T.E.A.M. SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM

Introduction:

The process used for the Scholarship Program has changed in 2003. The new process will be continued in the future years. All applications and supporting documents will be due as indicated below in the Application Process directions. All applications will be pre-screened by a committee of T.E.A.M. past presidents and scored. Students to be included in the writing competition will be notified by mail of their advancement to the next round. (NOTE: We will select a maximum of two students for each scholarship to be awarded.)

Students who are participating in state competition at the Project Contest or Expo must be certified and entered through their district. The Scholarship Committee will accept applications for these students as per the March 1st timeline and assume the professional judgement of school staff will hold. If for some reason the student participating as a senior for the first time is not certified by the district for participation, it then becomes the RESPONSIBILITY OF THE DISTRICT REPRESENTATIVE AND THE TEACHER to notify the scholarship chairman of the problem and to also notify the student that he/she is ineligible for a scholarship.

Walk-On applications on the day of the Awards Program will no longer be considered for scholarships.

Writing Competition:

The applicants whose scholarship applications are ranked highest, based on the number of scholarships to be awarded at the Awards Program will be moved into the next level of competition. At this level applicants will be given a topic for an essay having to do with their experiences in industrial technology and/or plans for the future. The topic will change annually and be mailed to the applicants selected for the next round of competition. Essays must be written and returned to the Scholarship Chairman by the deadline date. T.E.A.M.’s Scholarship review committee will read and score the essays. Scholarship recipients will be notified by mail of the dollar amount and procedure for using the scholarship.

Eligibility:

To be eligible for a scholarship, a student must:
1. Be a senior in a Missouri high school
2. Rank in the upper one-half of his/her senior class.
3. Have had an entry accepted and registered in the T.E.A.M. Awards Program during grades 6 - 12.
4. Have a project in the State Project Contest and take the subject matter test in the area of entry (if applicable) or participated in an Expo event.
5. Be planning on attending a post-secondary educational program (preference given to industrial technology education majors)
6. Submit T.E.A.M. Scholarship Form and official high school transcript to T.E.A.M. Scholarship Chairman before March 1.

Criteria for Granting Scholarships:

The following will be considered in selecting scholarship recipients:
1. Score/rating of awards program entry (the dates awards and scores should be sent by the student with the application information)
2. High school grade point average
3. Class rank
4. Industrial Technology courses taken
5. High school and community activities
6. Presentation of information and responses in the written essay competition
7. Other factors as deemed appropriate by the Scholarship Committee

Application Procedure:

To be interviewed the student must:
1. Completely fill out the scholarship application documents. Forms are available via the T.E.A.M. home page, from each of the nine district contest chairpersons , or by mail request from the Scholarship Chair.
2. Obtain and send an official high school transcript signed by the principal or counselor with the application.
3. Submit all required materials by mail to the Scholarship Chair, prior to March 1. Notice of acceptance to the written essay level will be made by mail about mid April. Not all students applying will be offered an opportunity to submit an essay.

Gary Duncant at: gduncan@moberly.k12.mo.us
T.E.A.M. Scholarship Chair
Moberly Middle School
920 KWIX Rd.
Moberly, MO 65270
The T.E.A.M. Scholarship Application Form is available at this link. (Word Doc)
(PDF Version)