Scholarship Foundation Home Page for '08-'09

Deadline Reminder
Friday, Feb. 5, 2010 for High School graduates applying for scholarships.

Foundation offers
79 scholarship opportunities
for Academic Year 2010-11
with total value of $158,400

Northshore Scholarship Foundation, entering its 26^th year of operations serving students of the Northshore School District, will offer $158,400 in grants to 2010 graduates.

Even in light of a tepid investment picture over the past year, the total of 79 scholarships is several more and with greater value than the past year, President Eric Barnum noted. The grants are made possible through 50 scholarship-generating endowments managed by the Foundation as well as through its three supporting service clubs—Northshore Rotary Club, Kiwanis Club of Northshore and Woodinville Rotary Club.

A complete list describing the scholarships, their values and criteria, is posted at the Foundation Website. Program coordinator Sally Barnum will be meeting prior to the end of the year with parents, career counselors and interested student at upcoming school meetings planned to assist seniors with their post-graduation plans.

The scholarship values range from a minimum of $1,500 to as high as $7,500 with several renewable for the balance of a student’s work toward a college degree or completing an accredited certificate program in a specialty field.

“We support a wide range of study interests,” President Barnum noted, “from those science majors who dream of discovering a cure for cancer to others whose career path might be in business, the arts, music, teaching, health services or keeping pace with the growing demands of automotive technology.”

Eligibility for applicants: Unless noted otherwise, scholarships offered through the Foundation are available only to graduating seniors of the four Northshore School District high schools; to those individuals graduating from other public or private accredited secondary schools but who reside within the boundaries of the Northshore School District.

For college-specific scholarships, residency or secondary school from which applicants graduated are considered as part of the selection process, but the above requirements of residency and origin of graduation do not apply ( Cascadia Community College, VitEnol at Walla Walla Community College and WSU). Grants for Lindal, Karen Forys staff development, and Matthews Paraeducator have specific eligibility requirements applicable to the intent of each program.

Where scholarships can be used: Scholarships offered through the Foundation may be used only at institutions which meet the following qualification -- The school must be accredited by an accrediting agency, recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education, which has established the school as eligible to participate in Federal Student Aid programs.

Use of scholarship funds: Money distributed through the Foundation is restricted to the purpose of covering a recipient's tuition or fees directly related to courses in which the recipient is enrolled. Scholarship checks are paid to the order of the institution at which the recipient has been accepted and/or has enrolled.

No scholarship in 2010:

The following scholarships will not be offered in 2010. The scholarship endowment sponsoring families have chosen to offer these scholarships again in 2011. The decision to not offer 2010 scholarships was based on the Foundation's policy to offer scholarships at no less than $1,500.

J.P.Hennessey Music Scholarship at Inglemoor
Chris Lin Memorial
Darren Lindal Memorial Aviation
Kathleen Sanford Memorial
Philip Lorey Memorial
J.R. Suarez Memorial Inspiration Award

The listing of 2009 recipients
is posted here

For a photo gallery of the 2008
Scholarships Recognition Breakfast

The Foundation since 1984

	1984	June 30, 2009
Total Assets - -	$5,661	$1,042,054
Number Endowments	4	50
Total Scholarships	10	1,287
Total Value of Grants	$6,000	$1,568,870
Total Contributions	$1,563,673