Scholarship Criteria:

 

Scholarship recipient(s) will be selected  

on the following basis: 

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• General School Record 

• Community Activities 

• Extracurricular Activities 

• Essay 

• Personal Recommendations  

 

Scholarship recipient(s) will be selected  

on the following basis: 

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• Nellie Cox Staley 

• Shea Brown Fortner  

• Katie Garner Isenhour 

• Mandy Barriger Weisend

• Kelly Bentley Elder  

 

Eligibility: 

1. Applicant must be a senior at Alexander Central High School in Taylorsville, North Carolina 

2. Applicant must be accepted and enrolled in any state accredited school or college.  

3. Applications must be completed and turned into the senior guidance counselor by 3:00pm on April 12th, 2019 for further consideration.  

4. This five hundred dollar ($500) scholarship can be used at any state accredited school or college.  

5. To be considered, the student must complete the application, along with essay and submit all letters of recommendation.  The essay topic is listed on the essay form.  

6. All applicants must have at least three (3) letters of recommendation in support of the applicant for the ILC Memorial Scholarship from someone other than a relative.  Please have them complete the recommendation letter and return in a sealed envelope included with the scholarship packet.   Recommendations should be from teachers, friends or other individuals that have some knowledge of the student’s abilities and is qualified by his or her background or experience to judge the student’s abilities. 

7. Any student who receives a full scholarship will not be eligible to receive the ILC Memorial Scholarship.  
   
   
   Note:  Applications received without all of the above information will be considered incomplete and the application will not be considered.  An interview may be necessary after the scholarship committee has reviewed all applications.  The selection shall be final by the ILC Memorial Scholarship Committee.  

 

Amount and Use: 

 

• At least one (1) five hundred dollar ($500.00) scholarship will be granted each year to the specified recipient for EACH successful year of attending a post-secondary college or university up to a maximum of four (4) years.  Total value of scholarship per recipient cannot exceed two thousand dollars ($2,000.00). 

• The number of scholarships to be awarded may vary from year to year and will be determined by the availability of funds. 

• Scholarship funds will be disbursed only to the higher education institution at the beginning of the Spring semester and are contingent on evidence of enrollment.  No distribution will be made directly to the recipients.  Funds from the scholarship are to be used for tuition and fees, books and supplies, associated room and board expenses, and other miscellaneous school-related expenses.  It is the recipient’s responsibility to provide the name and address to which the disbursement is to be presented. 

• The recipient must provide the committee with their 1st semester transcript, which shows and overall GPA of no less than 2.0.  This transcript and a copy of their Spring semester registration must be submitted to 6819 NC Hwy 16S, Taylorsville, NC 28681 or email to Brenda Price at brendacp49@live.com no later than Friday, January 08, 2021.  When all of the above requirements have been met, a certified check, cashier’s check or money order will be mailed to the post-secondary institution.