Zaching Against Cancer Foundation Spirit Award Scholarship Application – 2018 The Zaching Against Cancer Foundation (ZACF) is proud to present six Spirit Award Scholarships to Maryland students who have excelled in High School while overcoming personal hardship relating to cancer. Hardships include being a cancer survivor, a caregiver for someone with cancer or a relative of a person with cancer. For 2018 the ZACF will provide six $2,500 scholarships to Maryland High School students planning to attend a two or four year college. Two scholarships will be awarded to Centennial High School Students, two scholarships will be awarded to Howard County students attending any other Howard County High School and two scholarships will be awarded to students attending High School in other Maryland counties. Students at private schools are also welcome to apply. 1. Scholarship Criteria: • Minimum 2.0 GPA. • Must be a senior in high school. • Must plan to attend a two or four-year college or university within the following academic year of receipt of scholarship. • Must have overcome some sort of significant hardship, medical challenge and/or family issue relating to cancer during their life. • Complete the Application, including 3 individual nomination forms. • Is not a family member of a Zaching Against Cancer Foundation Board or Scholarship Selection Committee Member. 2. Application Deadline The application deadline is April, 1 2018. Winners will be notified by the first week of May and scholarship awards will be presented during the High School Awards Ceremony. 3. Application Procedure Complete and return all the following information via mail or email: • Application for ZACF Spirit Award • 3 Nomination Forms – two must be from teachers or other school staff (1 of these must be from a teacher) • High School Transcript • Letter of recommendation (optional but encouraged) Comments are closed.
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