THE UNITED COMPANY FOUNDATION
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APPLICANTS MUST HAVE PREVIOUSLY APPLIED TO, AND RECEIVED AN OFFICIAL NOTIFICATION OF ACCEPTANCE FROM, AN ACCREDITED UNIVERSITY OR COLLEGE IN THE UNITED STATES. APPLICATIONS MUST BE SUBMITTED USING THE FOUNDATION'S SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION FORM. THE FOLLOWING ITEMS MUST BE INCLUDED: OFFICIAL HIGH SCHOOL OR COLLEGE TRANSCRIPT, FINANCIAL AID AWARD LETTER, STUDENT AID REPORT FROM FAFSA, AND OFFICIAL SCHOOL INVOICE AND CLASS SCHEDULE. ALL SCHOLARSHIP REQUESTS FOR THE SPRING SEMESTER MUST ALSO INCLUDE A COPY OF THE STUDENT'S GRADES FROM THE FALL (EITHER AN OFFICIAL GRADE REPORT OR A TRANSCRIPT FROM THE SCHOOL). STUDENTS MUST REAPPLY FOR A SCHOLARSHIP EACH YEAR.
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THE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM SUPPLEMENTS FINANCIAL AID AND OTHER SUPPORT TO HELP COVER THE COST OF COLLEGE TUITION, FEES, ROOM AND BOARD, BOOKS, AND SUPPLIES. STUDENTS MUST BE ENROLLED WITH A MINIMUM OF 12 CREDIT HOURS PER SEMESTER. STUDENTS MAY REQUEST A MAXIMUM OF $15,000 PER YEAR. STUDENTS MUST BE ENROLLED AT MOUNTAIN MISSION SCHOOL, GRUNDY, VA (MMS) FROM GRADES 9 THROUGH 12 TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR SUPPORT. SCHOLARSHIPS ARE GIVEN FOR THE BENEFIT OF INDIVIDUAL STUDENTS WHO HAVE NO RELATIONSHIP TO DISQUALIFIED PERSONS. STUDENTS MUST DEMONSTRATE FINANCIAL NEED BY QUALIFYING FOR A FEDERAL PELL GRANT. STUDENTS MUST ACCEPT ANY FEDERAL DIRECT SUBSIDIZED LOANS OR PERKINS LOANS OFFERED. STUDENTS ARE ELIGIBLE FOR 4 CONSECUTIVE CALENDAR YEARS AFTER GRADUATION FROM MMS. STUDENTS SHOULD HAVE AT LEAST A 3.00 CUMULATIVE GPA FROM MMS (ON A 4.0 SCALE) AND MAINTAIN A 2.75 CUMULATIVE GPA IN COLLEGE (ON A 4.0 SCALE). THE MAX FOR BOOKS AND SUPPLIES PER STUDENT IS $750 FOR THE FIRST SEMESTER AND $500 THEREAFTER.