02/24/2024
The Cleworth LEAP Scholarship is a scholarship of up to $25,000, renewable annually for a maximum of four years (cumulative potential award of $100,000 to a single student). The LEAP is awarded to an East High School senior who has been enrolled at East High school for at least 3 years and is based on outstanding overall academic achievement as determined by the following criteria. The scholarship is intended to facilitate the recipient's ability to make the 'LEAP' to continued excellence and enroll at the highest caliber postsecondary institution. The recipient will be notified of the award in mid-April.
Students who are related to or have a financial relationship with a selection committee member or a current or former board member of the East High Angel Foundation are not eligible to receive the CLS.
Criteria:
Complete Application must be submitted by Friday, March 1, 2024.
The student must have completed the FAFSA and share FAFSA’s SAI (Student Aid Index), formerly EFC along with documentation of any other financial assistance, and, if necessary, sign a FERPA waiver to facilitate the orchestration of the award with the postsecondary institution selected by the student. The student’s SAI, according to FAFSA, may not exceed $50,000. If your SAI is not calculated, please still submit.
Student must have a 3.75 unweighted GPA
Copy of EHS student transcript
SAT, ACT, and AP test scores if available
A list of Universities and Colleges from which the candidate has received offers of admission must be submitted by April 1, 2024, along with an indication of your top 3 choices and summaries of financial aid offers as applicable.
Submit your personal statement / college essay
Committee interview the week of April 1, 2024.
How to Apply:
Complete the google form application https://forms.gle/FfJoA7KhcUzvUSe6A. Please know that you will only be able to submit once and the form will not save your answers. You are welcome to work on it offline or on a separate document and then paste your answers in. YOU MUST SUBMIT A COMPLETE APPLICATION IN ORDER TO BE CONSIDERED! If you have any questions or concerns, please email Ms. Vesceri at [email protected] or Renee Ferrufino – [email protected].