Scholarship Application

CHS ALUMNI ASSOCIATION SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION for the 2024-2025 Academic Year

SUBMISSION DEADLINE IS FRIDAY, MAY 16, 2025 11:59 PST
The Cleveland High School Alumni Association (CHSAA) is offering scholarship grants to eligible Class of 2025 Cleveland High School graduates for the upcoming 2025-2026 academic year. Scholarships are granted to students who will be attending college, universities, vocational, technical schools or institutions. Each grant will be deposited into the recipient’s selected college, university, or vocational/technical school or institution upon verification of admission acceptance and enrollment. Questions? Please contact Tracy Arnold via email: scholarships@clevelandalumsea.org

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
1. Be a graduating senior of Seattle’s Cleveland High School

2. Meet admission requirements of selected college, university, vocational or technical school.

3. Enrolled as a full-time (or minimum of 10 quarter hours) student in 2025 academic year.(If you take advantage of South Seattle Community College’s free first year, this scholarship may be deferred until the following year.)

CHECKLIST: APPLICATION, 2 ESSAYS, 2 LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION, AND OFFICIAL TRANSCRIPT
1. Submit this completed APPLICATION, with 2 ESSAYS attached.

2. Attach 2 LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION, at least one from your instructor/faculty member.

3. Ask the CHS Registrar (https://clevelandhs.seattleschools.org/resources/counseling/student-records-request/) to send your OFFICIAL TRANSCRIPT to scholarships@clevelandalumsea.org.

APPLICATION

First Name

Last Name

Letter of Recommendation #1

Letter of Recommendation #2

Mailing Address

Phone Number

Date of Birth

Will you be a first-generation college student?

Yes No

Have you been accepted to a college, university, or vocational/technical school?

Yes No Pending Decision

Which college, university, vocational/technical school do you plan to attend?

Field of Study

Parent/Guardian 1 Name

Parent/Guardian 1 Email Address

Parent/Guardian 1 Occupation

Parent/Guardian 1 Mailing Address

Parent/Guardian 2 Name

Parent/Guardian 2 Email Address

Parent/Guardian 2 Occupation

Parent/Guardian 2 Mailing Address

Scholarships Received or Applied For:

Did you apply for FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid)?

Yes No

Did you receive any financial aid?

List community-oriented activities. Include your role and length of involvement (mo/year to mo/year)

List school activities. Include your role, honors & awards, and length of involvement (mo/year to mo/year)

List hobbies and/or recreational activities that are important to you. Include your role, & and length of involvement (mo/year to mo/year)

Work Experience: List jobs you have held in the past for years. Include Employer name, position/responsibilities, Length of employment (mo/yr to mo/yr), hours/week

Essay #1: Your career and educational goals. Upload a Word or PDF document where you state your career and educational goals including your choice of school and reasons for your decision. Tell us how this grant would assist you in achieving them. (Limited to 500 words.)

Essay #2: Choice of 3 topics: Choose from one of the following prompts for your response. (Limit to 500 words) 1. Describe the most influential person in your life and why? 2. Describe a moment or something that made a big impact throughout your life. 3. Describe three things that are important to you. Why? How will they change in 5/10/15 years?

If you feel there’s additional information that you feel your application would not be complete without, please include it as an attachment.

APPLICANT SIGNATURE

By checking this box, I certify that information in this application is true, complete, and accurate. I authorize release of information to confirm and/or verify this application and for use in alumni publications.*

PHOTO RELEASE & PARENT SIGNATURE
If awarded a Cleveland High School Alumni Association (CHSAA) scholarship, you will be asked to provide a wallet sized photo and may write a brief self-profile to be published in CHSAA newsletter and affiliated social media platforms. In addition, we will require your parent or guardian to provide authorization to use your photograph and profile to promote the scholarship program and announce recipient awards. Please have your parent or guardian sign the following statement and submit with the application.

I authorize the Cleveland High School Alumni Association (CHSAA) to use the photograph and to publish applicant’s profile to promote their scholarship program and announce recipient awards.