Checklist for Applicants

All applications must have 100% of the required information. If any required question is unanswered, the application will be deemed incomplete and will not be considered for any Alumni Association scholarships.

Application Form

Essay Question(s) -All scholarships offered require a completed essay question(s).

☐ Academic Transcript

☐ Recommendation Letter* (*only required for select scholarships. Please reference About Each Scholarship for more information.)

☐ Copy of FAFSA (*not required for Lerner Award) – Make sure the PDF has the answers filled out and not just “Transferred from IRS.”)

☐ Financial Information (*not required for Lerner Award) – If not listed on your FAFSA, you must include information on

  • family income for each parent
  • how long have they lived in their home
  • do they own or rent
  • amount for mortgage on home, if applicable
  • what did they pay for the home, if applicable
  • what is the home currently worth, if applicable
  • amount outstanding on the mortgage, if applicable
  • do they own or lease any cars
  • make, model, and year of car(s) owned/leased by family, if applicable
  • any additional investments, including residential and commercial properties, and their value
  • any special circumstances the committee should be made aware of

Deadline: Monday, April 15, 2024 by 11:59pm ET.

Extended Applications are now open for the following scholarships: 

Connolly
Michaelis
Rothstein
Bergstein
Scheck
Holbert

If you have already applied to 3 scholarships, you may apply to a maximum of 2 of the above additional scholarships.

Deadline to submit is April 29, 2024 at 11:59 pm ET.

Please make sure you have (1) submitted the application and (2) sent an email with all the other documents to [email protected] with the subject “Scholarship Application – Last Name, First Name”.