Concord University Bonner Scholars Program Application

The Bonner Scholarship at Concord University provides a significant financial benefit to students, as well as promoting leadership development and providing opportunities for meaningful community service experiences. Admission to the program is a competitive process. The content provided in this application form will be our introduction to you as a potential candidate. Significant effort should be made to fully and completely provide ALL requested information. Incomplete applications will not be considered for scholarship awards.

"Changing the World through Service"

First Name

Last Name

Birthdate

Email Address

Mobile Phone

Home Phone

Mailing Address

Country

Street

City

Region

Postal Code

Gender

CU Student ID#

Number of members (not including yourself) in your immediate family

Yearly Gross Family Income (Total pre-tax income, estimated if necessary)

Please advise us of any extenuating circumstances pertinent to your financial situation

Are either of your parents college graduates?

Yes

No

Are you applying as an incoming Freshman Student?

Yes

No

What term will you begin?

Will you be commuting or living on campus (residential)?

Commuter

Residential

Have you already earned any college credit hours?

Yes

No

How many hours?

Are you a current CU student?

Yes

No

How many semesters remain until graduation?

What are your educational and career goals?

What personal abilities or skills do you have that may relate to this program?

Discuss a problem that your community faces. How could you help solve that problem?

Bonner Scholars should be committed to service. What service contributions do you hope to make while enrolled in college?

In addition to financial support, what are some things you would hope to gain by your participation in the Bonner Scholars Program?

The Bonner Scholars Program requires a serious commitment. List other activities in which you plan to participate while in college and discuss how you would balance these with obligations as a Bonner Scholar.

Why do you think you should be a Bonner Scholar?

Please take a moment to tell us how you heard about the Bonner Scholarship.

Essay:
Please write a short essay discussing how your community service activities have influenced you and the impact they have made on your life. Explain how your work has helped others. If you have minimal service experience, tell us why you're interested in a community service scholarship now. Have you benefited from the service of others? What attracts you to the idea of becoming a community servant during your college experience? We are requesting a short essay. Please be sure that your response is expansive and appropriate in length for an essay.

Community Service Activities List:
Please provide a list of your community service and volunteer activities. This list might include work completed with a school or student organization, a faith-based group and work done to help a neighbor or family member. Your list should also include a brief description of the tasks or projects completed.

References

Please select at least three individuals to submit a reference for your application file. At least one reference should be completed by a supervisor of your community service or a recipient of your service. All references must be received in order for your application file to be complete and ready for review.

1. Reference Name

1. Reference Email

2. Reference Name

2. Reference Email

3. Reference Name

3. Reference Email

Deadlines

For incoming freshman students:

Your application, as well as all supporting documents and references, must be received by March 1 for consideration in our first round of awards. Applications received after this date will be reviewed and awards made until all available scholarships have been disbursed.

Candidates must also have a completed Concord University admissions file, and for any student who is a US citizen, FAFSA results must also be on file with the University.

For current CU students:
Applications will be accepted at anytime; however, new awards will only be made within the first 2-3 weeks of each semester. Current students must meet the following requirements to be eligible for a scholarship award: have at least two years remaining until completion of degree requirements, have a minimum 2.5 cumulative GPA, have a financial need, and have at least 10 hours per week to devote to Bonner activities.