masonic foundation rewards dc scholars
Masonic Foundation Rewards DC Scholars
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or more than ten years, the Masonic Foundation of DC has awarded scholarships to college-bound graduating seniors in the District of Columbia. This year, in addition to two $15,000 scholarships to the American University for the Stewart W. Minor Scholarship at the Kogod School of Business and the Perry A. Lester Scholarship at the College of Arts and Sciences, the Foundation awarded fourteen $5000 scholarships which are renewable for each year the student is an undergraduate and maintains a satisfactory GPA. Early each year, the Foundation contacts the Guidance Departments in each DC public and charter high school with information for students on how to apply for the Masonic Foundation Scholarship. Among the categories for acceptance are: a GPA average of at least 3.0, demonstrated financial need, lists of extra-curricular activities both in and out of school, and letters from the student and non-relative adults. The Grand Lodge Scholarship Committee then meets in early spring to determine the recipients.
by Timothy R. Bennett, PM Chairman of the Grand Lodge Scholarship Committee, 2005-2011
Recently, to assist more students in finding and obtaining scholarship support, DCPS has modernized its system for distributing scholarship information by replacing the DCPS Scholarship Handbook with a new, searchable Web database. This database is hosted in partnership with the Double the Numbers (DTN) coalition, and is available to all DC students at www.doublethenumbersdc.org. DCPS students can also view the scholarship information through the online DCPS Individual Graduation Portfolio (IGP) system. These online tools now make scholarship information accessible to students anywhere they can connect to the Web. Beginning in 2011, the Masonic Foundation Scholarship was listed on this website. Several scholarship recipients have sent letters or emails to the Foundation thanking them for the award:
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