Dave Stone Scholarship Award
Each year the Erie Chamber of Commerce presents two - $2000 scholarships for graduating seniors who are either Erie Residents or attending an Erie School.
DAVE STONE SCHOLARSHIP
GENERAL INFORMATION, INSTRUCTIONS, AND APPLICATION 2024
GENERAL INFORMATION
● Two $2,000 scholarships will be awarded.
● Award money can be used at any university, college, or post-secondary institution. It will be sent directly to the school once the student is enrolled and provides their student ID to the Chamber office.
● To qualify for the scholarship, you must be an Erie High School graduating senior or an Erie resident graduating senior attending any high school.
● You must have a minimum 3.0 cumulative unweighted high school GPA, verified by an attached official transcript.
● The scholarship committee members place an emphasis on community service. While we understand students participate in service-related high school activities, we only consider community activities that are not related to high school clubs, events, or group functions.
● You must turn in your application for this scholarship to the Erie Chamber of Commerce office by 5 p.m. on Wednesday, March 20, 2024.
● The scholarship committee will interview finalists for the award in April. Finalists will be notified by Chamber of Commerce officials to arrange interview times.
● Scholarship winners will be notified and recognized at the Dave Stone Scholarship Awards Ceremony at the Erie Chamber of Commerce in early May.
● Children of current scholarship committee members are not eligible for this award.
● Follow all application instructions. Only complete applications that follow all instructions will be considered.
INSTRUCTIONS (Check each item off when completed.)
o Type your application information on a separate sheet of paper, matching your information with the corresponding items or questions.
o Attach a letter of recommendation for this scholarship from a staff member (administrator, teacher, advisor, counselor) from your high school.
o Attach a second letter of recommendation for this scholarship from someone from an organization where you performed community service. The organization must be other than your high school. The person recommending you must have supervised your work. Preferably, this letter will be on letterhead stationery from that organization.
o Attach your official, signed high school transcript, showing that you have a minimum 3.0 unweighted, cumulative grade point average.
o Limit your answer to why you believe you deserve this scholarship to 50 words or fewer.