Instructions and Application
The Cellini Charitable Foundation, Inc. will once again award a graduate/professional scholarship award. The amount of the award is $1000 and will be presented on a competitive basis, that is, chosen by academic standing
among those eligible applications received and accepted by the scholarship committee. The scholarship award is open to any eligible graduate student seeking a degree above the Baccalaureate level, enrolled at an accredited college or university, and accepted into an educational program leading to a degree above the Baccalaureate received or to be received upon graduation from the college or university attended by the graduate student. This annual award is dependent upon available Cellini funds. The enrollment for the degree above the Baccalaureate is on the basis of a continuous and uninterrupted course of graduate/professional education.
The Scholarship Committee of Cellini Lodge #2206, OSIA, will be accepting competitive applications in keeping with the eligibility standards announced by the Cellini Charitable Foundation, Inc., upon the following basis and criteria:
- The graduate student must be a member of Cellini Lodge or the child of a member of the Cellini Lodge. The person or parent must be a member in good standing for at least two years prior to the submission of an application for this scholarship.
- All scholarship applications submitted for this graduate/professional scholarship must be received on or before May 13, 2010.
- The two year membership in good standing by a parent or a member must be for the two years prior to the date on which the applicant’s application for such scholarship is dated, but in no event less than 2 years prior to May 13, 2010.
- Copies of all official test scores on official transcripts, including all standardized tests taken during undergraduate years must be submitted; these test scores, i.e. GMAT’s or LSAT’s, and transcripts are to include all current grades. For purposes of clarification, this would include all 2010 year grades for undergraduate students anticipating graduation in May or June of 2010.
- A letter from the college or university indicating that the applicant has been accepted into a matriculated full time graduate or law school program for the Fall 2010 school semester.
- The applicant must be seeking a degree above the Baccalaureate degree.
- The applicant is to submit (2) letters of recommendation and any other pertinent information deemed to be supportive of the application.
- The last date on which an entry is to be received by the scholarship committee is May 13, 2010. Any application received after that date, notwithstanding a postmark of May 13, 2010 will be rejected.
- The scholarship committee will provide the general application form; all supporting data is to be provided by the applicant at the time the application
is submitted. - It is possible the Cellini Lodge Scholarship Committee may request a meeting with potential candidates. Student applicants would be so notified.
- The award, if received, is a one-time award.
- Return application and required material to:
Joseph Sciame
Vice President for Community Relations
St. John’s University
8000 Utopia Parkway
Jamaica, NY 11439
Graduate Scholarship Application
FOR JUNE 2009 GRADUATING COLLEGE SENIORS
FOR GRADUATE/PROFESSIONAL SCHOOLS APPLICATION MUST BE FILED NO LATER THAN May 13, 2010
NAME:
__________________________________
(Last) (First) (Middle)
ADDRESS:
____________________________________
(Street) (City) (State) (Zip)
DATE TO BE GRADUATED COLLEGE: _____________
CHECK ONE: ____MEMBER ____CHILD OF MEMBER
COLLEGE/UNIVERSITY YOU PLAN TO ATTEND: ____________
MAJOR AREA OF STUDY OR SUBJECT YOU WILL PURSUE: ________
I, the student, do hereby authorize the release of school records and consent to the review thereof by the Scholarship Committee of Cellini Lodge. I also agree to a final review of my transcript after graduation.
DATE________ APPLICANT’S SIGNATURE_________________________
Information regarding the member of Lodge or Parent of Applicant
NAME: ___________________________________________
(Last) (First) (Middle)
MONTH & YEAR INITIATED INTO CELLINI LODGE #2206: ____________
PROGRAMS or COMMITTEE INVOLVEMENT BY PARENT (If applicable)
IF TRANSFERRED FROM ANOTHER LODGE, MONTH & YEAR INITIATED INTO OSIA: ________
My son/daughter acknowledges and understands all of the above.
HOME PHONE #: _____________________
SIGNATURE OF PARENT ______________________________________
