The Marist Foundation will be awarding eighty endowed scholarships for the 2009-2010 school year. The deadline for 2010-2011 scholarship applications is Wednesday, March 17, 2010.

The scholarship program is different from tuition assistance. Each endowed scholarship has its own criteria. Please read the criteria carefully and make sure you complete all forms necessary as required. To qualify for any financial need based scholarships the family needs to complete and submit the FACTS form for financial determination. We are encouraging all families to fill out FACTS applications, so no one is overlooked for qualifying.

Only one application is needed to apply for all scholarships. Please review the application carefully and fill in all areas that apply to the student. This information, along with a cover letter and résumé, is used to determine who qualifies for each scholarship. The résumé should have the student’s activities (both in and out of school), membership in civic groups, volunteer work, interests, and hobbies, in order for the Scholarship committee to see each student’s commitment to the school and the community. The cover letter should be written by the student and needs to address what Marist High School and receiving a scholarship would mean to them. Some scholarships may ask for additional information such as a short essay. Letters of recommendation or references can be included, but note that teachers and staff of Marist High School submit references through a separate process. Do not request letters from them. Please limit these additional letters to 3 pages only.

Several of these scholarships are geared to specific needs, activities, and academics. Make sure that your résumé and cover letter address areas that demonstrate the student’s qualifications for particular scholarships. (For example, the Halbrook Scholarship, which is awarded by the Halbrook family, has as the main criteria the student’s demonstrated initiative in helping pay for his/her tuition). Bear in mind that your application form, cover letter and résumé, have to represent you on paper to the selection committee.