HOW TO APPLY FOR A SCHOLARSHIP

JRF Scholar Eligibility Requirements

PLEASE READ CAREFULLY BEFORE ACCESSING APPLICATION

ALL APPLICANTS EXCEPT UCLA

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
Applicants must meet these criteria:

• Must be a graduating minority high school student showing leadership potential and demonstrating financial need.
• Must NOT possess a two or four year college degree prior to applying for this scholarship
• Must be a United States citizen or naturalized citizen of the US.
• Must plan on attending an accredited four-year college or university in the fall of 2009.
• Must have a minimum SAT of 1000 combined on the math and critical reading sections or a composite ACT score of 21. Please note: JRF only considers the combined SAT scores of the MATH and CRITICAL READING (formerly Verbal) portions of the test. JRF does NOT consider the writing portion of the SAT in its final selection.
• Must display leadership potential and a dedication towards community service
• Must demonstrate financial need

INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE APPLICATION’S ESSAY SECTION
Due to safety protocols initiated by your Internet Service Provider (ISP) and/or our internal controls, a "timeout" will occur and the information that is typed in the essay portion of the page will not be saved if you remain on the page too long. We suggest that you type and save your written response to the required essays in a word processing program (i.e. Microsoft Word). This will allow you to utilize its spelling and editing features while drafting your essay. After the essay has been written in your word processing program, you may then copy/paste your text into the online form. Please note, font, text size, and indentations will not transfer. In order to distinguish between paragraphs, use the "Enter" (or "Return") key. Also note that periodically moving between pages on the online form (utilizing the infosnap navigation controls, i.e. “next >” and “< prev” buttons, etc.) will automatically save the information entered on this page.

FINAL SUBMISSION OF APPLICATION
Be sure to click the "to Submit >" and "SUBMIT" buttons after completing the application. The Jackie Robinson Foundation will not receive your application information until the form has been submitted. Once the form is electronically submitted, you will receive an email confirmation from Infosnap. Note: The Jackie Robinson Foundation will receive the information exactly as it is provided. Please be aware of all spelling and capitalization.

All transcripts, ACT or SAT Scores and a letter of recommendation should contain your social security number and be mailed to:

Jackie Robinson Foundation
Attn: Scholarship Application
75 Varick Street, 2nd Floor
New York, NY 10013

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