Ivy Tech Community College-Lafayette 2019 Chancellor’s Opportunity Scholarship General Information The Ivy Tech Community College-Lafayette Chancellor’s Opportunity Scholarship is a scholarship designed to recognize a student’s personal and scholastic achievements The scholarship amount of $1000 will be applied towards tuition costs and fees Scholarship recipients will be credited with $500 for the fall semester and $500 for the spring semester This scholarship is only valid for the 2019-2020 school year Application Information Applications are now being accepted for the 2019 Chancellor’s Opportunity Scholarship Please work with your high school counselor or appropriate educator (home schooled students) to complete all the application steps Students are required to submit a completed and signed application form, high school transcript, and the two recommendation forms provided in this application in order to be eligible PLEASE SUBMIT ALL ITEMS IN ONE COMPLETE PACKET (Incomplete packets are not accepted) Eligibility All high school seniors that meet the following criteria are eligible to apply: (1) Be a U.S citizen, permanent U.S resident, qualified alien, or have DACA (2) must have at least a 2.0/4.0 high school GPA (3) must have applied and be admitted to Ivy Tech Community College- Lafayette (including instructional sites in Crawfordsville, Frankfort, and Monticello) for the fall 2019 term (4) must plan to enroll full-time (at least 12 credit hours) for the fall and spring semesters of 2019-2020, and (5) must presently attend one of the high schools or be a home schooled senior in the Ivy Tech Lafayette Service Area Application Deadline: April 12, 2019 2019 Chancellor’s Opportunity Scholarship Application Form Deadline Friday, April 12, 2019 (Please make sure to answer all questions and sign your application) Name _ First Middle Last Ivy Tech Student ID# C Address _ City State ZIP Phone _ Email _ High School Graduation Date Ivy Tech Community College Program of Interest Please list and describe any community service or volunteering that you are currently involved with _ Please list any extra-curricular activities or hobbies in which you participate, including any offices held and other personal achievements _ What are your career goals and why you want to attend Ivy Tech Community College? I certify that the information I have provided with this application is, to the best of my knowledge, accurate and complete I understand that the decision of the scholarship committee is final I authorize the release of my permanent records and any other information that may be useful in evaluating my application of this scholarship _ Signature of Applicant Date ************************************************************************************** This section is to be completed by applicant’s high school counselor or appropriate educator Applicant’s Grade Point Average after semesters (Use 4.0 scale) _ Please have transcript submitted with application Signature of Appropriate Educator Or High School Counselor Date 2019 Chancellor’s Opportunity Scholarship RECOMMENDATION FORM #1 STUDENT’S NAME: First Middle Last HIGH SCHOOL: Please rate the above student on the following attributes: Low High Low High Potential [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] Direction [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] Skills [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] Motivation [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] Enthusiasm [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] Leadership [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] Initiative [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] General or Additional Comments: Name of person completing form: How long have you known the student? In what capacity? 2019 Chancellor’s Opportunity Scholarship RECOMMENDATION FORM #2 STUDENT’S NAME: First Middle Last HIGH SCHOOL: Please rate the above student on the following attributes: Low High Low High Potential [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] Direction [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] Skills [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] Motivation [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] Enthusiasm [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] Leadership [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] Initiative [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] General or Additional Comments: Name of person completing form: How long have you known the student? In what capacity? Submission A selection committee will review applications for the 2019 Chancellor’s Opportunity Scholarship A completed and signed application form, high school transcript, and two recommendation forms must be submitted in order to be eligible Please submit all items in one packet All required items must be submitted by: Friday, April 12, 2019 COMPLETED APPLICATION FORMS MUST BE SUBMITTED TO: Ivan Hernandez Director of Admissions 3101 South Creasy Lane Lafayette, IN 47905 General Financial Aid Information You must complete your FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) at fafsa.ed.gov to receive a federal grant or student loan While students may apply for federal financial aid throughout the year, Ivy Tech has established the following financial aid processing priority dates for each enrollment period: • July 15 (Fall Semester) • December (Spring Semester) • May (Summer Term) In order to ensure priority processing and “on-time” delivery of eligible financial aid, students must apply and return all requested forms/verification paperwork to their Ivy Tech Financial Aid Office by the priority processing dates above Meeting this priority date gives Ivy Tech the necessary time to review and process your aid request accurately and on time, as determined by eligibility It is recommended that you begin the financial aid application process at least 6-8 weeks before the priority processing date stated here; however, March 1st of every year is the FASFA priority application deadline Ivy Tech Community College-Lafayette 1-888-IVY-LINE .. .2019 Chancellor’s Opportunity Scholarship Application Form Deadline Friday, April 12, 2019 (Please make sure to answer all questions and sign your application) Name ... capacity? Submission A selection committee will review applications for the 2019 Chancellor’s Opportunity Scholarship A completed and signed application form, high school transcript, and two recommendation... transcript submitted with application Signature of Appropriate Educator Or High School Counselor Date 2019 Chancellor’s Opportunity Scholarship RECOMMENDATION