Criteria:

Graduating senior or a graduate from a Rockford high school who has a GPA of at least 2.0, demonstrates financial need and plans to attend a college, university or trade school.  Applicants must be residents of northwest Rockford or have a history of involvement with Northwest Community Center as either a volunteer or participant.  

Deadline March 1

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Application Instructions:

To apply for this scholarship, you must complete an online application and submit a packet of additional materials in hard copy.  Both of these components MUST be RECEIVED by the March 1st deadline.

The scholarship packet requires your school counselor, registrar or principal to verify your academic information so be sure to allow sufficient time to submit the application.  Incomplete and late applications will not be accepted.

To download the Application Checklist, click on the link below. Be sure that you access this checklist from the link on this webpage.  Although many checklists are the same or similar, they are not all identical.  Failure to use the appropriate checklist may lead to disqualification of your application due to insufficient data. Follow the instructions carefully to avoid submitting an incomplete application.

Application Checklist

To download the academic verification form, click on the link below.

Academic Verification Form

 

To download the recommendation form, click on the link below. Two completed recommendation forms are required to apply.

Recommendation Form

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Links to Online Applications:

To begin a new online application, click on the link below and follow the instructions listed on the form.

New Application

To finish a saved application, click the link below.

Saved Application

 

If you have any questions, contact James Patterson at 962-2110 ext. 11 or e-mail.