2006-07 Katina John Malta Scholarship Applications Available
January 23, 2006
2006-07 Katina John Malta Scholarship Applications Available
Applications are available for the Katina John Malta Scholarship Fund, a
scholarship program established at the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of
America by means of a generous gift from the estate of Katina John
Malta. The donation and the formation of the scholarship program has
been done in recognition of the love Katina had for the Church and in
honor of the desire she had to help others, especially children and
youth of the Orthodox Christian Faith. At least two scholarships of
$2,000 each will be awarded for the 2006-07 academic year. Selection of
the recipients will be based on the following criteria:
Candidates must be of the Eastern Orthodox faith (within a jurisdiction
of the member Churches of the Standing Conference of Canonical Orthodox
Bishops in the Americas -- SCOBA), and at the time of application, high
school seniors or full-time matriculated students committed to serious
study in an undergraduate degree program at an accredited college or
university.
Candidates must be citizens or permanent residents of the United States.
Candidates must be firmly planning to commence or continue their
studies, full time, at the college or university of their choice in the
next academic year.
Candidates must provide the Scholarship Committee with evidence of their
scholastic standing, including transcript records with a grade level of
at least a B, 85 percent or 3.0 average.
Candidates must provide a typewritten one-page essay setting forth the
reason for applying for the award and include as enclosures three
Letters of Recommendation, as well as a Letter of Acceptance or
Continuation from their undergraduate college or university.
Candidates who are high school seniors must have achieved and must
provide proof of a combined new SAT minimum score of 1500*, or older SAT
minimum score of 1000. If the SAT is not administered, another measure
used by the academic community, for example the ACT, should be
substituted. College students must also submit both current college as
well as high school transcripts, including their testing record of SAT
and/or ACT scores. *NOTE: New SAT writing section may be waived.
Candidates must submit an application to the Scholarship Committee and
be available for an interview at the Committee's discretion.
Applications must be filled out in their entirety. The committee will
not consider incomplete applications.
Candidates must provide evidence of financial need. Preference will be
given to candidates who are orphans and to those who are undertaking
studies in the sciences, business and the arts.
Applications may be requested from the Office of the Chancellor of the
Greek Orthodox Archdiocese by calling (212) 774-0513, by e-mail at
scholarships@goarch.org, or by written request. Completed applications
should be sent to the Malta Scholarship Fund -- c/o Greek Orthodox
Archdiocese of America -- Office of the Chancellor -- 8 East 79th Street
-- New York, NY 10021.
Scholarships must be postmarked by the April 15, 2006 deadline.
Applications are also available on-line at:
http://www.goarch.org/en/archdiocese/administration/chancellor/scholarships.asp