2007-08 Katina John Malta Scholarship Applications Available
4/18/2007
GREEK ORTHODOX ARCHDIOCESE OF AMERICA
8-10 East 79th St. New York, NY 10021
Tel: (212) 570-3530 Fax: (212) 774-0215
Web: http://www.goarch.org
Email: communications@goarch.org
2007-08 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 2007-08 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 May 15, 2007 deadline.
Applications are also available on-line at:
http://www.goarch.org/en/archdiocese/administration/chancellor/maltascholarship.pdf