New Hope Scholarship Application

Mission Statement: Our goal is to assist deserving New Hope high school graduates within our church achieve their career goals through higher education.

SCHOLARSHIP REQUIREMENTS

1. Scholarship applicants must be a New Hope member and active participant in church activities. Applicant must be and pursuing a higher education at an accredited college, university or technical school.
2. Applicants must write an essay that details 2 or 3 experiences that have shaped their Christian journey and prepared them for the next stage of their life.
   1. The essay must be at least 500 words and the word count must be included on the last page
   2. The essay must be typed (double spaced)
3. Applicants must provide an official transcript of all high school grades. Transcript must include cumulative GPA.
   1. Graduated points will be awarded if cumulative GPA is less than 3.0
   2. If experiencing hardship, cost of official transcript will be paid by New Hope
4. Applicants should complete community service. Community service must be volunteer work like free tutoring or work at an agency such as: Red Cross, MUST Ministries, CAMP, or a nursing home, etc. 
   1. Points will be awarded based on hours completed
   2. Work performed around the church cannot be counted as community service hours
   3. Work associated with a church auxiliary cannot be counted as community service hours
   4. If assistance is needed in finding community service, contact the church office.
   5. Community service hours can be counted beginning the first day of the current school year through the scholarship deadline date. Click below to print a copy of the Community Service & Experience Summary Log Forms.
5. Letters of recommendation from two (2) teachers/administrators must be submitted with contact information on school letterhead paper. The committee will verify recommendation letter information.

Scholarship awards are based on total point value. Points are given for each requirement. Applicants should submit applications even if some requirements are partially met. Missing requirements will result in a deduction of points.