DICKINSON FAMILY ASSOCIATION

SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION

FOR THE YEAR 2009

 

A.        Name  _____________________________  Telephone (        ) ______________

            Address  ________________________________________

            City   ___________________________State  ______   Zip  __________

            Sponsor Name  _________________________________

                      Address   _________________________________

                                      _________________________________

Note that the applicant and sponsor should both be descendants of Nathaniel Dickinson (1600-1672)

 

B.         Accredited Colleges or Universities                                           Accepted?       

            to which you have applied                                                                    

 

            1. _______________________________________              ________       

 

            2. _______________________________________              ________       

 

            3. _______________________________________              ________       

            Other college applications may be listed on the reverse side of this form.

            Academic year for which applications have been made:  _ญญญ__________________

 

C.        Please enclose the following:

 

1.         Transcripts of your most recent two or more years of academic work.  Photocopies are

            acceptable.

 

2.         A 250-300 word essay in which you provide information about yourself, your

            accomplishments, your educational and career goals, and the value of this scholarship

            to you.  Mention any involvement you or your close relatives have had with the

            Dickinson Family Association

 

3.         Three letters of recommendation:  (a) from a teacher or administrator of your current or

            most recently attended school,  (b) from a Dickinson family member and  (c)  from

            someone who knows you well but not in an academic or family context (e.g. an

            employer, a clergyman, a leader of an organization to which you belong, etc.)

 

4.         Evidence of acceptance to an accredited academic institution as a regular full-time

            student in a degree program.  Photocopies are acceptable.

 

5.         Your family lineage, traced back at least to an entry in the book, DESCENDANTS OF

            NATHANIEL DICKINSON

 

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