The Washington State Fair Foundation has awarded $1+M in scholarships for students to pursue their dreams in the past 25 years, and this year the excitement is expanding statewide. Now called the Blue Ribbon Scholarship Program, the program has been revamped to give every student in Washington a Fair Chance.
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The Washington State Fair Foundation’s scholarship program began in 1991, awarding scholarships to Puyallup-area students. The new Blue Ribbon Scholarship Program has expanded to include statewide recipients as well as offering a wide range of other scholarship opportunities.
Washington State Fair’s Blue Ribbon Scholarship Program includes:
Fair Chance Scholarships (14 awarded)
$3,000 each. Open to all students in Washington: graduating high school seniors, adult learners, and current college students
Minimum GPA of 2.7 required. Must be employed, volunteering or participating in school-sponsored activity 8 hrs/month, on average
Heritage Scholarships (5 awarded)
$3,000 each. Open to graduating seniors from Puyallup, Emerald Ridge, Rogers, Sumner and Bonney Lake high schools
Minimum GPA of 2.7 required. Must be employed, volunteering or participating in school-sponsored activity 8 hrs/month, on average
College Access Program (CAP) Scholarships (2 awarded)
$2,500 each. One award each for participants in either MDC’s College Bound (Tacoma and Franklin Pierce School Districts) or TRiO Talent Search (Tacoma and Bethel School Districts)
Communities in Schools (1 awarded) - $2,500 - Awarded to Student Citizen of the Year
Daffodil Queen’s Scholarship (1 awarded) - $5,000 - Awarded to Daffodil Queen
For more details on the scholarship types and application process and deadlines, visit http://www.thefair.com/foundation/projects-and-programs/scholarships.
Source : http://www.voiceofthevalley.com/community_news/news/article_9c7255b4-b8bf-11e5-8452-afe3c2398892.html and http://www.thefair.com/foundation/projects-and-programs/scholarships
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The Washington State Fair Foundation’s scholarship program began in 1991, awarding scholarships to Puyallup-area students. The new Blue Ribbon Scholarship Program has expanded to include statewide recipients as well as offering a wide range of other scholarship opportunities.
Washington State Fair’s Blue Ribbon Scholarship Program includes:
Fair Chance Scholarships (14 awarded)
$3,000 each. Open to all students in Washington: graduating high school seniors, adult learners, and current college students
Minimum GPA of 2.7 required. Must be employed, volunteering or participating in school-sponsored activity 8 hrs/month, on average
Heritage Scholarships (5 awarded)
$3,000 each. Open to graduating seniors from Puyallup, Emerald Ridge, Rogers, Sumner and Bonney Lake high schools
Minimum GPA of 2.7 required. Must be employed, volunteering or participating in school-sponsored activity 8 hrs/month, on average
College Access Program (CAP) Scholarships (2 awarded)
$2,500 each. One award each for participants in either MDC’s College Bound (Tacoma and Franklin Pierce School Districts) or TRiO Talent Search (Tacoma and Bethel School Districts)
Communities in Schools (1 awarded) - $2,500 - Awarded to Student Citizen of the Year
Daffodil Queen’s Scholarship (1 awarded) - $5,000 - Awarded to Daffodil Queen
For more details on the scholarship types and application process and deadlines, visit http://www.thefair.com/foundation/projects-and-programs/scholarships.
Source : http://www.voiceofthevalley.com/community_news/news/article_9c7255b4-b8bf-11e5-8452-afe3c2398892.html and http://www.thefair.com/foundation/projects-and-programs/scholarships
