Kerry Bass Memorial Scholarship

 

Award:

 

The Beekeepers Guild of Southeast Virginia will award a scholarship in the amount of $1000 in the fall of the award year to a graduating senior planning to major in elementary education (K-5). Click here or any of the linked references below to obtain the application form.

 

Purpose of Scholarship:

 

To assist undergraduate students enrolled in an Elementary (K-5) Education field of study with tuition expenses.

 

Eligibility:

 

  • Applicant must be a resident of the city in which scholarship is being granted;
  • Applicant must be eligible for graduation in the scholarship year;
  • Applicant must have been accepted or have applied to an accredited full-time 4-year undergraduate program beginning with the fall semester in the year the scholarship is being presented;
  • Applicant must intend to teach K-5 grade upon completion of undergraduate program and;
  • Applicant must have a cumulative undergraduate GPA of 3.00 (on a 4.0 scale) or higher.

 

Deadline:

 

Applications and accompanying paperwork must be received between March 1st and April 1st of the award year. Selected scholarship winners will be announced in Mid-May of the award year. The Scholarship will be awarded to the selected student’s’ university in the student’s name for the fall in the year the scholarship is being presented.

 

  • Applicant must have a cumulative undergraduate GPA of 3.00 (on a 4.0 scale) or higher.

 

Complete Application Packet

 

Must Include the Following:

 

A brief essay (four pages maximum, typed, double spaced, font size 12 point, a minimum of two pages is required) on your career goals, specifically including how you see your education impacting the lives of children following graduation from college, and why;

 

  • Essay must contain name and contact information at the top of first page;
  • A completed, legible scholarship application form;
  • One letter of reference from a current or past faculty member and;
  • A copy of high school transcript.

 

Mail Application to:

Scholarship Chairperson
PO Box 16516
Chesapeake, Va. 23328