Scholarship Announcement
SCHOLARSHIP ANNOUNCEMENT
The Buffalo Soldiers Motorcycle Club, Southwest Illinois Inc., announces their 2010 Scholarship Award. The scholarship awards $1,000.00 to a graduating senior attending one of the following high schools:
Cahokia High School
East Saint Louis Senior High School
Lebanon High School
Lovejoy Technology Academy
The Scholarship may be used at an Institution of Higher Education of their choice.
Students will be selected for the scholarship based on the following criteria:
1) Academic achievement: minimum 2.5 GPA (official school transcript)
2) Extra curricula activity participation benefiting their school or community
3) Acceptance to an institution of higher education
4) Two letters of recommendation
5) An interview
Applicants must complete a 300 word minimum – 500 word maximum essay in the following format:
1) Typed / Double Spaced
2) 12 Point Font
3) Times New Roman Font
The essay must be submitted on one of the following topics:
1) The Buffalo Soldiers and the impact their history had on your career path or future goals.
2) How the history of the Buffalo Soldiers affected the world as it is today.
3) An autobiography of an individual Buffalo Soldier
4) How the history of the Buffalo Soldiers opened doors for African American military members serving today.
Completed applications will contain:
ü Application
ü Essay
ü Official transcript (can be provided separately, must be unopened)
ü Two letters of recommendation
Letters of recommendation must come from two of the following: (ex. 1 teacher, 1 minister)
1) Teacher
2) Guidance Counselor
3) Minister
4) Employer
5) Community Leader
Completed scholarship packets must be mailed and postmarked before February 26, 2010.
The Scholarship Committee will select the scholarship recipient. The scholarship recipient and school officials will be notified via certified mail as soon as practical, following selection of the recipient. A representative from the Chapter will recognize the recipient at an appropriate school-sponsored function that will be to be jointly determined by the school’s point of contact and the committee. Finally, the recipient will be recognized at the Chapter’s May meeting.
Scholarship awards will be sent via certified mail directly to the institution chosen by the recipient at the start of school, in August 2010.
Contact the Scholarship Committee at scholarship@bsmcswil.com for additional information or application forms.
Applications and Official Transcripts should be mailed to the Scholarship Committee at the address below:
Scholarship Committee
Buffalo Soldiers Motorcycle Club
Southwest Illinois, Inc.
P.O. Box 95
O’Fallon, IL 62269
The Chapter’s Scholarship Committee will conduct an interview with selected applicants. The date, time and location of the interview will be coordinated with the Counselor.
The Counselor will be the school’s point of contact for validating the application and arranging the opportunity to recognize the student.
