Hollister-Whitney Scholarship Contest

Thank you for applying for the Hollister-Whitney scholarship. In order for your application to be considered, you must provide all of the following by February 3:

Completed application with essays
Two letters of recommendation - one regarding your academics and one regarding your extracurricular and/or community service involvement
Copy of high school/college transcripts

Printed applications, essays, letters of recommendation, and transcripts must be emailed to hr@hwec.com or sent to:

Hollister-Whitney
Attn: Scholarship Committee
#1 Hollister-Whitney Parkway
Quincy, IL 62305

All printed applications, essays, letters of recommendation, and transcripts must be postmarked by February 3. If you have any questions, please email hr@hwec.com.

Contact Information

Name

First

Last

Phone number

Address

Address 2

City

State/Province

Zip/Postal

Name of parents/guardians

Scholarship Details

Name of school you plan to attend

Field of study

Anticipated length of study

Total cost for one year tuition, books, and fees

Have you applied for other scholarships or financial aid?

Yes

Will you be receiving other scholarships or financial aid?

Yes

If so, please list all sources with amounts

0 of 3000 max characters

Please list all work experience, including name of employer, dates of employment, and nature of work

0 of 3000 max characters

Please list all high school and college extracurricular activities, including dates and any leadership roles or offices held

0 of 3000 max characters

Please list all volunteer work/community service/church activities, including name of organization, dates of involvement, and nature of work

0 of 3000 max characters

Written Response

In a separate document file, please respond to each of the following essay topics with one to three paragraph answers:

Please describe your future plans and goals, both personal and professional.
Please give us an overview of your financial need. For example, you may wish to include how many dependents are in your household and how many of those dependents are currently in college.
Please describe how you have and how you plan to continue to serve our community in the future.

Your scholarship application will be scored in the following categories:

Community Service and Involvement (1-10 points)
Academic Merit (1-10 points)
Financial Need (1-10 points)
Overall Impression (1-20 points)

Your essay responses are an integral part of helping us to understand your financial need and form our overall impression, so please be sure to include your response to each essay topic.

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