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Scholarship Information

The Sonlight Curriculum Foundation is accepting applications for college scholarships to be awarded in 2011.

Now is the time to apply for your Scholarship for classes beginning the Fall of 2011

Sonlight Curriculum, Ltd.'s charitable foundation is sponsoring a competition for thirteen scholarships: one $5,000 ($20,000 total), four $2,500 ($10,000 total, each), and eight $1,000 ($4,000 total, each) annual four-year scholarships for students who intend to begin college in the Fall of 2011.

To be eligible for a scholarship award for students beginning college in 2011, we will require candidates to have purchased and used five (5) full Sonlight Curriculum Core programs (may include Core or Newcomer packages or, from previous years, CorePlus^™, CoreUltra^™, "Basic," or "First-Time" packages), all purchased in 2000 or later.

We are offering these scholarships based upon two different sets of criteria (one called Green and the other, Blue). You may apply to meet either set, but not both.

1. Green Criteria: We will give four scholarships in which creativity, mission mindedness, acts of kindness, and other factors count more highly than academics. Two $2,500 ($10,000 total) and two $1,000 ($4,000 total, each) annual four-year scholarships will be awarded in this category based upon the following weighted criteria, in order of the greater weight to the lesser weight:

• creativity, mission mindedness, or acts of kindness
• spiritual mindedness
• leadership
• academic performance
• heart for learning
• activities and interests

2. Blue Criteria: We will give nine scholarships in which academics are the greatest weight in our selection. For at least two of these scholarships, we will give added weight to applications from applicants with math or science backgrounds. We will give one $5,000 ($20,000 total), two $2,500 ($10,000 total, each), and six $1,000 ($4,000 total, each) annual four-year scholarships based upon the following weighted criteria, in order of the greater weight to the lesser weight:

• academic performance
• spiritual mindedness
• leadership
• creativity, mission mindedness, or acts of kindness
• heart for learning
• activities and interests

All Scholarship applications for students beginning classes in the Fall of 2011 must be postmarked by December 7, 2010. We will accept and review all applications postmarked December 7, 2010 and before.

The scholarship committee will review all applications, decide on qualifications and merit, and inform the winner(s) no later than February 15, 2011.

Please read our evaluation criteria to determine your eligibility and then use our application to apply!

Note that if you win one of these scholarships, you will receive it for four consecutive years of your undergraduate college career as long as you maintain eligibility as follows:

• You must maintain a 3.5 grade point average during each year of the scholarship.
• You must use the scholarship in four consecutive years.
• You must be enrolled in an accredited college or university.
• You must provide us a copy of your college transcripts annually as validation.
• You must provide us one or more of your submitted papers or class projects (such as a music composition, science experiment, etc.) as an example of your work over the year.
• You must submit a personal letter updating us on how your college experience is meeting your goals and helping you pursue God’s purpose for your future.

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