Scholarships

Lemons Heart Program Scholarship 2017

 

Purpose

The purpose of the B.E.R.R.Y Ambassador Scholarships is to provide support to our youth’s education and their career goals. B.E.R.R.Y Ambassadors is on a mission to build and educate youth to become healthy, responsible, financial and career successful adults, while being an ambassador in their community. We believe education is the key to a youth’s future success and a chance for a better quality of life. Students will be matched to the scholarship most appropriate for their area of study.

 

Awards

Up to four high school &/or undergraduate scholarship awards are available in amounts up to $1000 annually. Awards are for one year only, but recipients may re-apply for a second year. The B.E.R.R.Y Ambassadors Lemons Heart Scholarships are awarded without regard to race, sex, religion, age, national origin or sexual orientation. B.E.R.R.Y Ambassadors will not award scholarships to applicants who are not qualified and reserves the right not to award a scholarship in a given year.

 

Eligibility

  1. Must already be enrolled in a technical college or 4-year undergraduate program OR be enrolling for the upcoming fall semester

 

Selection Criteria

  1. Minimum 5 hours of community service.
  2. 250-word Student essay
  3. Letters of recommendation (minimum two)
  4. Academic standing (minimum required cumulative GPA of 3.0)

 

Submission of Application Form

Click here to complete and print out the completed application, sign it and either scan it as a pdf or mail in the printed application by April 15th. Please attach letters of recommendation as well. The letter should indicate the capacity in which the letter writer knows the applicant, e.g. as a student, employee, or other capacity.

For the essay and education and career goals, you may use the page included in this application form, or attach a separate page.

Completed application forms should be sent as a pdf file to contactus@berryyouth.org. Please include applicant’s last name as part of the file name.

 

Alternatively, completed printed applications & transcripts may be mailed to:

B.E.R.R.Y Ambassadors

Lemons Heart Scholarship

P.O. Box 1648

Hiram, GA 30141

 

Questions about the application process may be directed to contactus@berryyouth.org or 678-324-7374.

Note that all application materials must be received by April 15th.