Scholarships Available

 List of Scholarships

 Deadline:  5:00 pm, Friday, February 15, 2012

The Fund:

Created in 1986, The Scholarship Fund of Alexandria is a cooperative effort between Alexandria citizens and the Alexandria City Public Schools to assure financial help for Alexandria students who want to pursue college, career or technical education after high school.The Fund offers financial aid counseling and 'last dollar' scholarships to help fill the gap when all other sources of financial aid have been exhausted.The Fund also oversees commemorative 'donor-named' scholarships established to honor individuals, businesses or community organizations. Each named scholarship is governed by a separate set of criteria determined by the Fund and the donor.

A single application

enables students from T.C. Williams High School to apply for 200 scholarships. For more information about the application or financial aid for post-secondary education, access our web site: www.AlexScholarshipFund.org or call 703-824-6730.

Who May Apply?

Graduating seniors from the T.C. Williams High School Class of 2012 who have a cumulative GPA of 2.0 or higher at the end of their junior year and plan to enroll full time (minimum 12 credits per semester) in an accredited college, career or technical school.

Selection Criteria:

All awards are based on Merit (academic record, community service, leadership, special talents or skills, participation in school and community activities, and work experience). Most awards are also based on Financial Need as determined by the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) and the Student Aid Report (SAR). The Selection Committee evaluates each application using a standard double-blind scoring sheet. Applicants with the highest total score are considered first, and are awarded the most valuable scholarship for which they are eligible.

All scholarship recipients, regardless of the original scholarship they received, are encouraged to apply for additional funds for their second, third and fourth year of post-secondary education. Successful renewal applicants are required to maintain a cumulative 2.0 or higher GPA, demonstrate financial need by submitting the FAFSA each year, an enroll full time in a college, career or technical school.

How To Apply:

December 2011 - (Financial Need Only) To apply for scholarships that require demonstration of financial need, go to www.FAFSA.ed.gov and apply for PIN numbers for both student and parent. Start collecting your income and tax documents required to submit the FAFSA.

December 2011 - (All Applicants) Draft a Personal Statement and Resume. What would you like a scholarship donor to know about you? See the suggested topics on Personal Statement page. Don't forget to submit your college applications, too!

January 2012 - (All Applicants) Request two letters of recommendation from teachers, employers, guidance counselors, or other members of the community. If you are asking a teacher or guidance counselor, please ask them no later than February 1. Give them a copy of your resume to assist their memory. Two letters of recommendation must be submitted with the application no later than February 12, 2010.

January 2012 - (All Applicants) Go to www.AlexScholarshipFund.org and complete the Scholarship Fund of Alexandria 2010 Application. Print the signature page and sign it (also requires parental signatures). Scholarship Fund staff and volunteers will be available in January to help you with this process.

January 1 to February 11, 2012 - (Financial Need Only) Submit the FAFSA online at www.FAFSA.ed.gov. You must provide a paper copy of a final Student Aid Report (SAR) if you wish to be considered for need-based awards. Scholarship Fund staff and volunteers will be available in January and February to help you with this process.

February 15, 2012 - (All applicants) DEADLINE: 5:00 p.m. Submit (1) Online Application; Submit a copy of: (2) signature page and (3) SAR (for need based awards); Submit either email or electronic copy of: (4) personal statement, (5) Two letters of recommendation, and (6) a resume (if desired).

April 2012 - Students will be notified whether they have received a scholarship.

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2011 Scholarship Awardees