Berks County Community Foundation-TheOwls Sports Club Scholarship Fund Application

The Owls Sports Club Scholarship Fund

This scholarship was established in 2006 to provide scholarships to members of the West Lawn Owls Legion baseball team.

Application Requirements

Applications will be available on-line at www.bccf.org beginning June 15th through August 15th each year. At the time of application, the applicant must have just finished his senior year in high school or must have just finished his freshman year in college, and must be a current participant on the West Lawn Owls Legion Baseball Team.

The applicant must have played Legion Baseball for at least three years (including the year of application). At least one year, the year of application, the applicant must be playing with the West Lawn Owls team. The applicant must have displayed commitment, leadership, sportsmanship, courage and performance, and must be furthering their education at a two or four-year college, university or trade school after high school.

To be considered for this scholarship, complete and submit the following form electronically between June 15 and August 15.

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 Owls Sports Club Scholarship
Berks County Community Foundation
237 Court Street
Reading, PA 19601

Attachments Required:

A one page essay that describes a time when you displayed leadership, sportsmanship, or courage. Essay must be double spaced and typed in 12 point font. Your essay will be judged on appearance, content, spelling and grammar.
A letter from a representative of the West Lawn Owls Baseball team certifying that you are a current participant on the West Lawn Owls Baseball team and that you display the qualities listed above.

Scholarship dollars will be applied to the recipient’s second semester of the up-coming year in college, pending receipt of a letter from recipient to Berks County Community Foundation in December in the year the award is made, stating that the recipient intends to continue matriculating for the second semester. Scholarship will not be paid if student does not continue matriculating at a two or four-year college, university or trade school in the second semester.

Applicant Name:

Prefix	First	MI	Last	Suffix

Street Address:

Address 2 (optional):

City:

State: Zip Code:

Home Phone Number:

Email address:

Education

High School:

High School Graduation Date:

Eligibility for this scholarship

Please check one of the following
I have just graduated from high school this year.
I have just finished my freshman year in college.

Do you currently play for the West Lawn Owls Legion Baseball Team?

Yes
No

How many years have you participated on the West Lawn Owls Legion Baseball Team (including the current year)?

How many years have you participated on a Legion baseball team other than the West Lawn Owls Legion team?

If you participated on other Legion Baseball teams, list the name(s) of the team and years of participation. If none, type N/A:

List the years you participated in your high school baseball team (junior, senior, etc.):

List any baseball-related leadership roles you held while participating in baseball since the ninth grade:

List any baseball-related awards you received while participating in baseball since the ninth grade:

College Plans

Post-high school educational institution you will be or currently attend:

Intended major/major:

Please attach a one page essay - double spaced and typed in 12 point font - that describes a time when you displayed leadership, sportsmanship, or courage.

Please attach a letter from a representative of the West Lawn Owls Baseball team certifying that you are a current participant on the West Lawn Owls Baseball team and that you display the qualities listed above.

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.