Why scholarships are vitally important

 

When students can use private scholarships to fill the financial aid gap, it means fewer hours on the job, more time to devote to academics and activities, and less crippling loan debt after they earn their degree. This is a win for the student, the scholarship sponsor, and the entire economy. 

 

 

Scholarship Award:

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• Each year, Meridian PAL will award a $2,500 scholarship to one student who has participate in the PAL Baseball, Football or Soccer Program since the 2017/2018 fiscal year. Applications are due May, 1, 2024

 

Who is eligible?

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• Any high school senior who played a minimum of one season of baseball, football or soccer through the Meridian PAL since the 2017/2018 fiscal year, and will attain necessary credits for a high school diploma or equivalent by June 15th of the year in which you are applying.

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Who is ineligible and prohibited from the Scholarship Program?

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• All relatives of the Meridian PAL Board of Directors.

• Previous recipients of the Meridian PAL Higher Education Scholarship Fund.

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How is the recipient awarded the scholarship fund?

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The award will be made out to the college institution to be credited to their tuition and not to the individual.

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How it affects financial aid?

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A scholarship may affect your other student aid.  Please be sure to check with your higher education institution for further details.  You may also click on the link below for general information.

https://studentaid.gov/help-center/answers/article/how-does-scholarship-affect-student-aid

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What are the scholarship requirements?

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Submit a complete application through www.meridianpalscholarship.org by May 1st and agree to be bound by these scholarship rules. The Meridian PAL Board of Directors expressly reserves the right to disqualify any applicant who submits an application that is inaccurate, incomplete, or that the Meridian PAL believes in good faith to be generated by automated means or scripts or are the result of plagiarism.

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How will we process the applications?

Anonymity and neutrality are crucial when it comes to evaluation. This assures that applicants are rated on the information they provide, and not who they are or know

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• Applications received will be reviewed by the Executive Director for thoroughness and accuracy.

• The Executive Director will assign the application an internal tracking number.

• The application will be sent to a 3-person, independent panel of professional and community leaders to judge the entries.​

• Only the Executive Director will know the names of the panel members.

  • These judges will not know the names of the candidates, only the tracking number, and they will not know the names of the other judges.

• Once the entries are judged they will be returned to the Executive Director who will then advise the board of the recipient.

• Awardee check will be made payable to the institution they will be attending.