Achieving My Dreams Scholarship Fund

Graduating seniors from Arcadia High School who are ineligible to apply for and receive federal and/or state financial aid; Planning to attend an accredited 2- or 4-year college or university within the University of Wisconsin system, a technical school, or a vocational school as a part-time or full-time student; Minimum 2.5 GPA during the last two semesters, OR with a solid trend upward the last two years if grades have not always been at that level; Respects and is respected by friends, classmates, and teachers; Exhibits a desire to learn more and always tries to do their best.

Eligibility: (taken into consideration to determine recipients)

• Hispanic graduating seniors from Arcadia High School who are ineligible to apply for and receive federal and/or state financial aid • Planning to attend an accredited 2- or 4-year college or university within the University of Wisconsin system, a technical school, or a vocational school as a part-time or full-time student • Minimum 2.5 GPA during the last two semesters, OR with a solid trend upward the last two years if grades have not always been at that level • Respects and is respected by friends, classmates, and teachers • Exhibits a desire to learn more and always tries to do their best

Award Amount:

Two renewable scholarship awards to cover the student’s cost of attendance (such as tuition, room and board, fees, etc.). Scholarship award values will be based on the cost of attendance for the school the student attends.

Selection:

Recipients will be recommended each spring by Arcadia High School Scholarship Selection Committee. Collecting the Award & Payment Procedure:

Recipients must fill out and submit Scholarship Acceptance Form and Scholarship Verification Form through the Scholarship Portal (https://www.grantinterface.com/Home/Logon?urlkey=cffvrscholar). Recipients are required to provide supporting documents as instructed in the Scholarship Verification Form, such as class registration/list with credits listed, proof of major, grade transcript, etc. After approval of online Scholarship Verification Form, the scholarship check will be paid directly to the school the recipient will be attending. The Community Foundation communicates with students via email; it is the student’s responsibility to keep their Scholarship Portal account updated with their current email address.

Loss of Eligibility: Failure to register as a full-time or part-time student within one year of graduating from high school. To be eligible for renewal, students must remain in good academic standing.

Further Information:

• Arcadia High School Guidance Department • Community Foundation for the Fox Valley Region o Website www.cffoxvalley.org/scholarships/ o Email scholarships@cffoxvalley.org o Phone 920.702.7629