2024 Sunnyside Ministry College Scholarship Application

The Sunnyside Ministry Scholarship Program is a program designed to recognize students who are an asset to their community, by awarding scholarships to an accredited four-year college or university. Up to four students in the Class of 2024 will be selected. This program seeks to identify students that
meet the following criteria:

- Possess a caring and compassionate spirit and a desire to make their community a better place for all people;

- Students that have a financial need that might hinder the completion of their college career;

- Students who are motivated to succeed academically;

- Students who have leadership potential and are engaged in their community.

The application is open to graduating seniors in the Class of 2024, who have been accepted to an accredited four-year college or university. Consideration may be given to County Community College for students entering a college transfer program.

Note: this program does not award scholarships to for-profit schools.

This scholarship is restricted to students that live or attend high school in the geographic area served by Sunnyside Ministry. That area in Forsyth County is zip codes 27127 and 27107. In Davidson County, zip codes 27127, 27107, 27012, 27265, 27360, 27373 and 27295. If you have questions concerning
this restriction please call 336-724-7558 and ask a staff person at Sunnyside Ministry to confirm that you reside or attend school within the application area. If you apply and do not meet this requirement your application will be disqualified.

IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT YOU REVIEW THE APPLICATION COMPLETELY BEFORE YOU START. THIS APPLICATION DOES NOT ALLOW YOU TO SAVE YOUR WORK WHEN YOU EXIT. YOU NEED TO HAVE ALL THE DOCUMENTS FOR THE APPLICATION READY BEFORE YOU START.

YOU WILL NEED THE FOLLOWING:

- YOUR LETTER OF ACCEPTANCE

- YOU WILL BE ASKED TO WRITE AND UPLEAD AN ESSAY

- YOU WILL NEED TO UPLOAD YOUR FAFSA (see this section for specific instructions.)

- YOU WILL NEED THE NAME, EMAIL ADDRESS, AND PHONE NUMBER FOR TWO REFERENCES. THESE SHOULD BE TEACHERS, COACHES, EMPLOYERS OR CHURCH LEADERS (PASTORS, YOUTH LEADERS)

- NAME AND EMAIL ADDRESS FOR YOUR SCHOOL COUNSELOR

Incomplete applications will not be considered.

THIS APPLICATION CLOSES ON MAY 1, 2024 AT 4:00 PM.

IF YOU ARE UNABLE TO COMPLETE THIS APPLICATION ONLINE, YOU MAY REQUEST A PAPER APPLICATION, THOSE MUST BE RETURNED TO SUNNYSIDE MINISTRY BY 4:00 PM ON April 30, 2022. To request a paper application, call 336-724-7558.

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* 1. Initial here that you have confirmed you reside in the application area.

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* 2. Please provide us with your email address. If selected we will contact you for an interview via email. Interviews will take place on May 18th IN PERSON.

Should the committee have questions about your application or need clarification on the information provided, those requests will be made by email.

Please alert your parent that you are providing us with their email address.

primary email address

secondary email address

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* 3. The scholarship amount is $1800.00 per year for four consecutive school years, fall and spring semesters. The award may not be used for summer sessions and if you decide to take a break from school, the remainder of the scholarship is forfeited. You are required to submit end of semester grades and a class schedule prior to the next semester before Sunnyside Ministry will release the scholarship funds each semester. If you find that you have to take a break from school for medical or family needs, please contact Sunnyside Ministry to discuss this need. The responsibility for sending information to Sunnyside Ministry is solely that of the scholar. Initial that you understand this requirement.

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* 4. First Name

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* 5. Middle Initial

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* 6. Last Name

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* 7. You Home Address

Address

City/Town

State/Province

ZIP/Postal Code

Email Address

Phone Number

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* 8. County of Residence

Forsyth County

Davidson County

In this section, you will be asked about your high school academic experience and your personal experiences away from school

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* 9. High School you plan to graduate from in the Spring of 2024?

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* 10. What is your class rank? please respond in this format: example #20 out of 200

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* 11. what is your UNWEIGHTED GPA?

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* 12. Please list extracurricular activities below, if you have more than the space available, list the six most recent or most relevant activities. Note: if you do not have any extracurricular activities, write "none" on the first line

extra circular activity

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* 13. Please list non-academic or other than school-related activities and volunteer experiences below, if you have more than the space available, list the six most recent or most relevant activities. Note: if you do not have any extracurricular activities, write "none" on the first line. Examples might be "Girl Scouts, Church Youth Group, Volunteering at Animal Shelter"

Outside of school event

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* 14. Please tell us about any Summer Study Programs you have participated in

Between Freshman and Sophomore year

Between Sophomore and Junior year

Between Junior and Senior year

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* 15. Have you been employed at any time during high school? List your employer and the job position

Job 1

Job 2

Job 3

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* 16. Have you taken college Credit Classes, for which you will receive college credit?

Yes

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* 17. if so, how many credit hours do you have?

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* 18. Are you a Crosby Scholar?

Yes

In this section, you will be asked about the college or university you plan to attend

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* 19. College or university you plan to attend, name, city and state

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* 20. Please upload a copy of your letter of acceptance from that college or university

if you have been accepted to multiple schools, upload the letter from the school of preference

PDF, DOC, DOCX, PNG, JPG, JPEG file types only.

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* 21. What is your intended major. (you may also state, undecided)

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* 22. What are the estimated expenses for the college or university you have selected? Please use the costs provided by your school.

Tuition

Room and Board

Total Estimated institutional costs (Add tuition and room and board)

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* 23. Has your College or University's Financial Aid Office offered you assistance, if so, what is the dollar amount of that assistance?

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* 24. Do you qualify for a Pell Grant, if so what is the dollar amount?

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* 25. Have you applied for and received any student loans, if so what is the amount?

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* 26. Have you received any other scholarships? List each (if there are more than six, list the six largest) and the amount below

Scholarship 1

Scholarship 2

Scholarship 3

Scholarship 4

Scholarship 5

Scholarship 6

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* 27. PLEASE CALCULATE ALL ASSISTANCE YOU HAVE RECEIVED AND ENTER THAT VALUE HERE. IF YOU HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY ASSISTANCE ENTER ZERO.

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* 28. Do you have a 529 College Savings Plan, if so enter the value of that account

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* 29. Are your parents planning to assist with your college expenses? enter the amount here, if they are not assisting enter 0.

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* 30. Are there any special financial difficulties you or your family are facing that you would like the committee to be aware of when considering your application?

In this section please tell us about your family's household finances.
This information is used to determine financial need. All committee applications are destroyed following the selection of scholarship recipients.

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* 31. Who claims you as a dependent/deduction for tax purposes?

Parents, filing jointly

Mother

Father

Other

Self, enter N/A in questions related to parents income

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* 32. Are your parents employed? (please select one that best describes your household's employment situation.)

Both parents are employed Full-time

One Parent is employed Full-time, one parent is employed part-time

One parent is employed full-time

One parent is employed part-time

One parent employed full-time, one receives disability

One parent employed part-time, one receives disability

One or both parents are unemployed

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* 33. Please enter your parent's Adjusted Gross Income? Please use number from most recent federal tax return

Both parents filling jointly

Head of Household if they file as a single taxpayer

Father, if parents file separately

Mother, if parents file separately

Misrepresenting household income is grounds for dismissal from the Scholarship Program. Additional documents may be requested.

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* 34. How many dependents are claimed for tax purposes?

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* 35. Do you have a sibling(s) who are also going to be attending college in the Fall of 2021? List each separately: example Tommy Smith, 21, ASU/Senior.

Name, Age, College/Year

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* 36. Are both of your parents living in the household?

Yes

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* 37. Head of Household Name:

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* 38. Employer/Occupation

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* 39. Second Parent's Name:

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* 40. Employer/Occupation

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* 41. If this parent does not reside in the household, will they be assisting with college costs/expenses?

Yes

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* 42. Is there someone else that will be assisting with college expenses? example Grandfather, $2000.00 per year

Person 1

Person 2

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* 43. Are you eligible for Work/Study Programs or do you plan to work while in college?

Yes

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* 44. If you claim yourself as a dependent, are you employed or do you have an income?

Yes

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* 45. What was your Gross Adjusted Income for 2022? Please use number from your federal tax return

We want to know your thoughts about what it means to give back to your community. The creator of this scholarship program put great importance upon the idea that giving back is one of the most important things a person can do in life.

Benevolent is an adjective used to describe people that are kind, caring, and give back to their community
and humankind. To have a benevolent spirit means that you are a caring person, that you make giving
back to the community a part of your life.

Using this idea of being a compassionate and caring person, please tell us, in your own words,
about a time that you did something in your community that benefited others. This could be as an individual or within as part of a group in your school, church, or other organization. If you were part of a group, please tell us what YOU did specifically.

On a separate page, please write an essay on the above topic,
you are limited to about 1000 words. Once complete you will upload the essay below.

IMPORTANT: Please use Helvetica 12pt. type and double-space your essay. Please save it as a .PDF document before uploading.

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* 46. upload your essay here. MUST BE IN .PDF FORMAT

PDF file types only.

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* 47. High School Transcript requirements, please send an official transcript from your high school. This transcript must be sealed by tape, school stamp, or school paper seal. IF the transcript is NOT sealed, your application will be
disqualified. The Committee will also accept an emailed transcript from the school, that email must come from a school staff member WITH a school email address.

IMPORTANT: THIS TRANSCRIPT MUST BE RECEIVED BY APRIL 30, 2023 AT 4:00 PM OR THIS APPLICATION WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.

The Transcript may be mailed to:

Scholarship Committee
Sunnyside Ministry
319 Haled Street
Winston-Salem, NC 27127

email to: david@sunnysideministry.org

I have requested that the transcript be sent to Sunnyside Ministry

Name of school counselor

email address for the counselor

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* 48. Letters of Recommendation

You need to provide the scholarship committee with two references. These references should be people who know you well and can address questions about you, your character and you activities and experiences.

A few helpful things to consider:
-At least one of the letters should be from a person at your school; the principal, a teacher or coach, a guidance counselor.
-The second might be from a religious or civic leader. You may want to avoid fellow students. If you use an employer, make certain that they know the nature of the recommendation, so they don't just provide a job reference.

YOU SHOULD NOTIFY EACH REFERENCE BEFORE SUBMITTING THEIR INFORMATION; THEY WILL RECEIVE AN EMAIL ASKING THEM TO COMPLETE AN ONLINE RECOMMENDATION.

I have requested the following people serve as references for me:

First and Last Name of Reference #1

email address

telephone number

First and Last Name of Reference #2

email address

telephone number

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* 49. Please provide a copy of your FAFSA report. It may be uploaded here. SINCE THE FAFSA FOR THIS SCHOOL YEAR IS DELAYED, YOU MAY SKIP THIS PART. WE REQUEST THAT YOU SUBMIT A COPY OF THIS REPORT AS SOON AS YOU RECEIVE IT. SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS WILL NEED TO SUBMIT THEIR FAFSA BEFORE THE SUNNYSIDE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM WILL PAY TUITION.

MUST BE IN .PDF FORMAT

PDF file types only.

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IMPORTANT: Please be certain that all information is complete and that you have requested Your Transcript and Recommendations. Incomplete applications will not be reviewed. Please check your grammar and punctuation in your essay before uploading.

Once your completed application is received it will be reviewed and recommendation requests will be sent to your references.

Interviews for those selected to advance will be on May 30, 2024

Good Luck with your college career, and congratulations on your upcoming graduation.

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* 50. Acknowledgment

The Sunnyside Scholarship Committee expects each scholarship recipient to maintain the minimum academic standards set by the institution they attend. The semester renewal of each scholarship is based upon Sunnyside Ministry receiving evidence of continued enrollment at the school the document needed is detailed in the Scholarship Handbook. Students not submitting documentation, before the deadline, risk dismissal from the program. Students leaving school, changing schools, or being placed on academic probation are subject to loss of scholarship at the discretion of the scholarship committee.

In addition, the committee expects each recipient to set and adhere to a high standard of ethical and moral behavior. Any award is contingent upon the maintenance of the Committee’s expectations as set out above. The Committee reserves the right to terminate scholarship benefits if the respective recipient does not maintain such.

I affirm that, to the best of my knowledge, the information given by me in this application and all supporting documents are accurate and complete. I affirm that the essay that is part of this application is an original essay authored by the candidate.

By printing your name in the box below, you affirm that you understand and accept the statements above.