2018 APPLICATION DEADLINE WAS APRIL 3RD - NOW CLOSED
OBJECTIVE:
To provide scholarship funds for continuing education in a chosen academic field.
APPLICANT ELIGIBILITY:
OBJECTIVE:
To provide scholarship funds for continuing education in a chosen academic field.
APPLICANT ELIGIBILITY:
- Student transcript must show proof of residence in one of the Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District zip codes (92806, 92807, 92331, 92835, 92870, 92871, 92886 or 92887).
- Student must be an enrolled Senior attending an accredited high school for the entire 2017-2018 school year.
- Student must have a minimum 3.0 GPA.
- Student will begin college in the Fall Semester of 2018.
- Student Application must be reviewed and signed by the School Counselor to certify grades and enrollment.
- $2,000 Scholarship (Number of winners to be determined by the YLWC).
- The winners and their parents/guardians will be invited as guests of the Yorba Linda Woman’s Club for scholarship presentations on Thursday, May 3, 2018 at 7 p.m. in the Yorba Room of the Yorba Linda Community Center, 4501 Casa Loma Avenue, Yorba Linda.
- 25% Essay content (addresses “Your Time is Your Gift to Others” theme, well-written, compelling and engaging)
- 25% Essay organization (includes grammar, spelling, punctuation and sentence structure)
- 20% GPA
- 20% Number of IB/AP/Honors Classes
- 10% Community Service and/or Work Experience
- April 3, 2018 – Final postmark date for receipt of applications (no exceptions)
- April 20, 2018 – Selected recipients notified by email
- May 3, 2018 – Scholarship Awards Ceremony at the Yorba Linda Community Center