Doherty Scholarships
Sponsored by the National Association of Letter Carriers in honor of its president from 1941 to 1962, the William C. Doherty Scholarship Fund each year awards 15 scholarships to children of members in good standing. Applicants must be high school seniors and must meet all of the following eligibility criteria in order to be considered for awards in the 1999- 2000 competition.
Eligibility
- Applicant must be the son, daughter or legally adopted child of a letter carrier NALC member in good standing— active, retired or deceased. Step children are eligible if they live with the letter carrier in a regular parent-child relationship.
- Applicant's parent must be a member in good standing of NALC for at least one year prior to making application.
- Applicant must be a high school senior when making application and must submit the form provided at right, signed by the NALC member and an officer of the member's NALC branch. This form must be returned to NALC headquarters by December 31, 1999.
Requirements
- All applicants must take the Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT) or the American College Test (ACT) in either their junior or senior year, and a copy of the original printout of the scores a the administering organization must be received at NALC headquarters by midnight, March 31, 2000.
- All biographical narrows and secondary school reports must be received at NALC headquarters by midnight, March 31, 2000.
Regulations
- Scholarship is to be used toward pursuing undergraduate degree at an accredited college of recipient's choice.
- Winners may accept other college scholarship assistance in addition to the NALC award.
- Any change of schools or course of study must be done only with the permission of the NALC Scholarship Committee.
- A transcript of grades must be forwarded to the committee at the end of each school year.
- If winner suffers certified serious illness, scholarship will be held in abeyance for not more than one year.
- If unusual conditions are going to require an interruption in schooling, recipient must state reason(s) in writing to the Scholarship Committee and request that the scholarship be held in abeyance. Request(s) will be reviewed by the Committee and a decision rendered.
- If the NALC member is suspended by his/her local NALC branch or enters supervision, scholarship will be cancelled.
Terms of Award
- The official scholarship judges each year award five scholarships in each of three nationwide regions. Winners are judged on the basis of secondary school records, personal qualifications and test scores. As in the past, the scholarship judges will consist of experienced persons in the educational field. Decisions of the judges will be final.
- Scholarship awards will be up to $800 annually renewable.
- for four consecutive years providing the winner maintains satisfactory grades. Award money will be deposited annually with the college. It will be credited to the winner's account to be drawn upon under the rules and which the college has established for handling scholarship funds. Award money is to be used for required college fees, including room and if board and transportation fees.
- Children of NALC national officers are not eligible.
(Please print clearly)
Date ____________________________
Please send instructions as to how I can compete for a scholarship award. I will be a senior in the 1999-2000 school year.
I am the son daughter of retired active deceased letter carrier _______________
Of Branch____________ City______________ State______________
My name is ______________________________________________
My address is__________________________________________________
City_________________ State______ Zip ____________
Signature of NALC parent member
(or spouse if deceased)________________________________________
NALC parent's Social Security # _________________________________
Signature of Branch officer ______________________________________
Title of Branch officer__________________________ date_____________