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Petersburg?First?United?Methodist?Church?Memorial?Scholarship

Pike County Community Foundation

This award is given to graduating?seniors?of?Pike?Central?High?School?or?graduating?seniors?who?are?members?of?Petersburg?First?United?Methodist?Church. Who?plan?to?pursue?a?two-?or?four-year?degree?at?any?accredited?college,?university,?junior?college?or?vocational?school.

Key Information

Eligibility Requirements

  • Age/Grade Level:
    Graduating high school seniors
  • Minimum GPA:
    2.50
  • Financial Need:
    Not Mentioned
  • Other Academic Requirements:
    Applicants?receiving?the?Lilly?Endowment?Community?Scholarship,?21st?Century?Scholarship,?or?a?similar?full-tuition?scholarship?are?not?eligible?to?receive?the?Petersburg?First?United?Methodist?Church?Memorial?Scholarship?award.
  • School:
    Pike?Central?High?School
  • Religion:
    Members?of?Petersburg?First?United?Methodist?Church.

Application Details

  • Judging Criteria:
    Selection?will?be?based?on?applicants?community?activities?and?involvement?(20%),?leadership?skills?(20%),?need?for?the?scholarship?as?described?in?the?Unusual?Circumstances?section?of?the?application?form?(20%)?missions?work?or?service?to?the?community?as?demonstrated?in?the?written?essay?(20%),?and?membership?at?Petersburg?First?United?Methodist?Church?(20%).
  • Transcript:
    Required
  • Resume/Activity List:
    Required
  • Essay:
    Written?essay?(not?to?exceed?two?typewritten,?double-spaced?pages)?describing?applicants?short-?or?long-term?missions?experience?or?similar?community?service?activity,?the?impact?it?has?made?on?the?applicants?life,?and?the?most?important?lesson(s)?learned.

Contact Information

  • Phone: (812) 354-6797