For Students

Candidates must...

• be a resident of Pleasant Township, Porter County, Indiana, and must qualify for a diploma at Kouts High School. Exceptions to this provision (like students who attend KHS but live outside Pleasant Township), must be approved by a majority vote of the Scholarship Board.

• rank in the top ten students in their graduating class, OR have at least a 3.000 GPA (on a 4.000 scale), OR have a combined SAT score of 1100 or an ACT of 21 or higher

Note: Qualifying students who graduate at the end of their junior year or at the completion of the first semester of their senior year will be offered applications at the same time as qualifying members of their cohort class.

Eligible students will receive information from Mrs. Robinson about the application process and timeline in the spring. The application itself will also come from her and MUST be completed (including letters of reference) by the date on the application.

You will submit a single "master application" to the Scholarship Committee, who will then award the individual Named Scholarships.

The following are great things to consider when applying for any scholarship:

• In which clubs, sports, societies, programs, etc. did you participate? In which grade levels? Did you fulfill any leadership positions in these activities?

• Did you participate in non-school clubs, organizations, or programs? Did you fulfill any leadership positions in those activities?

• Did you act as a volunteer outside of school-related volunteer opportunities?

• Where were you employed?

• Who could you rely on to provide a letter of reference (character, academic achievement, participation, goals/aspirations) in a timely manner? Letters of reference greatly help scholarship committee members get to know you!