Now Open – Will
close on 2/1/2008 postmark
GRAND LODGE OF
MASONIC
SCHOLARSHIPS
The Grand Lodge of
Iowa, A.F. & A.M ., located at 813 First Avenue SE, Cedar Rapids, will
be awarding scholarships to a number of high school seniors who will graduate
this academic year from a public high school within the state of Iowa. The exact dollar amount of each scholarship
will depend upon the size of investment income from a growing Scholarship
Endowment Fund. At this time, it is estimated that
approximately 60 scholarships will be awarded of not less than $2,000.
Application
forms may be requested using information at the bottom of this page or click here. For a
scholarship application form please contact your high school counselor, print a
form from this website, or request one from the Scholarship Selection Committee
using the information that follows.
The
scholarships are designed to assist graduating seniors in pursuing a
post-secondary education in any state at an accredited institution which
provides a two-year or four-year college program or vocational training. The scholarships may be used for any bona fide school related expense such as
tuition, fees, and books. Applicants need
not have a Masonic connection, nor do race, creed, religion, color, sex, or
national origin have any bearing in the selection process. Recipients are elected after completing a comprehensive
written application and an in-depth personal interview.
Interested
students should first read the informational page to determine if they meet
eligibility and selection criteria. In
the selection process, an applicant’s academic record, communication skills,
and financial need are considered carefully.
However, the principal criterion is that of service to school and
community with special emphasis on leadership roles in these areas. Only those students who feel they satisfy
this criterion should be given an application to complete. All
applications must be postmarked no later than February 1, 2008. NO
EXCEPTIONS will be made to this requirement.
From all the applications
received, the Scholarship Selection Committee will select a number of finalists
who will be asked to appear before the committee for a personal interview. These interviews will be conducted at a
number of locations across the state.
Upon completion of the interviews, the committee will then select those
who will receive scholarships.
Public high school
seniors who feel they meet the criteria for eligibility and selection are
invited to submit applications. These
applications may be obtained through the guidance department of any public high
school.
Questions regarding
applications and the scholarship program as well as completed applications
should be directed to the:
Scholarship
Selection Committee
Grand
Lodge of
e-mail: scholarships@gl-iowa.org
Phone: 319-365-1438 – Fax: 319-365-1439