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Elizabeth Windsor Memorial Scholarship
New Philadelphia Moravian Church
The Elizabeth Windsor Memorial Scholarship was established in 1998 in memory of Elizabeth Windsor, a teenager at NPMC at the time of her tragic death. The Scholarship serves as a living memory of Elizabeth and as an opportunity to encourage and reward outstanding Christian character and Church participation. This document updates and supersedes all prior Joint Board action regarding the Scholarship.
1. Purpose
The purpose of the Elizabeth Windsor Memorial Scholarship is to promote, encourage, and reward outstanding Christian character and participation. For high school students there shall be a demonstration of active participation at NPMC. For post-secondary students, past participation at NPMC as well as current Christian participation in their local school community will be considered. Participation may be considered qualitatively, quantitatively, or both.
Recipients of an Elizabeth Windsor Memorial Scholarship may attend any accredited post-high school educational institution consistent with the Internal Revenue Code and may choose any course of study. Each Scholarship is for a period of one year, and may not be renewed.
2. Eligibility
The Elizabeth Windsor Memorial Scholarship is open to graduating high school seniors and students completing their first year at a post-secondary institution (i.e. college, community college, technical school) who are under age twenty-five (25). The applicant must have a quality point average of 2.5 or greater (or equivalent) during the immediate past two (2) years of high school and/or post-secondary education. No person who would be a “disqualified person” with respect to the Scholarship, as defined in the Internal Revenue Code, will be eligible to receive scholarship benefits.
3. Application Process
Recipients of the Elizabeth Windsor Memorial Scholarship must be members in good standing of New Philadelphia Moravian Church. All scholarship recipients will be selected by the Elizabeth Windsor Memorial Scholarship Committee based upon the application forms, recommendations, interviews, and such other information and recommendations as the Scholarship Committee shall determine to be necessary or appropriate.
The number and amount of scholarships awarded will vary from year to year based on the number of qualified applicants, and depending upon the proceeds available in and income available from the Elizabeth Windsor Memorial Scholarship fund.
Individuals interested in applying for an Elizabeth Windsor Memorial Scholarship will be required to complete the attached application. Applications and all completed paperwork may be submitted to the New Philadelphia Moravian Church office on or before April 30 of each year. The Scholarship Selection Committee will determine the recipients of the Scholarships prior to June 1 (or as soon thereafter as practicably possible) annually. Any late or incomplete paperwork will not be considered. Applications for the Scholarship will available at the Church office, and online at http://newphilly.org/scholarship.
4. Scholarship Committee
The Elizabeth Windsor Memorial Scholarship Committee shall consist of up to seven persons. It is intended that the committee include two Elders, two Trustees, and two NPMC members at large each of whom serve staggered 2 year terms to provide continuity. These members should select a member of the community (non-NPMC member) as the seventh member, with equal participation. The Associate Pastor involved with leading Youth Programs and the Director of Christian Education at NPMC may serve in advisory capacities as needed, but are ex-officio and non-voting.
The duties of the Scholarship Committee shall include:
• Developing and implementing plans for publicizing the availability of the Scholarship(s);
• Developing and implementing plans for raising additional funds;
• Granting annual scholarship(s) in accordance with criteria established by the committee and approved by the Joint Boards, herein and hereafter; and
• Any and all other necessary actions consistent with this document to fulfill the purposes and goals of the Scholarship
5. Funds Available
Elizabeth Windsor Memorial Scholarship amounts are to be determined by the Committee. The Committee may award Scholarship(s) based on the funds available as determine by the Board of Trustees, up to $2500 per scholarship. The total amount of the yearly award(s) shall not invade the on-hand balance in excess of 20 percent, or allow the Scholarship fund go below a minimum balance of $20,000. The Committee may make an award to more than one recipient when appropriate and when funds are available.
6. Fund Management
The Board of Trustees will have complete responsibility for the administration and management of the Elizabeth Windsor Memorial Scholarship funds.
The Elizabeth Windsor Memorial Scholarship will pay awards in the form of a check payable to the recipient’s designated educational institution, if required by Treasury Regulations; otherwise, the Scholarship may pay award directly to the recipient, provided the recipient agrees to use the Scholarship funds to defray his or her expenses while attending school and to repay the Scholarship any amounts not spent for such purposes. If funds are paid to the educational institution, the Scholarship will obtain an agreement from the institution to use the grant funds to defray the recipient’s expenses or to pay the funds (or a portion thereof) to the institution. If the Scholarship determines that any scholarship funds have been diverted to an improper purpose, the Elizabeth Windsor Memorial Scholarship will seek enforcement of such agreement and will attempt to recover any diverted funds.
Approved by NPMC Joint Board August 3, 2006
Elizabeth Windsor Memorial Scholarship Application
Name of Applicant: ________________________________________________________________
Address: _________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________
Phone Number(s): ________________________________________________________________
Name of High School (or Post-Secondary School) and Complete Address:
Please supply the Post-Secondary School you plan to attend and the address (if different from above):
ATTENTION – REQUIRED INFORMATION
1) Please attach a copy of your school transcript(s) showing your grades for the last two (2) years. Post-secondary students need only submit a certified record of first semester grades.
2) Questions (attach a separate sheet):
a. Briefly (one paragraph), what one factor in your life sets you apart from others?
b. Briefly (one paragraph), what makes you a person of “outstanding Christian character,” as the scholarship application states?
c. Describe (minimum 250 words) how your faith has impacted your plans for the future.
3) Attach a list of the church-related activities in which you have participated during high school. Include any post-secondary activities, if applicable.
ALL COMPLETED paperwork must be received by the New Philadelphia Moravian Church office on or before Friday, April 22, 2011.
ANY LATE OR INCOMPLETE APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED