Scholarship Requirements:
Grace Place Christian Church is please to announce our first scholarship presentation, Dr. Michael C. McGill's Excelsior Ever Upward Scholarship! We want to highlight scholars who exemplify the qualites of an every upward scholar through academic excellence, character, and leadership ability, creativity, and service in the church, school and/or the rest of the community.
If you believe you are a qualified candidate and can produce the following qualifications, you may appy. Please see qualifications below;:
1. Academic Excellence: Maintain a minimum unweighted GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale.
2. Enrollment at an Accredited Institution: Be currently enrolled in or accepted to a 2-year or 4-year accredited institution of higher learning.
3. Community Service Commitment: Must complete a minimum of 20-30 volunteer hours, demonstrated through official documentation from an organization, school, or community leader.
4. Letters of Recommendation: Academic Letter: Submit a letter of recommendation from a teacher or school
official who can attest to your academic performance, character, and potential. (Community Leader Letter: Submit signed and dated letter of recommendation from a leader who can speak to your involvement, leadership, and service within your community.)
2. Enrollment at an Accredited Institution: Be currently enrolled in or accepted to a 2-year or 4-year accredited institution of higher learning.
3. Community Service Commitment: Must complete a minimum of 20-30 volunteer hours, demonstrated through official documentation from an organization, school, or community leader.
4. Letters of Recommendation: Academic Letter: Submit a letter of recommendation from a teacher or school
official who can attest to your academic performance, character, and potential. (Community Leader Letter: Submit signed and dated letter of recommendation from a leader who can speak to your involvement, leadership, and service within your community.)
5. Essay Submission: Applicants must submit a two-page, double-spaced essay (12-point Times New Roman
font) that addresses the following: Describe your program of interest and what inspired you to pursue this field. Outline your future goals and explain how receiving this scholarship will help you achieve them.
font) that addresses the following: Describe your program of interest and what inspired you to pursue this field. Outline your future goals and explain how receiving this scholarship will help you achieve them.
6. An appropriate photo of yourself. NOT REQUIRED (but recommended to be displayed if you are a winner).
7. Submit the entire package no later than Sunday, August 10, 2025 at 11:59 p.m.
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