The Alert Scholarship

Golden West Publications (Alert Magazine), LLC

The Alert Scholarship is awarded to graduating high school senior with a minimum of 2.5 GPA. Applicants must submit an essay to win this scholarship

Age/Grade Level:
You must currently be a senior in high school.
Minimum GPA:
2.50
Financial Need:
Not Mentioned
School:
Your high school must be located in one of the following states: Alaska, Colorado, Idaho, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Washington or Wyoming.
College:
You must have plans to attend college after graduation (the college you will attend can be located in any state).

Transcript:
Required
Resume/Activity List:
Required
Essay:
Write an essay about a personal encounter you or someone you know has had with drug and/or alcohol abuse. In your essay explain how the situation was dealt with, what you learned from it, what others can learn from the experience, and what was right or wrong (in your opinion) about the way the incident or problem was handled. Scholarship essays are judged in the same way that essays written for a high school English class would be: thesis statement, supporting content, grammar, punctuation, etc.Essays must be typed, double-spaced, and 650800 words in length.
Other Materials:
Essays must also include a recent photo. Scholarship winners will have their picture reprinted in our magazine along with their winning essay, so please send a good quality color photo (no blurry printouts).