ProGrowth Partners
The ProGrowth Scholarship Program
Dear Applicant:
It gives me a great deal of pleasure to announce the
ProGrowth Scholarship Program. ProGrowth affiliates are Citizens State
Bank of Gaylord and ProGrowth Bank.
Under this program, high school seniors at Sibley East
and Nicollet High Schools can apply for financial assistance of up to
$2000 for a four year period to help them in their post-high school
studies. This scholarship can be applied to the tuition cost of any
accredited two or four year college, university, or vocational-technical
college.
The program is administered by an independent
organization - Citizens' Scholarship Foundation of America, Inc. (CSFA).
CSFA reviews each application individually using a system, which evaluates
vocational-technical students and university students independently. In
their evaluation process, academic performance is given the same
consideration as non-academic activities.
We hope the ProGrowth Scholarship Program can make a
difference and help you achieve your dreams and goals.
If you are eligible, make sure you apply before the
postmark deadline, April 10th.
Philip A. Keithahn
CEO
ProGrowth
The Scholarship Program
ProGrowth has established a scholarship program to
assist students who plan to pursue post-secondary education in college and
vocational programs. Scholarships are offered each year for full-time
study at any accredited post-secondary institution of the student's
choice.
This scholarship program is administered by Scholarship
Management Services, a department of Citizens' Scholarship Foundation of
America, Inc. (CSFA). CSFA is a national, nonprofit educational support
and student aid service organization that seeks to involve and assist the
private sector in expanding educational opportunities and encouraging
educational achievement. Awards are granted without regard to race, color,
creed, religion, gender, disability, or national origin.
Eligibility
Applicants to the scholarship program must be: High
School Seniors at Sibley East or Nicollet High School with a GPA of 3.0 to
3.5, who plan to enroll in a full-time undergraduate course of study at an
accredited two-or four-year college, university, or vocational-technical
college.
Children of Progressive Growth Corp. employees are
eligible to apply.
Awards
Two scholarship awards of up to a total of $2,000 each
will be awarded to graduating high school seniors from Nicollet Public and
Sibley East. Two seniors from each school will be awarded $500 each year.
Awards are renewable up to three years or until a bachelor's degree is
obtained, whichever occurs first, for college or university students.
Awards for vocational-technical college students are renewable for the
second year to complete the degree requirements of the program. Renewable
awards will be dependent on the satisfactory academic performance of the
student.
All awards are for undergraduate study only. A total of
$8,000 in Scholarship awards are available, to be split equally between
the two schools.
Application
Interested students must complete the
ProGrowth
Scholarship application * and mail it along with a current, complete
transcript of grades to CSFA postmarked no later than April 10th.
Applicants are responsible for gathering and submitting
all necessary information. Applicants are evaluated on the information
supplied, therefore, answer all questions as completely as possible. All
information received is considered confidential and is reviewed only by
CSFA.
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Selection of Recipients
Scholarship recipients are selected on the basis of:
Applications from college-bound students and from vocational-technical
students are evaluated in two separate groups. Financial need will not be
considered.
Selection of recipients is made by CSFA. In no instance
does any officer or employee of ProGrowth play a part in the selection.
All applicants agree to accept the decision of CSFA as final.
Applicants will be notified by June whether or not they
have been selected to receive an award.
Payment of Scholarship
ProGrowth scholarship payments are authorized by
Progressive Growth Corp., and processed by CSFA. Payments are made in two
equal installments on August 15 and December 30. Checks are mailed to each
recipient's home address and are made payable jointly to the student and
the school, and must be endorsed by both.
Obligations
Recipients have no obligation to Progressive Growth
Corp. They are, however, required to supply CSFA with current complete
transcripts and to notify CSFA of any changes of address, school
information, or other relevant information.
Revisions
Progressive Growth Corp. reserves the right to review
the conditions and procedures of this scholarship program and to make
changes at any time including termination of the program.
Additional Information
Questions regarding the scholarship program should be
addressed to:
ProGrowth Scholarship Program
Scholarship Management Services, CSFA
1505 Riverview Road
P.O. Box 297
St.Peter, MN 56082
Telephone 507-931-1682
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