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PURPOSE
Current economic conditions in
the United States and throughout the world have made the need for an
undergraduate, graduate, or professional degree a most serious concern for
today's student. The Polish Roman Catholic Union of America ("PRCUA") recognizes
the necessity of financial assistance for students of undergraduate, graduate,
and professional degree programs.
Therefore, PRCUA establishes
the "Student Scholarship Grant Program" for eligible PRCUA members. Grants will
be awarded with the purpose of providing financial assistance to students to
earn undergraduate, graduate or professional degrees.
SCOPE
PRCUA will offer several
scholarships that will be awarded once a year to applicants. Scholarships are
renewable through the yearly application process. Students may apply each year.
However, students may only receive three (3) yearly scholarships during their
lifetime. Only one (1) application per student will be reviewed per year.
Scholarships are specific to the school and educational program named in the
application.
SCHOLARSHIP PERIOD
Applications must be received
by July 1st. Only applications postmarked by July 1st will be eligible. Awards will be
announced by August 15th. PRCUA will accept NO late applications.
AWARD PAYMENT
All awards will be made payable
to the institution rather than to the individual. PRCUA accepts no
responsibility for decreases of other grant or loan amounts due to the awarding
of a PRCUA Scholarship Grant to a student. Students are solely responsible for
all aspects of their financial aid status and, thus, should be aware of the
consequences of applying for a PRCUA Scholarship.
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
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Applicants must be a member
of the PRCUA, in good standing, for a minimum of FIVE (5) YEARS, and have a
minimum of FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS ($5,000.00) of life insurance.
If at the time of application the member does
not meet the five year minimum, they may also meet one of the two following
standings, THREE YEARS of membership along with an additional $25,000.00’s
in life insurance, or FOUR YEARS of membership along with an additional
$15,000.00’s in life insurance. All members qualified must also be in good
standing. |
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Applicants must have
successfully completed their freshman year of undergraduate studies before
the deadline for filing for an application. An official transcript or other
documentation from the applicant’s school must be attached to the completed
application form or sent directly by the Educational Institution to the
PRCUA on or before the deadline of July 1st. |
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Eligible applicants consist
of sophomores, juniors, and seniors enrolled full-time in undergraduate
study or those students enrolled in graduate or professional degree
programs. Full-time enrollment shall conform to those guidelines established
by the federal financial aid program. (A minimum of twelve (12) credit hours
for day students or eight (8) credit hours for evening students.) Part-time
graduate or professional students are eligible. |
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Applicants must have a
cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 2.5 or better on a 4.0
scale or 3.5 or better on a 5.0 scale. |
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Applicants must keep their
insurance policies in effect and in good standing for a minimum of five (5)
years immediately following receipt of the last eligible grant payment. |
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All applicants must be
either citizens of the United States or permanent residents. |
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All applicants
must write an essay of no more than 500 words on a topic determined each
year by PRCUA. The essay must be submitted along with the applicant’s
completed application. |
AWARD PROCESS
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Selection of award
recipients will be made by an appointed committee from the
educational/business/legal community independent of the PRCUA. All decisions
of the committee will be final. |
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Selection criteria will
include, but not be limited to, educational performance, past
accomplishments, long range career goals, and extracurricular activities.
Judging will be based upon the completed application information. It is the
position of PRCUA that the best student is a well-rounded student. |
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Recipients of PRCUA
scholarships are eligible to apply for PRCUA educational loans. |
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All applications will be
anonymous. The applicant's anonymity will be ensured by the use of
application numbers. Once the application is received, it will be stamped
with an application number and the front page containing all of the
applicant's personal information will be removed and placed into a
corresponding file. The committee judges will then receive the remaining
pages which will contain only the application number. |
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All transcript information
will be copied so as to remove the applicant's personal information. The
copies of the transcript will then be stamped with an application number.
The committee judges will only receive a transcript containing the
applicant's educational performance and the application number. |
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The PRCUA reserves the
right to modify, suspend or terminate this program at its discretion without
prior notice. Such actions will not affect those awards currently in
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COMPLETED APPLICATION should be sent to:
President
Polish Roman Catholic Union of America
984 N. Milwaukee Avenue
Chicago, Illinois 60642-4101
 PRCUA Scholarship Application (1.44MB)
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