Berks County Community Foundation-Car Tech Application

The Carpenter Technology Retired Employees Scholarship Fund Application
Children of non-officer Carpenter Technology employees (Berks County site only) are eligible to apply as long as they are current high school seniors, have a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher in high school, and will be full-time, undergraduate students at an institution of higher education after graduating from high school. The institution of higher education may be a 4-year or 2-year college, university, vocational, technical, computer or trade school.

Please review the Frequently Asked Questions about this fund.

To be considered for this scholarship, complete and submit the following form electronically by April 1. In addition to submitting the form below electronically by April 1, you must mail in the following attachments, postmarked no later than April 1. Make sure your name appears on all attachments:

A copy of your most recent high school transcript.
A letter of recommendation from an individual who can provide information in regard to your financial need. This letter should be from a teacher, school official, clergy, employer, advisor, community leader or other person who knows you well.

Mail the above information postmarked no later than April 1 to:
The Carpenter Technology Retired Employees Scholarship
Berks County Community Foundation
P.O. Box 212
Reading, PA 19603-0212

Please fill out the form below and submit electronically:

Applicant Name:

Prefix

First

MI

Last

Suffix

Street Address:

Address 2 (optional):

City:

State: Zip Code: County

Home Phone Number:

Email address:

Birth Date:

Are you Male? Female?

High School Name:

Graduation Date:

About Your Family

Name of parent employed at Carpenter Technology:

Home Address (if different from above):

Job Function and Work Location:

Is your parent a current non-officer employee of Carpenter Technology? Yes No

Number of other children currently attending college, excluding applicant:

Name of parent not employed at Carpenter Technology:

Occupation and Employer of parent not employed at Carpenter Technology:

Post-Secondary Plans

What educational institution are you planning to attend?

Entrance Date:

Will you attend as a full-time student? Yes No

Expected cost of tuition per year:
Expected cost of room and board per year:
Expected cost of books and fees per year:
Total costs per year:

Have you received or do you anticipate receiving any scholarships, loans or financial awards? If yes, please indicate which ones and the amount of each:

Activities, Awards and Honors
List all school activities in which you have participated in the past four years:

List all community activities in which you have participated in the past four years:

Indicate all special awards, honors and offices held:

Please attach a one-page essay that describes why you are deserving of this scholarship and why furthering your education is important to you.

How did you hear about the Community Foundation?

Note: Berks County Community Foundation employees, board members and/or committee members are not eligible to apply or be nominated for a grant or scholarship, nor are their immediate family members. Immediate families include spouses, children, stepchildren, grandchildren, and stepgrandchildren. The ineligibility period for Berks County Community Foundation board members or employees extends five years after board service or employment terminates. The ineligibility period for committee members who are not Berks County Community Foundation board members or employees is in effect only during their term of service.