April 2008
Dear Parents of Scarsdale High School Seniors,
On behalf of the Scarsdale High School PTA Scholarship Fund for College, congratulations on your student’s upcoming graduation from Scarsdale High School.
APPLY FOR SCHOLARSHIPS
As your family makes final decisions regarding college, please be aware that the SHS PTA Scholarship Fund provides need-based scholarships to graduating seniors to help offset freshman-year tuition costs.
Financial need, not academic achievement, is the primary criterion used for awarding scholarships. Grants generally range from $1000 to $6000. To qualify, a student must be a graduating senior of Scarsdale High School and be able to demonstrate financial need. Should a college reject an application for financial aid, the grant committee may nevertheless determine that the circumstances of the student warrant financial assistance from the Scholarship Fund.
Scholarship applications and Free Applications for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) forms are available in the Dean’s office, as well as online. The scholarship application can be downloaded from a link at www.SHSPTA.com. The SHS PTA Scholarship Fund requires copies of the FAFSA form and tax returns as part of the application package.
Completed scholarship applications must be submitted no later than May 5, 2008. All applications are handled with the strictest confidence. The applications are reviewed only after all identifying information is removed from the application.
HELP GIVE SCHOLARSHIPS
A flyer is attached describing the Gift of Education. Honor a graduate, a special teacher or a Dean through a gift to the SHS PTA Scholarship Fund for College, and help all SHS graduates to continue their education. The Scholarship Fund gift cards are printed and ready for you to personalize.
Please contact the Fund Chair (Tara Smith Tyberg, 723-0589, tst1123@aol.com) or Vice Chair (Susie Rush, 472-7797, shrush@optonline.net) to answer any questions.
Sincerely,
Tara Smith Tyberg Susie Rush Liz Gruber
Chair Vice Chair SHS PTA President