Junior Guild of Rocky Mount Scholarship Application Guidelines
Pictured above-the 2016 scholarship recipient, megan Edwards

Purpose
The Junior Guild Scholarship was established to provide funds for young women residing in the Rocky Mount area who desire to attend a four-year college or university.  The scholarship is based on financial need, scholastic excellence and outstanding citizenship. 

Requirements
The recipient will be awarded $1,500.00 annually ($750.00 per semester) as long as the following requirements are met:
  1. The recipient must remain a full-time student (as that term is defined by the recipient’s college or university of choice) in good standing academically for the four undergraduate years.
  2. The recipient must maintain a grade point average of 2.0 or above for each semester to receive their money.
  3. The recipient must maintain high standards of citizenship and conduct.
  4. The recipient must use the scholarship during four consecutive academic undergraduate years unless the Junior Guild Board of Directors grants an exception.
The recipient must supply a certified copy of her grade to the Rocky Mount Junior Guild each quarter or semester, and must request renewal of the Scholarship in writing to the Scholarship Chairman by July 1 of each year.  Failure to fulfill the academic and citizenship requirements of the Junior Guild Scholarship may result in probation for one semester or quarter, with terms thereof to be determined on an individual basis by the Junior Guild Scholarship Committee.  The Scholarship may be terminated if the recipient does not fulfill the terms of her probation.

Application Process
Each applicant must submit the attached application form, accompanied by the following items, by mail AND BE POSTMARKED BY APRIL 1, 2017. Mail to: Junior Guild of Rocky Mount, PO Box 7564, Rocky Mount, NC 27804

  1. Most recent high school transcript;
  2. Scholastic Aptitude Test (or ACT) scores;
  3. Photograph of applicant;
  4. Three letters of reference, at least one of which is from a teacher, principal, or counselor, and one from outside the student’s school experience;
  5. An original, typed essay of at least 350 words describing where the applicant would like to be and what the applicant would like to be doing ten years from now; and
  6. One (or all) of the following:
    1. Financial Aid Form
    2. Family Financial Statement
    3. Last year’s federal tax records