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Scholarship Program
Academic year 2007-2008
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 intending to pursue higher college education.

Eligibility criteria
  1. Circassian college students registered in the academic year 2007-2008 in freshman, sophomore, junior and senior levels.
  2. Enrollment as a full-time student in an accredited American college or university in the USA.

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 the student’s career goals, volunteer work experience, family life or Circassian history.
  3. Submit proof of full-time enrollment in an accredited American college or university in the USA. This must be mailed to the Circassian Education Foundation, P.O.Box 2276, Wayne, NJ 07470
  4. Submit the SAT or GPA scores. This must be mailed to the Circassian Education Foundation P.O.Box 2276, Wayne, NJ 07470

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 & fund raising dinner will be held at 6:30PM on Wednesday November 21, 2007 at the Brownstone 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.

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 was October 22, 2007.

    
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