NARFE 2014
SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION Applicants: • Must be high school seniors planning to attend an accredited college full-time in the fall/winter of 2014. • Must have a grade point average of at least 3.0 on an unweighted 4.0 scale. • Must be sponsored by a parent, grandparent or great-grandparent who is a current NARFE member. (Step-parents, stepgrandparents, etc., can also sponsor.) Sponsor must be living at the time application is submitted. • Must provide your email address on the application. Your application receipt will be sent to this email address; please add “confirmation@feea.org” to your address book. • Must provide the following materials in your packet: r Official 2014 NARFE scholarship application. Photocopies are acceptable. r Full transcript, including fall/winter 2013 grades. Report cards and photocopies are acceptable. If mailed separately by the school, must arrive by program deadline. r Copies of American College Testing (ACT) or Scholastic Aptitude Testing (SAT), or other entrance examination scores. (Home-schooled students must provide equivalent of transcript and test scores as applicable.) r List and brief description of any awards or volunteer/ community service activities (not to exceed two pages). r Written recommendation from a teacher or counselor, on school or other official letterhead. r One stamped, self-addressed #10 envelope r Essay
ESSAY TOPIC INFORMATION The essay must be typed, double-spaced, not more than two pages on the following topic: Federal employees have built bridges and roads, walked on the moon, developed vaccines, saved lives and made many other invaluable contributions to our country. What can be done to improve the public’s perception of civil service, and ensure that federal employees are recognized and appreciated for the work they do every day? All of the above materials (except transcript, if necessary) must be mailed in the same 9”x12” (or larger) envelope, postmarked no later than April 25, 2014, to: NARFE Scholarship Awards, c/o FEEA, 3333 S. Wadsworth Blvd., Suite 300, Lakewood, CO 80227. DO NOT FOLD MATERIALS. DO NOT USE STAPLES OR PAPER CLIPS. Please note: All materials submitted with the application will become the property of FEEA and will not be returned under any circumstances. If needed, make a copy of the information for yourself before mailing. A total of 60 scholarships of $1,000 each will be awarded. Applicants will be notified of the judges’ decision by the end of August. A list of winners and their sponsors will appear on the NARFE website at www.narfe.org, and will be published in the December issue of narfe magazine. The NARFE Scholarship Program is administered by the Federal Employee Education & Assistance Fund (FEEA) and is made possible by your tax-deductible contributions to the NARFEFEEA Scholarship Fund, 3333 S. Wadsworth Blvd., Suite 300, Lakewood, CO 80227. For more information, obtain a copy of NARFE publication F-105, A Guide to NARFE’S Annual Scholarship Awards Program. To get your copy, send an email to natvp@narfe.org; download it from the NARFE website, www.narfe.org; or call Headquarters and ask for the Office of the National Vice President.
Please complete the following. Incomplete applications and applications sent to NARFE Headquarters will not be considered. Student’s Name:______________________________________
I am taking college courses in high school: o Yes
Complete Home Address:
NARFE Member’s Name: ______________________________
____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________
Relationship to Applicant: o Father o Mother o Grandfather o Grandmother
Home Telephone: _____________________________________
NARFE Member No.: __________________________________
Email Address: _______________________________________
Chapter No.: ________________________________________
Applicant’s Grade Point Average (GPA): __________________ (Applicants must have a cumulative GPA of at least 3.0 on an unweighted 4.0 scale)
Member’s Complete Home Address:
College or University (planning to attend): ________________ ____________________________________________________ (Must be a college freshman by fall/winter 2014)
o No
____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ Member’s Telephone: _________________________________ Member’s Email Address: ______________________________