Hingham Mother’s Club

Scholarship Application

 

Each year, the Hingham Mother’s Club awards scholarships to high school seniors residing in Hingham who will be entering an accredited college/university for two or four year course and have a minimum 2.5 cumulative GPA (on a 4.0 scale).

 

For 2008, we will award at least two scholarships of $2500 each.  The Hingham High School will award one of these scholarships on our behalf.  Scholarships will be awarded based on merit and community service.  Special attention will be given to your essay.  Typed essays are easiest to read.  The Hingham Mother’s Club will meet and choose the winners anonymously.

 

Interested applicants should complete the application provided.  In addition, please include a copy of your High School transcript and a letter of reference.  Incomplete applications will not be considered.

 

Please send your completed application (3 pages), transcript,
and letter of reference to:

 

Mary Power

1 King Philip Path

Hingham, MA 02043

 

If you prefer, you may email your application to mpower@beaconalliance.com.  If you choose to email your application, please mail a copy of this page to Mary at the above address. 

 

Applications must be postmarked or emailed by April 14, 2008.  Applications having a postmark later than this date will not be accepted.

 

 

 

Name

 

Address

 

Telephone Number

 

Parent’s signature

 

 

Hingham Mother’s Club

2008 Scholarship Application

 

1.      What will you be studying in college and why have you chosen this course of study?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.      What colleges have you applied to?  Please indicate the schools for which you have received an acceptance.                           

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3. Please use the following page to detail your involvement in scholastic, extracurricular, civic, athletic, and work activities.  Please be specific and provide dates.

 

4. ESSAY:  On a separate page, please describe the reasons why you wish to be considered for this scholarship.  Include any extenuating circumstances you feel are relevant.

 

Hingham Mother’s Club

Scholarship Application

Please list your involvement in the following
(include dates)

 

Scholastic (Honor roll, awards, special recognition)

 

Extracurricular activities (Student Council, language club, drama, music, art, yearbook, newspaper)

 

Civic (Volunteer work, church/temple involvement, scouting)

**Please specify any volunteer work you have performed for the Mother’s Club

 

Athletics (Town, state, school involvement)

 

Employment (please be specific)