| PNRC-NAHRO's 2012 Scholarship Awards Program & Schedule
PNRC-NAHRO will offer four scholarships to eligible applicants from its members' affordable housing programs in 2011. These scholarships are:
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Jesse Epstein Scholarship (1) | One $10,000 scholarship for a graduating high school senior Scholarship attending a 4-year college program of study. (awarded to the highest-ranked Challenge College Scholarship applicant as determined by the PNRC-NAHRO Regional Jury.) |
Challenge College Scholarship (1) | One $4,000 scholarship for graduating high school seniors attending a 4-year college program of study. |
Continuing Education Scholarship (1) | One $4,000 scholarship awarded to an individual who has been out of high school for at least four years and wishes to pursue either a college education or other professional training. |
Community College Scholarship (1) | One $2,000 scholarship awarded to a graduating high school senior attending a 2-year community college program of study. |
PNRC-NAHRO's 2012 Scholarship Program Schedule and Deadlines:
| October 21, 2011 | Scholarship application forms will be available on PNRC's
website (www.pnrcnahro.org). Reminders will go out to member agencies. |
| February 17, 2012 | Completed scholarship applications due to applicant's Housing
Authority. |
| March 2, 2012 | Housing Authority nominations due to Chapter Presidents (each agency can submit 2 Challenge, 1 Continuing Education, and 1 Community College Scholarship application (no more than 4 from one agency). The Epstein Scholarship winner is selected from the Challenge Scholarship entries. |
| March 23, 2012 | Chapter nominations are due to the Regional Vice President for Member Services (each Chapter can submit 2 Challenge, 1 Continuing Education, and 1 Community College Scholarship application (no more than 4 per Chapter). |
| April 12, 2012 | PNRC Regional Jury selects Scholarship winners. |
| April 30, 2012 | Scholarship winners announced at PNRC's Annual
Conference in Portland, OR |
Member agencies are strongly encouraged to provide information about these scholarships to eligible residents/participants of their low-income housing programs (including where the applications may be found on our website) and to provide appropriate assistance in facilitating applications. Each agency may submit a total of four (4) scholarship applicants (see above details), representing the best from among those received, to their Chapters (Evergreen (WA), Cascade (OR), Alaska, and Idaho) for consideration. Likewise, Chapter review committees may forward no more than four (4) scholarships to the Regional Jury. Without exception, applications must include the original application and three (3) copies, be complete, and meet minimum eligibility criteria.
Agencies and Chapters are each expected to notify those applicants whose applications are not sent on to the next level of review. PNRC-NAHRO will notify non-winners at the Regional level by letter.
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