APPLY — The Toby Merrill Scholarship

The Toby Merrill Scholarship will be awarded to students exemplifying the values as defined by Toby’s life.

Scholarship recipients will excel in the areas of academics, athletics, leadership and will demonstrate high character traits such as kindness and strength during times of adversity. Special consideration will be made for candidates who are experiencing personal or family issues related to cancer or bereavement.

Please complete the following initial application to be considered for selection. Selected candidates that qualify and exemplify the above characteristics and need will be chosen to continue the process, which will require an interview with members of the Toby Merrill Scholarship Fund board, providing personal references and answering additional questions as requested by the board.

THE 2024 SUBMISSION PERIOD IS NOW OPEN!

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PART ONE: PERSONAL INFORMATION

Name

First Name

Last Name

Phone Number

Address

City

State

Zip code

Name of your high school:

Please list your cumulative grade point average (GPA) for your high school career:

Please list your senior year courses:

Expected high school graduation year:

Scholarship applicant gender:

Date of birth:

Parents' name of legal guardian (if under 18):

PART TWO: COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

Please list your activities and your role. Please provide a brief description of each.

Please list all honors or awards you have received:

PART THREE: FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE

Have you been awarded any other scholarships to date:

If so, please describe the scholarship and the amount awarded to you:

Household annual income:

How are you planning on paying for college? (Check all that apply.)

Yourself (inclusive of scholarship, aid, etc.)

Parents

You and your parents combined

Other

Please mark which best describes your personal situation. (Select any that apply.)

Both parents are alive and healthy

One or both parents is deceased

One or more parents is suffering from a terminal illness

Other

How many siblings do you have?

Will any of your siblings be in college during the four years that you attend? If so, how many?

PART FOUR: ESSAYS:

Minimum of 250 words. To be evaluated based on the quality of your responses, grammar and spelling.

Describe a time you showed kindness and strength during a time of adversity:

Describe the personal or family circumstances affecting your need for financial assistance:

How did you learn about this scholarship?

The specific criteria used to select recipients will be a combination of the following:

• Academic performance in high school
• Athletic awards and level of participation
• Elected positions of leadership or awards received for community involvement
• Financial need based on household income or deceased/ill parents or guardian
• Personal interviews

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THE 2024 SUBMISSION PERIOD IS NOW OPEN! The deadline for submissions is February 1, 2024.

The Toby Merrill Scholarship will be awarded to students exemplifying the values as defined by Toby’s life.