HOW TO APPLY

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To apply for the Martin Luther King, Jr. Scholarship of Rutherford County, simply request an application from your school's Guidance / College Placement Office.  Alternatively, you may download the application below. 

 

APPLICATION DEADLINE: March 3, 2017

 

DOWNLOAD AN APPLICATION​

click the link below...

 

2017 APPLICATION PDF​

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Please follow the instructions very carefully and send to the below address.  These steps must be completed no later than March 3, 2017 to be considered for the scholarship.

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1. All scholarship applications must be submitted by certified mail.

2. All scholarship application must be received by the deadline of March 3, 2017. All and any applications received after this deadline will be ineligible for considerations. There will not be any exceptions.

3. All scholarships must be submitted with all completed information i.e. official copy of high school transcripts with minimum cumulative score of 3.0, copy of minimum ACT score of 22 or higher, student essay, and high school counselor's and/or teachers's letter of recommendations. Any application received with any component missing, the application will be ineligible for considerations. All students will be notified in writing if their application is ineligible for consideration. There will not be any exceptions

4. African-American high school seniors must be a resident of Rutherford County and attend a Rutherford County School to be eligible for consideration.

5. All students who submit their completed application and have all the minimum requirements will be notified in writing Included are the materials needed to apply for the scholarship.

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The Scholarship Award criteria are as follows:

• Resident of Rutherford County Tennessee

• African American (U.S. Citizen)

• High School graduate entering college in the fall of 2017

• Accepted for enrollment in an accredited four-year college or university

• The student must attend the Honors Award Banquet to be eligible to receive any awards.

  • If an emergency should arise, the board of directors must be notified at least 24 hours prior to the Honors Award Banquet

 

Applications should be sent by certified mail to:

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Scholarship Fund of Rutherford County, Inc.

P.O. Box 331382

Murfreesboro, TN 37133-1382

 

For information contact Michael James at pastormichaeljames@icloud.com, or by telephone at 615-849-6572.

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