Peninsula Scholarship Committee Scholarships  
   
 
 
SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE
(See Ms. Lyssand for Applications)

SCHOLARSHIP: Gig Harbor Commercial Fishermen's Civic Club Scholarship Award
AMOUNT: Two (2) $1250 scholarships
DUE DATE: Thursday, February 7, 2008
CRITERIA:

  1. Have plans to attend a four-year university, a community college, or a vocational school beginning within 12 months of graduation from high school.
  2. Student must have completed a scholarship portfolio. Click HERE for Scholarship Portfolio information.
  3. Apply for this scholarship in writing. An essay of approximately 300 words answering the following questions:
    • What role the maritime industry plays in the world today?
    • Reflections on how Gig Harbor was shaped by the fishing industry?
  4. Essay must be typed and double-spaced.
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SCHOLARSHIP: The Morris Foundation Scholarship
AMOUNT: Amount and number varies
DUE DATE: Thursday, February 7, 2008
CRITERIA:

  1. Student must have completed a scholarship portfolio. Click HERE for Scholarship Portfolio information.
  2. Apply for this scholarship in writing.

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SCHOLARSHIP:
Herman Uddenberg Post #1854 Veterans of Foreign Wars
AMOUNT: One $1500 scholarship
DUE DATE: Thursday, February 7, 2008
CRITERIA:

  1. Have plans to attend a four-year university, a community college, or a vocational school beginning within 12 months of graduation from high school.
  2. Have a grade point average of 2.0 or better.
  3. Be of good character and be one who demonstrates good citizenship.
  4. Student must have completed a scholarship portfolio. Click HERE for Scholarship Portfolio information.
  5. Apply for this scholarship in writing. A typed, double-spaced essay of approximately 300 words should address one of the following topics:
    • What does being an American mean today?
    • What responsibilities do we as citizens have to our country?
    • Who are today's patriots?
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