SCHOLARSHIPPROGRAM

How Can I Contribute

To The Scholarship

Program?

Contribute to the campaign You may contribute by participating in the annual State Employees Combined Campaign. The designation number for the SEANC Scholarship Foundation is 1563.

Contribute directly You may also make a contribution directly to the SEANC Scholarship Program by:

❑ Check ❑ Cash

Please make checks payable to the SEANC Scholarship Foundation.

Amount enclosed:

$

In honor of:

In memory of:

Please notify the person listed below about this contribution❑ Do not mention the dollar amount❑ Do mention the dollar amount

Name

Address

City/State

Zip

Donations to the SEANC Scholarship Foundation are tax deductible.

MAIL TOSEANC SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION

1621 Midtown PlaceRaleigh, NC 27609

SCHOLARSHIPPROGRAMseanc.org/scholarship

Your Scholarship ProgramOne of the many benefits of membership

in the State Employees Association of North Carolina is the association’s scholarship program. Active and associate members, their spouses and their dependent children are eligible to apply for scholarships to at-tend technical schools, community colleges, trade schools, junior colleges and four-year universities or colleges.*

Categories/CriteriaCategory I scholarships are awarded to

successful candidates based on criteria that include financial need, school and com-munity activities, character and motivation. Category II merit scholarships are awarded without consideration of financial need. Category III scholarships are for active and associate SEANC members who are work-ing full time and are enrolled in at least six semester hours of undergraduate work or three semester hours of graduate work at an accredited postsecondary institution.

How To ApplyApplications may be downloaded at the

SEANC website (seanc.org/scholarship). Applications must be received by the District Scholarship Chairperson postmarked NO LATER THAN April 15. Recommendations then are forwarded to the SEANC Scholarship Foundation Board before May 1 for final selection and notification of winners by July 1. The number and amounts of awards are determined each year by the SEANC Scholarship Foundation Board.

* Membership in teachers’ organizations or the State Employees’ Credit Union (SECU) does not constitute eligilibity for a SEANC Foundation scholarship. However, state and local government employees and retirees and state university system scholarship athletes are eligible to join if they so desire.

SCHOLARSHIPSEANC CRITERIA FOR

CATEGORY I: FINANCIAL NEED

I. ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Based on:n High school

college GPA

n Class rank

n SAT scores

CATEGORY II: MERIT

40%

30%

10%

10%

10%

70%

10%

10%

10%

CATEGORY III: MEMBER ONLY

20%

20%

10%20%

30%

V. RECOMMENDATIONS

II. FINANCIAL NEED

Based on:n Federal Student

Financial Aid Form

n Educational expenses

n Family expense obligations

III. COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

Based on:n Leadership

activities

n Special recognitions

n Hobbies and other activities

IV. PERSONAL STATEMENT

Based on:n Self enrichment

n Written expression

n Career choice

n Work experience

n SEANC SERVICEn CAREER OBJECTIVESn COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENTn PERSONAL STATEMENTn RECOMMENDATIONS