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Applying for a CFFRV Scholarship Amid COVID-19

 

With all the changes COVID has created for the school year, applying for a CFFRV scholarship is still a fantastic step toward reaching your academic goals – 54.8 percent of students who applied to the CFFRV Scholarship Program for a 2020-2021 scholarship received an award.

If you know a college-bound student, we encourage you to share these helpful application tips just for them.

  • Start early! Once you begin the application, be sure to take note of the items you’ll need to enter or attach. This will include your most recent grade transcripts, ACT/SAT Composite Score(s), and more.
  • Think (now!) about whom you would request a recommendation. You will need to enter their email address into the application, which will auto-generate an email recommendation request.
  • Complete your FAFSA as soon as possible. Experts recommend filing a FAFSA as early as possible once it becomes available on October 1, 2020, as some programs have limited funding and therefore award on a first-come, first-served basis. The Federal Student Aid website is a great resource should you have questions.
  • Look into your school’s plan for standardized testing. Large assessments like the ACT and SAT will likely look different because of COVID. While optional, including this information on your application is encouraged.
  • “Pad” your submission time. As this year’s influx of Zoom meetings and online-only connections have taught us, faulty Wi-Fi can be a make-or-break. Do your best to finish your application well before the due date – you’ll be thankful you mapped out that “just in case” time.

Want to learn more about the Scholarship Program and possible volunteer opportunities? Contact us at scholarship@cffrv.org or 630-896-7800. 

YEP has made me realize the importance of being involved in my community, and how to make a difference. There are a lot of problems in the world but if we can do everything that we can to help the world will become a better place. YEP has helped me realize this and encouraged me to help more people in the future.

Madi Porter

YEP Member

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Neal Ormond

Donor & Fund Advisor

Being a part of the Community Foundation scholarship committee is the highlight of my year. For many, a scholarship from the CFFRV is the reason they are able to continue reaching for their dreams and changing the future of our world. I hope each recipients knows just how inspirational they are to those of us who are lucky enough to read their stories.

Jessica Breugelmans

Scholarship Committee Member and Board Member

Grant funds from the Community Foundation helped provide updated technology. These upgrades were transformative. By creating new time saving processes, it turned us into a more efficient organization.

Marie Wilkinson Food Pantry

Grantee

I am incredibly grateful for the generosity of the Zari Foundation Scholarship and the Community Foundation in supporting my education. I am majoring in mechanical engineering with a concentration in aerospace engineering at the Rose-Hulman Institue of Technology. In my spare time, I volunteer on campus, in the community and I’m also the principal violist in the symphony orchestra. I hope to make an impact on the next chapter of space exploration by eventually working at a groundbreaking aerospace company such as SpaceX or NASA.

Taytum Newell

Albert M. Zari Scholarship Recipient

Education is important to us. We support causes that touch our lives and align with our values. We believe in paying it forward. We are here for a short time,, and it is the next generation that will take on what we leave behind.

Michelle Emanuel

Donor and Past Scholarship Recipient

YEP was a great experience to have in high school. I became a more confident person, someone with a lot more perspective. Coming from a small school, YEP allowed me to branch out into my community, meet students from other schools, and learn about their backgrounds. I made some great friends and still keep in touch with them today.

Abby Vagnoni

YEP Alumni

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