SIMPLE GIFTS SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION (AVAILABLE AT THE WEBSITE WWW.SIMPLEGIFTSFUND.ORG), CURRENT RESUME, THREE RECOMMENDATIONS (TEACHER, PEER, ADDITIONAL), TRANSCRIPTS OF ACADEMIC RECORDS, COPY OF US DEPT. OF EDUCATION/STUDENT AID REPORT, COPY FINANCIAL AWARD LETTER FROM COLLEGE/UNIVERSITY TO BE ATTENDED, AND COPY OF LETTER(S) NOTIFYING THE APPLICANT OF SCHOLARSHIPS OR FELLOWSHIPS GRANTED.

THE SIMPLE GIFTS SCHOLARSHIP IS WORTH UP TO $50,000 PER YEAR TO EARN A FOUR YEAR DEGREE AT AN OUT-OF-STATE LIBERAL ARTS COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY. ELIGIBLE STUDENTS MUST BE 1) UNITED STATES CITIZEN AND RESIDENT OF NORTH CAROLINA 2) HAVE ATTENDED A HIGH SCHOOL LOCATED IN SAMPSON COUNTY, NC FOR A MINIMUM OF TWO SCHOOL YEARS, OR BE SCHEDULED TO COMPLETE A MINIMUM OF TWO YEARS AT TIME OF GRADUATION 3) BE SCHEDULED TO BECOME A HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATE IN YEAR OF THE APPLICATION OR BE A GRADUATE OF SAMPSON COMMUNITY COLLEGE 4) BEEN ACCEPTED INTO AND BE PLANNING TO ATTEND AN ACCREDITED LIBERAL ARTS COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY 5) RANK IN THE TOP 25% OF HIS/HER HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATING CLASS 6) HAVE AN UNMET FINANCIAL NEED.