(1) Each applicant must be enrolled in, or be about to enroll in, an accredited
educational institution that normally has a regular organized body of students in
attendance in the place where its educational activities are carried on and which
has a department or course of study in the field of geology.
(2) Each applicant shall demonstrate an interest in pursuing a course of educational
study in geology.
(3) Each applicant must exhibit some need for financial assistance in order to enable
him or her to complete his course of geological studies. The selection of
recipients shall be made on an objective and non-discriminatory basis, based upon
standards set forth below, regardless of race, creed, color, age, religion or sex of
the applicant. Submission of a confidential application shall be required, in a
form to be prepared by the Selection Committee. No scholarship shall be made to
a person, if as a result therof, an officer or member of the Board of Directors of
the Foundation or the Selection Committee shall derive a private a benefit, either
directly or indirectly, there from.>
(4) Each applicant must show sufficient academic ability to enable him or her to
complete courses of study necessary to graduate from the educational institution
chosen by him or her, and which has or will admit such applicant as a student.
(5) Each applicant shall have such character and desire to obtain an education that he
or she may be expected to work hard and seriously to continue and complete his
or her education.>
(6) Applicants will be selected on the basis of one or more of the above criteria.
Determination of financial need will be based upon all pertinent factors with
respect to the applicant's ability to complete his or her higher education without
assistance. Determinations with respect to academic ability and character shall be
based upon such facts as are deemed pertinent and may include scholastic
transcripts of applicants and recommendations ofapplicants' high school college
advisor and/or faculty advisor.
(7) Special consideration will be given to renewal scholarships previously granted to
worthy students to enable them to continue or complete their education.
(8) The Selection Committee shall review each scholarship recipient's academic
standing and financial need for further assistance at the end of each academic year
and report to the Board of Directors ofthe Community Foundation. If continued
need for assistance is demonstrated, then the scholarship recipient may be
considered for a renewed scholarship to enable the student to continue his or her
education.
(9) The Selection Committee will only consider Applicants, if he or she will be
at least at an undergraduate junior level in their course work during the school year for witch they are applying.
Each applicants must have a minimum of eight hours of geology classes and be a full time student pursing a degree in geology.