Scholarship Application

SIGMA OMEGA CHAPTER SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION

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STRENGTHENING OUR COMMUNITY ALLIANCE

OMEGA PSI PHI FRATERNITY, INC

SIGMA OMEGA CHAPTER SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION

The founders of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. recognized the importance of the intellect in all matters pertaining to the advancement of humankind. As such, they made SCHOLARSHIP the foremost of the fraternity’s four cardinal principles: Manhood, Scholarship, Perseverance, and Uplift.

The men of Strengthening Our Community Alliance and Sigma Omega Chapter work together each year to award scholarships to local high school seniors. The 2022 scholars will be awarded based on need, academic achievement and community service. Each applicant is required to write a 150-300 word essay. Each applicant is also required to provide a resume listing their community service and/or volunteer activities. Please include two letters of recommendation from a teacher, counselor, or community leader. An official copy of your high school transcript should be mailed to the address at the bottom of this application. Winners will be announced in May 2022. Please print clearly and legibly. Application is due February 26, 2022

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS for SCHOLARSHIP APPLICANTS:

The scholarship is offered to:

Graduating African American male seniors enrolled in a high school located in the Chicago land area.
A minimum of a 2.5 cumulative GPA (on a 4.0 scale)
Completion of ACT and /or SAT Assessment
Active participation in extracurricular activities and/or community service programs

All scholarship applicants will be evaluated based on awards/honors received, community service/organization involvement, and written essay.

Applications are attached and may be retrieved from: Sigma-Omega .org

To apply, please scan and submit the following items electronically and email to wejohnson333@yahoo.com by February 26, 2022.Please note Google Drive Links will not be accepted for submitted scholarship application documents.

If you must mail please send to:

William Johnson

1836 W. 93rd St.

Chicago, Illinois 60643

2021-2022 Strengthening Our Community Alliance Academic Scholarship Application

First Name

Last Name

Address

City

State

Zip

Phone Number

Email Address

Name of High School

Cumulative GPA

ACT score

SAT score

List the Colleges and or the Universities that you have an acceptance letter from:

Please list awards and/or honors you have received while in high school:

Please list organizations that you are a member:

List School and or extra curricular activities:

List Community Service Activities:

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Essay:

Please select one of the following prompts for your 150-300-word essay.

A. What do you consider to be the single most important societal problem? Why?

B. Pick an experience from your own life and explain how it has influenced your development?

Please provide the most current email and contact information. Email will be the primary method of communication between the Scholarship Committee and the applicant.

The application will be weighted in the following way:

A. Awards and Honors (20%)

B. Community Service/Organizational

Affiliations (20%)

C. Extra-Curricular Activities (20%)

D. Essay (40%)

Statement of Certification

Please Note: The application will not be considered complete unless each line is checked and the form is signed and dated.

To indicate you have read and will comply with the scholarship application agreement, please certify this section by placing a check mark on each line.

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I have read the Scholarship Guidelines and understand that I must satisfy the required criteria

I certify that, to the best of my knowledge, the information given is accurate and complete.

Official high school Transcript Enclosed

Minimum of 2 letters of recommendation Enclosed

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By signing below, I certify that all information provided is accurate.

Student’s Signature:

Parent’s Signature:

School Representative:

Omega Psi Phi Member Signature (optional):