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Please note: This application is uniform for all 4 Criteria's listed below.

CRITERIA OF THE ANTONIO MEUCCI LODGE

SCHOLARSHIP COMMITTEE

1)   Applicants must be of Italian Descent.

2)  Applicants must be a High School graduating senior.

3)     Applicant must show proof that he or she has been accepted to a college or a university on a full or part-time basis.

4)     Applicant has studied the Italian Language a minimum of 3 years.

5)     The Scholarships are awarded for academic excellence and applicants must have a minimum average of 90% in general and a 90% in the Italian Language.

6)     Applicants must provide at least two letters of recommendations, one of which from their teacher of language / counselor.  These letters are to be sent by the teachers directly to the Scholarship Chairperson by May 1^st.

7)     Applicant must complete application form and forward it to the Scholarship Committee Chairperson by May 1^st.

8)     Applicant must request the high school to forward an Official Transcript to the Scholarship Chairperson by May 1^st.  

1)     No more than 4 scholarships per year shall be awarded.

2)     Scholarships shall be awarded as follows:  

a) One to a White Plains High School Student.  

b)     b) One to a Neighboring High School.  

c)      c) One to a Child or Grandchild of a member of the Antonio Meucci Lodge who studies Italian.  

d)     d)  A Child or Grandchild of a member of the Antonio Meucci Lodge who attends a school district not offering Italian MAY BE ELIGIBLE.  Not more than one Scholarship can be

3)     In the event that one of the above does not meet the stipulated student criteria, the Scholarship will not be awarded for this year and the money will remain in the scholarship fund.

4)     The committee shall consist of 5 members including the chairperson.  The President of the Antonio Meucci Lodge shall appoint them.

5)     The term of the committee shall be two years.  In the event of a vacancy, the President of the lodge will appoint a new member.

6)     All scholarship applications for consideration must be submitted to the committee by May 1^st.

7)     The Scholarship Committee shall submit their recommendation for scholarship to the President of the lodge on or before May 15^th.

8)     The Scholarship Committee should attest to the fact that each student has met the student criteria and sign his or her name.

9)     To avoid a conflict or a perception of a conflict of interest, no committee member should participate in the voting selection of the candidate who is a member of his or her family.

10) No recipients can receive more than one of the lodge’s scholarships.