Application for an
Academic Scholarship
for the Year 2003-2004

Revised September 2002

Please follow these instructions:

DEADLINE: December5,2002 — see #6 below.


  1. Answer all the questions.
  2. Make sure that you have two letters of reference.
  3. If you yourself can get an official high school or college transcript, make sure that you enclose it with your application. If your high school or college will not give you the official transcript, arrange to have it sent to the Chair of the Scholarship Committee, whose address appears at the end of this form.
  4. Attach any other information that you feel will assist the committee in making its decision.
  5. It is very important that you get your chapter president or her/his designated representative to sign your application. That person will forward the completed form to the Chair of the Scholarship Committee.
  6. Make sure your chapter president or designated representative receives your completed application by December 5.
  7. If you have questions, contact your chapter president or designated representative.

I. Personal Information

Applicant's Name
  (Last) (First)
Address
  (Number) (Street) (Apt.)
  ,
  (City, State) (Zip)
Telephone - -
Date of Birth SSN

If you change your address, please notify the president of your local chapter. She / he will notify the Chair of the Academic Scholarship Committee.

II. NST affiliation

Please note below your affiliation with NST. (Click one.)

  Member of NST. Chapter

  Descendant of a current member of Chapter
Name of current member *
Your relationship to above member

* If you are a descendant rather than a member, THE PERSON FROM WHOM YOU
ARE DESCENDED SHOULD SIGN BELOW as a means of confirming the information
provided above.

___________________________________________________________________
Signature of NST member from whom you are descended

III. Your Activities

The NST Academic Scholarship Committee would like to know about you and your activities. Please provide answers to the following questions.

A. How do you rate your participation in NST activities? (Check one.)

Very active Moderately active Occasionally or not active

To indicate your interest in Norwegian culture, list NST or Norwegian cultural activities in which you have participated. (Use additional paper if necessary.)

B. Describe honors, scholarships, and awards which you have received, extracurricular and community activities in which you have participated and also list special talents that you have. (Use additional paper if necessary.)

C. List and briefly describe any jobs you now have or have had. (Use additional paper if necessary.)

IV. Academic Status and Letters of Reference:

Please indicate the name of your current or chosen college or university and your current status. Note that before receiving a check for a scholarship, the applicant chosen to receive a scholarship must be accepted by a degree-granting institution and enrolled in an academic program.

College or university

   
   
   
Entering freshman Junior
Continuing freshman Senior
Sophomore Graduate School

Transcripts:

If you are an entering college freshman, have your current high school transcript sent to the Chair of the NST Academic Scholarship Committee at the address that appears at the bottom of this page. The transcript information should include your cumulative grade point average and your current class rank.

If you have already completed some college work, you should submit a transcript that shows your cumulative grade point average from each college that you have attended.

Two Letters of Reference:

In addition to your transcript(s), you should arrange for two letters of reference, which may be enclosed with your application or may be sent directly to the Chair of the Scholarship Committee.

V. Signatures:

I certify that the information provided in this application is true to the best of my knowledge. I understand that falsification of information is grounds for disqualification from consideration for an award of the scholarship or for recall of the scholarship money, if already awarded.

_____________________________________________ _____________
Signature of Applicant Date

Your Chapter President or Designated Representative must sign below. The application will not be considered unless one of them has signed it.

_____________________________________________ _____________
Signature of Chapter President
or Designated Representative
Date

Before you give this application form to the President of your local chapter of the Norwegian Society of Texas, please review the instructions at the beginning of the form.

Chair of the NST Scholarship Commiffee
( for year 2003-2004)
Mrs. Signe Griffin
129 Hill Country Trail
Wimberley, TX 78676

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