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Twotypesofscholarshipsareavailable.Thefirstisanacademicscholarshipforastudentwho
hasappliedandwilltransfertoafouryearuniversityinfall2011.Thisawardmustbeapplied
towardeducationalexpenses.Thesecondawardisapartialscholarshiptobeappliedtoward
thecostofattendingatourofHistoricallyBlackColleges&Universitiessponsoredby
EducationalStudentTours.ThesixdaytourwilldepartfromLosAngelesInternationalAirport
onJune26,2011andwillvisitthefollowingcollegesanduniversities:Bennett,ClarkAtlanta,
Hampton,Howard,Morehouse,NorthCarolinaA&TandSpelman.
Applicantsmustmeetalleligibilityrequirementsanddeadlinestoqualify.Eligibilityfor
scholarshipsrequiresthattheapplicantbeastudentcurrentlyparticipatinginanUmoja
CommunityaffiliatedprogramataCaliforniaCommunityCollege.
Applicantsmustalsoprovideallofthefollowing:
1. AcompletedUmojaCommunity2011ScholarshipApplication.
2. AletterofrecommendationfromyourcollegesUmojaprogramcoordinatororUmoja
instructor.
3. Aminimumof12unitscompletedatyourcurrentcommunitycollege.
4. Officialtranscriptsfromallcollegesattendedverifyingaminimum2.5cumulativegrade
pointaverage.
5. Aminimum500wordtypedessaywhichaddresses:a)UmojaCommunityactivitiesthat
youhaveparticipatedinthispastacademicyearandwhatyouhavelearnedfromyour
experience;b)whyyoushouldbeselectedasarecipientofanUmojaCommunity
scholarship.
PleasehaveallmaterialspostmarkedbyMarch11thandmailto:
ScholarshipChair: E.ElaineMoore
CounselingDivision
ElCaminoCollege
16007CrenshawBlvd
Torrance,CA90056
UmojaCommunityofCaliforniaCommunityColleges
2011SCHOLARSHIPAPPLICATION
Name:_________________________________________________________ DateofBirth:___________________
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
(MM/DD/YYYY)
Address:____________________________________________________________________________
(Street)
(City&State)
(ZipCode)
HomePhone:_______________________________ CellPhone:_____________________________
EmailAddress:_______________________________________________________________________
Nameofcollegeattending:____________________________________________________________
NameofyourcollegesUmojaCommunityaffiliatedprogram:________________________________
Othercollegesoruniversitiesattended(ifany):____________________________________________
Pleaseindicateyourcurrenteducationalobjective(youmaycheckmorethanone):
VocationalCertificate___ AssociateDegree___Transfertofouryearuniversity___
Major:__________________________________
CareerGoal:____________________________
Ifyourplansincludetransferring,whatcollegeoruniversityareyouconsidering(listall)?
___________________________________________________________________________________
Haveyoureceivednotificationofacceptance?YESNO
Whatisyourcurrentprimarysourceofincome?____________________________________________
HaveyoucompletedtheFAFSA?YESNOIfyes,doyoucurrentlyreceivefinancialaid?YESNO
Areyoucurrentlyemployed?YESNOIfyes,howmanyhoursperweekdoyouwork?________
Pleaselistanyoncampusactivities,Umojaactivitiesand/orcommunityserviceprojects,inwhichyou
areorhavebeeninvolved:
___________________________________________________________________________________
Haveyoureceivedotherscholarships?Ifso,pleaselist:
___________________________________________________________________________________
(Nameofscholarship)
(Scholarshipamount)
(Dateawarded)
___________________________________________________________________________________
(Nameofscholarship)
(Scholarshipamount)
(Dateawarded)
IaffirmthattheinformationIhaveprovidedonthisapplicationistrueandaccuratetothebestofmy
knowledge.
Signature:__________________________________________
Date:_______________________