Dear Applicant:

Thank you for your interest in Liberty Park Community Development Center (LPCDC) Scholarship Application. This application adheres to the following rubric and the applicants will be scored accordingly. The close date for this application is 08/02/2024. The scholarship will be awarded on 8/30/2024 in the amount of $750.00.

If you have any questions, please contact our board of directors at info@libertyparkkids.org

Thank you,

Liberty Park Community Development Center Board of Directors

To be eligible for this scholarship, the applicant must be:

· Accepted to attend or currently attending an accredited public or private educational institution,
trade school or technical school.

· Over the Age of 18.

Priority One - displaced persons or children of displaced persons (12 points)

· Refugees relocated to USA through UNHCR process via agency, or

· Asylees or seekers of asylum; Internally Displaced Person (IDP), or

· Immigration status not required to be verified through documentation.

Priority two - Multilingual learners regardless of status (8 points)

· Student learned or is learning English as a second language, or

· Home language while in K-12 school was other than English - student may have learned
English and a home language simultaneously, or

· English Language Development Services received at some point K-12

Priority three - First Generation higher education students (6 points)

· Neither parent/guardian attained a 4-year degree from an accredited educational institution

Priority four - academic merit (4 points)

· High School GPA

Last Name ___________________________ First Name ____________________ MI _____

Date of birth _________________________

Home Address ___________________________________________________

Email _____________________________________

Phone # ___________________________________

City ________________________________ State _______ Zip ______________

High School Attended or Attending: ___________________________________________

Graduation Date or Expected Diploma: _________________________________________

Do you have a GED? Y N If yes, date received: ______________

Do you plan on attending a postsecondary institution? Y N

Name: _________________ Anticipated start date: ________________

4-year school _______

2-year school _______

Trade or technical school _______

PLEASE ANSWER THE FOLLOWING, USE ADDITIONAL PAGES IF NEEDED:

What are your interests?__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Why are you applying for this Scholarship? Please include why you should be awarded a scholarship.

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

What extracurricular activities (such as clubs, sports, groups, etc.) are you participating in, or have you participated in? _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Write a one page essay about yourself and what you plan on doing five years from today?

List any organizations, activities, or families/neighbors/friends for which or in which you have volunteered or helped others (such as collected food to distribute, shoveling someone’s sidewalk, mentoring others, clothes drives, etc.)_____________________________________________

Please attach two letters of recommendation from individuals who can talk about your abilities, skills, and any of the information you have shared about volunteering, school, and other activities.

Checklist of items to be submitted:

o Most current transcript (unofficial will be accepted)

o Completed and signed application

o Two letters of recommendation

o One page essay

PLEASE RETURN APPLICATION INFORMATION TO:

Julie Cordero, Director
Liberty Park Community Development Center
1417 E Hartson Ave
Spokane, WA 99202

Email: info@libertyparkkids.org

The application packet must be received by May 24, 2024, or must be postmarked or time stamped on or before May 24, 2024. Late applications may not be considered.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT:

I have completed the application honestly and to the best of my knowledge and understand that any misrepresentation of information contained in this application may disqualify me from an award. I agree to provide the Liberty Park Community Development Scholarship Committee with verification of my enrollment upon request and understand that if for any reason I do not enter school by the date stated, I may forfeit my rights to an award.

Signature: _____________________________________________ Date: _________________

Print Name: _____________________________________________

RELEASE OF INFORMATION AND PHOTOGRAPH:

I, (print name) _______________________________hereby grant permission to LPCDC to take and use photographs and/or digital images of me for use in news releases and/or educational materials. These materials might include printed or electronic publications related to the awarding of the scholarship. I further agree that my name and identity may be revealed in descriptive text or commentary in connection with the image(s). I authorize the use of these images without compensation to me.

I, (print name) _______________________________wish to opt out of release.

Signature: __________________________________________ Date: __________________

Address: _____________________________________________________

City, State, and Zip: ____________________________________________