Scholarship

M. KENNETH HOEFNER SCHOLARSHIP FUND APPLICATION PROCESS

1. Review the "Eligibility Requirements for Selection" criteria to confirm eligibility to receive an award from the M. Kenneth Hoefner Scholarship Fund.
2. Submit a completed application form.
3. Submit two (2) letters of recommendation from instructors or employers.
4. Submit sealed official high school or college transcript.
5. Submit an essay, 250-500 words, on the person who inspires you the most, and why. This can be anybody, living or dead.
6. List of community service experience.
7. Submit signed "Terms of Scholarship Award" form.
8. Submit the completed application package to:

M. KENNETH HOEFNER SCHOLARSHIP FUND ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR SELECTION

To be eligible to receive a scholarship from the M. Kenneth Hoefner Scholarship Fund, an applicant must meet all of the following requirements:

1. The applicant must be a child or grandchild of an active, retired or deceased fire fighter of the Seattle Fire Department.
2. The applicant must currently be a senior in high school or a high school graduate between the ages of 17 – 25, and must have maintained a grade point average of 3.0 or above during the last two recorded semesters.
3. The applicant shall not have been convicted of any crime resulting in incarceration or probationary sentences.
4. The applicant must submit a completed scholarship application on or before the due date.

Meeting all eligibility requirements does not guarantee a scholarship award. This is a competitive process. All award decisions will be based on academic performance, attendance records, extra curricular activities, community service, essay, work experience and commitment to self-improvement.

The M. Kenneth Hoefner Scholarship Fund makes scholarship awards to students without regard to student's race, color, national and ethnic origin, sex or disability. All students who meet the eligibility requirements are invited to apply.

M. KENNETH HOEFNER SCHOLARSHIP FUND APPLICATION (Also included in Word Version)

List all educational institutions and dates attended starting from most recent -going back to grade nine:

Give the names and telephone numbers of two individuals you wish to use as personal references. The individuals you chose may not be related to you.

M. KENNETH HOEFNER SCHOLARSHIP FUND TERMS OF SCHOLARSHIP AWARD

All scholarship award recipients of the M. Kenneth Hoefner Scholarship Fund are subjected to the following terms:

1. Recipients are to use scholarship awards for tuition and books only. It will be required of the recipient to submit copies of tuition and book receipts to the SBC on or before the day classes begin. If the combined dollar total of such receipts is less than awarded to the student, the difference will be returned to the M. Kenneth Hoefner Scholarship Fund.
2. Recipients are to use scholarship awards only for tuition and books at an accredited institution of higher education.
3. If, in any case, the recipient does not use the scholarship award for the semester intended, the award will be returned to the M. Kenneth Hoefner Scholarship Fund.

By signing this document, the M. Kenneth Hoefner Scholarship Fund applicant agrees that any reward he/she receives will be received under the terms outlined above.

Applicant’s name (printed)

Applicant’s signature

For the complete Scholarship package in Word, click here (633 KB)