CHAPTER XXXI

JIMMY DEAN SCHOLARSHIP

THE CHAPTER 31 SPECIAL FORCES ASOCIATION, JIMMY DEAN SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE A MINIMUM $500.00 SCHOLARSHIP TO MEMBERS, SPOUSES, CHILDREN, GRANDCHILDREN, NEICES & NEPHEWS OF CHAPTER 31 SFA MEMBERS IN GOOD STANDING.  THE NUMBER (MINIMUM -3) AND AMOUNTS ARE DETERMINED BY THE SCHOLARSHIP COMMITTEE WITH THE APPROVAL OF THE CHAPTER 31 BOARD.  THE TOTAL AMOUNT AVAILABLE FOR DISBURSMENT WILL BE 75% OF THE MONIES ACRUED IN THE SCHOLARSHIP BANK ACCOUNT.  THE SELECTIONS ARE MADE BY THE CHAPTER 31 SCHOLARSHIP COMMITTEE WITH THE APROVAL OF THE CHAPTER 31 BOARD AND WILL BE AWARDED ON AUGUST 1ST OF EACH CALENDAR YEAR.

THE CHAPTER 31, JIMMY DEAN SCHOLARSHIP IS A SEPARATE ACCOUNT THAT DERIVES ITS MONEY FROM CONTRIBUTIONS FROM MEMBERS, CORPORATIONS, AND OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES. ANY DONOR OF OVER $400 MAY SPECIFY TO WHICH CLASS OF SCHOLARSHIP THAT THEIR MONEY BE AWARDED

 ANY CHECKS SHOULD BE MADE OUT TO THE “CHAPTER 31 JIMMY DEAN SCHOLARSHIP FUND”

ELIGIBILITY

APPLICANTS FOR THIS SCHOLARSHIP MUST BE: A MEMBER OF CHAPTER 31 IN GOOD STANDING, OR THE SPOUSE OF A MEMBER IN GOOD STANDING (CLASS 1);  THE CHILD OF ANY MEMBER OF CHAPTER 31 SFA IN GOOD STANDING(CLASS 2). ;  THE GRANDCHILD OF ANY MEMBER OF CHAPTER 31 SFA IN GOOD STANDING (CLASS 3);  THE NEICE OR NEPHEW OF ANY MEMBER OF CHAPTER 31 SFA IN GOOD STANDING (CLASS 4).

A MINIMUM OF 3 AWARDS WILL BE MADE EACH YEAR ACCORDING TO THE FOLOWWING GUIDELINES:  SCHOLARSHIP APPLICANTS MUST HAVE BEEN ACCEPTED BY, OR ALREADY ATTENDING AN ACCREDITED COLLEGE, UNIVERSITY, OR VOCATIONAL INSTITUTE, TO INCLUDE POST-GRADUATE STUDENTS, ON FULL TIME BASIS.  SCHOLARSHIPS WILL BE AWARDED IN ORDER OF THE CLASSES;  IN THE EVENT THAT NO ONE QUALIFIES IN A SPECIFIC CLASS, THAT AWARD WILL FALL INTO THE NEXT CLASS OF APPLICANTS.  IE: IF THERE ARE NO MEMBERS OR SPOUSES (CLASS 1)THAT QUALIFY, THE AWARD FOR THAT CLASS WILL BE ADDED TO THE NEXT CLASS (CLASS 2).  THIS PATTERN WILL CONTINUE THRU TO CLASS 4.

APPLICATION PROCESS

ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS IN EACH CLASS MUST SUBMIT TO THE SCHOLARSHIP COMMITTEE NO LATER THAN JUNE 30 OF EACH YEAR THE FOLLOWING:

A:   A PERSONAL LETTER STATING HIS /HER EDUCATIONAL AND CAREER PLANS AND ASPIRATIONS, AND THE PLANNED USE OF THE AWARD.

B:   THEIR MOST RECENT TRANSCRIPT, SAT SCORE, AND/OR OTHER EVIDENCE OF SCHOLASTIC ACHIEVEMENT

C:  A REFERENCE LETTER FROM A TEACHER, COUNSELOR OR SCHOOL OFFICIAL

D:  A SUMMARY OF EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIESS, NON-ACEDEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS, AND HOBBIES

E:   A COPY OF ACCEPTANCE FROM THE INSTITUTE OF HIGHER LEARNING

THE SCHOLARSHIP COMMITTEE WILL REVIEW THESE DOCUMENTS SUBMITTED AND PROVIDE THE CHAPTER 31 SFA BOARD WITH THEIR RECOMMENDATIONS BY JULY 15, FOR AWARD OF MONIES BY AUGUST 1st OF EACH YEAR