LOCAL SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITY
The Hendricks County Retired Teachers Association annually awards a $1000 scholarship to a local county high school senior who will be majoring in education at a 4-year degree Indiana Public or Private accredited college/university. Financial need is not a consideration.
The 2022 Scholarship Application is posted below. Notice the guidelines and due date of April 15, 2022. Please send all applications to Carol Reimer @ creimer53@gmail.com. Email Carol Reimer with any questions; this email is also listed on the application. Please click on link near bottom of the application for a printable copy.
Hendricks County Retired Teachers Association Senior Scholarship Application
Due Date: March 1, 2022 is the starting date, and it must be turned in by April 15, 2022 at creimer53@gmail.com.
The $1,000.00 scholarship is awarded annually to a Hendricks County senior who is majoring in education/teaching and has been accepted into a four year accredited Indiana college or university. The student receiving the award is to apply it towards tuition. Proof of enrollment (a copy of the tuition bill, etc.) is to be sent to the Treasurer of the HCRTA, who will make the check co-payable to the recipient and the college/university. Should a scholarship winner not meet these conditions, the award will be granted to another eligible applicant.
Name: __________________________________________ Phone:_________________
Address: _______________________________________ City:_____________ Zip:____
Parents' Names: _________________________________________________________
Name of your high school: __________________________________________________
Please list your extra-curricular activities. Example: Band 1-2-3-4 (1 = freshman year) and any activities outside of school that will be of benefit in meeting your college goals.
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Which four-year college/university in Indiana do you plan to attend? ______________________
Please do the following:
1. Attach a letter of recommendation from a teacher or an adult other than a relative.
2. Write or type an essay addressing the following prompt: What single achievement or experience in your life has influenced you to select teaching as your career? Try to use some "teaching" examples in your essay.
3. Include a transcript of your grades.
4. Include your class rank and test scores.
Class rank ___/___ SAT scores: Verbal________ Math ________ ACT score_______
Scholarship Criteria:
US Citizen? Yes Indiana resident? Yes Hendricks County Resident? Yes
Student Status: graduating HS senior GPS: 3.0+ School: Any Hendricks County High School
Financial Need: Not considered
Institution Type: Indiana Public or Private accredited college/ university (4-year degree)
Institution in Indiana: Yes Enrollment status: Full-time College major: Education/Teaching
Scholarship Information:
Renewable: No
Scholarship Advisory Comittee (SAC)
Fund Rep for SAC: Carol Reimer, Donna Heshelman
Award Presentation: Hendricks County Retirement meeting on the 2nd Monday of May or Senior Night at your high school .
Following is a separate link to the Scholarship Application: HCRTA Senior Scholarship - Hendricks County Retired Teachers Association (hcrteachers.org)
If you have any questions, please contact Carol Reimer (317-408-2934, creimer53@gmail.com) or Donna Heshelman.
Updated:03/04/2022 by Dennis LeLoup, Web Manager
