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University Club Scholarship Requirements for Application and Eligibility

The West Virginia University Club, in conjunction with the Loyalty Permanent Endowment Fund, is offering up to five scholarships of $2000 each, to be awarded in the Fall of 2003 for the 2003-2004 academic year ($1000 per semester). There will be no summer awards.
Eligibility Criteria
Applicant must be:
  • A West Virginia resident.
  • A child, spouse, or other legal dependent of a benefit-eligible WVU employee or retiree, who is also a dues-paying member of the University Club during the period of application and through the period for which the scholarship extends.
  • A full-time undergraduate (enrolled for a minimum of 12 credit hours per semester during the academic year). This scholarship applies only to undergraduate applicants.
Academic Eligibility:
  • 2.50 high school grade-point average.
  • 2.50 freshman grade-point average.
  • 2.75 sophomore and above grade-point average.

Submission Requirements
Each applicant must submit:
  1. The completed and signed Scholarship Application.
  2. A three-page, double-spaced, essay to be evaluated as part of the selection process by the University Club Scholarship Awards Committee. The essay should address the applicant's academic achievements, aspirations, and community service activities, as well as their educational goals. The essay should also include a statement concerning the benefits of receiving the scholarship. No name or identifying information should appear within the essay. Please include a title page with the applicant's name and social security number.
  3. A copy of the Sponsor's previous year's Federal Income Tax Form (for determination of financial need).
  4. An official copy of your high school transcript or GED scores for entering freshmen. An official college transcript if you have attended college. Grade-point average must be calculated on the official transcript.
  5. Two letters of reference: one academic, and one related to community service or employment experiences.
  6. A letter with the applicant's signature and social security number giving us permission to look at your file at the WVU Financial Aid Office to help us determine eligibility.

Selection Process
Candidates will be evaluated based on academic standing, an anonymous essay and reference letters. Financial need is used only as a tiebreaker. Finalists may be asked to appear before the Scholarship Committee for an interview and/or short writing assignment.

Scholarship Award
Previous recipients of awards may re-compete by submission of an application in subsequent years of eligibility. If the student is awarded other scholarships through the University that bring the total amount of scholarships received to over $3000, the University Club Scholarships will be reduced to bring the total down to $3000, even if it means totally eliminating it. Should the notification of another WVU scholarship follow disbursement of a University Club scholarship, only future disbursements will be affected. There are no retroactive reimbursement requirements. Should the University Club sponsor leave employment with the University, die, or become permanently disabled, the scholarship will remain active for the completion of the current academic year.

Download Application
The scholarship application is provided in both PDF and RTF formats. An accessible version of Acrobat Reader is available for download.
Printable Version



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