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Scholarship Program
Academic year 2009-2010
Purpose
There are 2 specific purposes for the scholarship program: 1) the establishment of an incentive to excel in academic performance; and 2) the pursuit of higher education.

Target population
Circassian college students pursuing higher college education.

Eligibility criteria
  1. Circassian college students registered, as full-time students, in the academic year 2009-2010 in freshman, sophomore, junior and senior college levels.
  2. Enrollment in an accredited college or university in the USA.
  3. US citizen or permanent resident. However, international students may be eligible on a case by case basis. The Foundation may award limited scholarships to international Circassian students based upon the discretion of the Board of Directors.

Procedure
Each applicant is required to submit the following:
  1. Fill out an online application Scholarship online application form
  2. Submit an online essay of a minimum of 500 words describing either Circassian history & culture, the life of Circassians in the USA, or the student’s career goals.
  3. Submit test scores. Freshman level students must submit the SAT scores. Sophomore, junior and senior level students must submit GPA scores. The scores must be mailed to the Circassian Education Foundation P.O. Box 2276, Wayne, NJ 07470.
  4. Submit proof of full-time enrollment in an accredited college or university in the USA. This must be mailed to the Circassian Education Foundation P.O. Box 2276, Wayne, NJ 07470.
  5. Incomplete applications will be ineligible. (if all the above items are not met your application will be incomplete and thus ineligible for a scholarship - you will not receive a scholarship.)

The applications will be reviewed and the applicants will be ranked according to their essay scores and SAT or GPA scores. A number of scholarships will be awarded starting and descending from the highest rank. In addition to the general scholarship awards, the applicants with the top essays and the applicants with the top SAT or GPA scores will receive additional awards. The final number of scholarships will be determined by the Circassian Education Foundation Board of Directors depending on the amounts of scholarship funds raised every year.

Scholarship dinner
The annual scholarship awards dinner will be held at 6:30PM on Sunday, December 6, 2009 at the Brownstone 351 W. Broadway, Paterson, NJ 07522.

At the dinner, the scholarship awards will be announced. Each winner will receive an acknowledgment certificate from the Circassian Education Foundation and a check in the amount of the award. The scholarship award will be payable to the college or university in which the student is registered.

Scholarship winners must attend the scholarship dinner to be eligible to receive the awards.

Fund raising
The Circassian Education Foundation is a non profit tax exempt organization. Donations may be tax deductible. Donations of any amount will be acceptable.

Timeline
The scholarship application deadline has been extended to September 15, 2009 and is now closed.



    
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