon
receipt of a federal grant, to an equal number of graduating seniors or
equivalents in each congressional district. The
award is made without consideration of the applicant's choice of
institution of higher learning. It will not be based on the
applicant's financial need and will be applicable to educational costs
for the 2011-2012 school year. Permanent residents of
Georgia who are
temporarily not in residence may generate the application process by contacting
the Georgia Department of Education and requesting nomination materials.
CRITERIA
The applicant must:
- Be a graduate of a public or private secondary school or hold a General Educational Development (GED) certificate given in the year of the award.
- Be a legal resident of Georgia .
- Be a citizen of the United States , a national, or a permanent resident who meets the residency requirement listed above, and provides documentation from the Immigration Naturalization Service.
- Have applied or been accepted for enrollment at an institution of higher education as defined in the Student Assistance General Provisions, 34 CFR 600.4. This could be a proprietary institution of higher education or a postsecondary vocational institution.
- Have demonstrated outstanding academic achievement.
- Show promise of continued academic achievement.
- File application materials, which include all requested documentation on or before 12/8 of the current school year.
DOCUMENTATION
Documents must be submitted to verify the following state criteria:
- A certified transcript of the student's high school record showing all courses taken, a non-weighted, cumulative numeric average (i.e., 0-100 scale) in core courses, and date of graduation.
- Documents proving citizenship (photocopy of birth certificate or statement verifying naturalization including date and number).
- A test record of the student's performance on all nationally normed tests for which the school has records. This must include scores on the Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT), the SAT Reasoning Test, and/or the American College Test (ACT). See the section below, "Application Scoring", part 1, for specific information. No minimum test scores are required for eligibility.
- A signed Certification of Eligibility for Federal Assistance in Certain Programs, ED.80-0016 (Revised 2/01).
- A short essay (Please see page 2 of the application for instructions.).
