Berks County Community Foundation

The Seidel Family Scholarship Application
This scholarship is for current or former Berks County residents who are or will be attending The Dickinson School of Law. Applicants must have lived in Berks County for at least two consecutive years during their secondary school years.

Scholarships will be awarded based on all-around qualified candidates, not primarily on grades alone.

To be considered for this scholarship complete and submit the following form electronically between January 15th and June 1st.

This application and all required attachments must be submitted on-line by the deadline.

If for some reason you are unable to submit this application and all attachments on-line, you may print the application, complete it, and send it and all required attachments in one envelope to the following address with a postmark of no later than the deadline. If you mail in the application, and if all of the required attachments are not included in one envelope along with your application, your application will be marked as incomplete and will not be considered. No exceptions will be made.

The Seidel Family Scholarship
Berks County Community Foundation
237 Court Street
Reading, PA 19601

Attachments Required:

A one-to-two page essay that describes why you chose a law career, how you hope to benefit the community through your career and your future career goals:
Two letters of reference from people who are not related to you.
A copy of your college transcript. Transcript can be unofficial.
A copy of your LSAT scores

Applicant Name:

Prefix	First	MI	Last	Suffix

Street Address:

Address 2 (optional):

City:

State: Zip Code: County

Home Phone Number:

Email address:

Date of Birth (mm/dd/yyyy):

How long have you lived in Berks County?

List your affiliation with Berks County, which explains how you qualify for this scholarship based on the criteria listed above:

Name of High School:

Grade Point Average:

High School Graduation Date:

Have you been accepted at Dickinson School of Law at the time of this application? Yes No

Do you intend to be a full-time or part-time law student?

Full-time Part Time

If married, name of spouse:

Is spouse employed? Yes No

List any children you have (names and ages):

Father's Name (if supporting applicant):

Father's Address:

Mother's Name (if supporting applicant):

Mother's Address:

Post-Secondary Information

List all colleges, universities, graduate and professional schools previously attended on a full-time basis. Include the name of the institution, the dates you attended, the degree earned (if any) and your major:

Employment:

List your recent places of employment, including summer employment or the military:

Most recent employer:

Dates:

Employer:

Position:

Reason for leaving:

Next employer:
Dates:

Employer:

Position:

Reason for leaving:

Please use this space to provide any additional information that you believe the screening or selection committee should know.

Please attach a one-to-two page essay in Microsoft Word or PDF format that describes why you chose a law career, how you hope to benefit the community through your career and your future career goals:

Please attach your college transcript. Transcript can be unofficial.

Please attach a letter of recommendation from someone who is not related to you.

Please attach a second letter of recommendation from someone who is not related to you.

Please attach a copy of your LSAT scores.

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 for or receive a scholarship offered by Berks County Community Foundation, nor are their immediate family members. However, immediate family members are eligible to be nominated and recognized as the recipient of a scholarship, but without the financial award of the scholarship. Immediate families include spouses, children, stepchildren, grandchildren, 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 staff or board is in effect only during their term of service.