2021 Bates Encounters Youth Scholarship Application High School

Instruction Sheet:

A Complete the Bates Encounters Youth Scholarship Application Packet Should Contain:
● Completed and Signed the Bates Encounters Youth Scholarship Application Form
● Completed the Bates Encounters Youth Scholarship Checklist for desired Scholarship(s)
● Typed Essay(s)
● OFFICIAL (sealed) Transcripts
● Recommendation letter(s)
● 2020/2021(Post-Secondary) or 2021/2022(High School) Proof of Enrollment to Post-Secondary Institution

The Bates Encounters Youth Scholarship Application packets are to be submitted electronically. (If you need to submit a completed packet an alternate way please contact the Bates TBE Youth Ministry by email at ourhouse728@gmail.com).

Official Sealed Transcripts should be mailed to the administrative offices for your school directly to Bates Memorial Baptist Church, ATTN: TBE Youth Ministry, 620 Lampton Street, Louisville, KY 40203.

Hardcopy Recommendation letter(s) must be dropped off at the 620 Lampton Street in the Bates Administrative Office in The Bates Encounters mailbox no later than Wednesday, May 12th at 4pm.

All required documents for The Bates Encounters Youth Scholarship packets MUST BE RECEIVED IN THE CHURCH ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE, 620 Lampton Street NO LATER THAN WEDNESDAY, MAY 12th at 4pm.

NOTE:
● Incomplete scholarship applications will not be considered for any scholarships
● Finalists may be asked to meet briefly with the The Bates Encounters Youth Scholarship Committee
● References may be contacted by the The Bates Encounters Youth Scholarship Committee
● Applicants can apply for all Scholarships, but will ONLY be awarded ONE Scholarship
● Complete and submit only one (1) The Bates Encounters Youth Scholarship Application Packet per Scholarship
● Please make sure the specific The Bates Encounters Youth Scholarship Checklist is included with the essay and other required documents

● Applicants are REQUIRED to attend (in-person/virtual) the Marks of Excellence Ceremony of Recognition (Time:TBA).

Full Name: *

Date of Birth * +

Address *

City *

State *

Zip Code *

Primary Contact Number *

Phone Number

High School *

Email Address *

Grade Level *

Are You On Track To Graduate High School? *

Current G.P.A. *

Accumulative G.P.A. *

Affiliate Clubs/Organizations (Please list Tenure, Positions Held, and Responsibilities): *

Reference (Non-Family) Name, Address, Relationship, Phone Number, Title/Position, Affiliation: *

Certification/Release Information: I certify that all information provided on this form is accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge. I grant permission for information regarding my grades, enrollment status, employment status, volunteer service, etc. to be released to the Bates Memorial the Bates Encounters Scholarship Selection Committee. My signature below indicates authorization of release of grades, employment status, volunteer service, etc. to the Bates Memorial the Bates Encounters Scholarship Selection Committee. *

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Hands of Hope Scholarship

“And they shall keep his charge, and the charge of the whole congregation before the tabernacle of the congregation, to do the service of the tabernacle.” - Numbers 3:7 KJV __________________________________________________________________________________

Active Member of Bates Memorial Baptist Church

NOTE: Must include one (typed) recommendation, on church letterhead, from Ministry Leader verifying active participation in a specific ministry.

Completed the Bates Encounters Youth Scholarship Application Form

Postsecondary Applicants:

OFFICIAL (sealed) transcript verifying completion of 30 undergraduate credit hours

High School Graduate:

Current OFFICIAL (sealed) school transcript

Official proof of postsecondary enrollment for the 2020-2021 academic year

Minimum Accumulative GPA of 2.5

One (typed) recommendation on letterhead from an employer or community/public service organization, etc. verifying service

Two pages, double-spaced, typed, (1) inch margin, essay on:

“How has being a servant to the needs of others positively impacted your life?” Incorporate the Bible verse Numbers 3:7 in your response.

The Bates Encounters Youth Scholarship Application(s) Deadline: Wednesday, May 12, 2021

Please attach Recommendation Letter & Essay

The Bates Memorial Scholarship of EXCELLENCE

Study to show yourself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth. - II Timothy 2:15 KJV

Active member of Bates Memorial Baptist Church

NOTE: Must include one (typed) letter, on church letterhead, from Ministry Leader verifying active participation in a specific ministry.

Completed the Bates Encounters Youth Scholarship Application Form

2020 High School Graduate

Current OFFICIAL (sealed) school transcript

Official proof of postsecondary enrollment for the 2020-2021 academic year

Minimum Accumulative GPA of 3.5

One (typed) recommendation on letterhead from an employer or community/public service organization, etc. verifying service

Two FULL Pages, double-spaced, typed, (1) inch margin, essay on:

“What aspects of your life personify excellence and how was excellence achieved” incorporate the Bible verse 2 Timothy 2:15 in your response.

The Bates Encounters Youth Scholarship Application(s) Deadline: Wednesday, May 12, 2021

Please attach Recommendation Letter & Essay

Marks of Excellence Scholarship

“Salt is good [an EXCELLENT thing], but if salt has lost is strength and has become saltless (insipid, flat), how shall its saltness be restored? - Luke 14:34 AMP ___________________________________________________________________________

Active Member of Bates Memorial Baptist Church

Completed the Bates Encounters Youth Scholarship Application Form

Postsecondary Applicants: OFFICIAL (sealed) transcript verifying completion of 30 undergraduate credit hours

High School Graduate: current OFFICIAL (sealed) school transcript

OFFICIAL proof of postsecondary enrollment for the 2020-2021 academic year

Minimum Accumulative GPA of 2.75

One (typed) recommendation on letterhead from an employer or community/public service organization, etc. verifying service

Two Pages, double-spaced, typed, (1) inch margin, essay on:

Describe your most meaningful achievements in a leadership position or while doing community service. What lessons did you learn and how will you use them to achieve your future goals? Incorporate the Bible verse Luke 14:34 in your response.

The Bates Encounters Youth Scholarship Application(s) Deadline: Wednesday, May 12, 2021

Please attach Recommendation Letter & Essay

Blessed to Bless Scholarship

“Whoever can be trusted with very little can also be trusted with much, and whoever is dishonest with very little will also be dishonest with much. So if you have not been trustworthy in handling worldly wealth, who will trust you with TRUE riches? - Luke 16:10-11 NIV ___________________________________________________________________________

Active Member of Bates

NOTE: Must include one (typed) letter, on church letterhead, from Ministry Leader verifying active participation in a specific ministry.

Completed the Bates Encounters Youth Scholarship Application Form

High School Graduate: current OFFICIAL (sealed) school transcript

OFFICIAL proof of postsecondary enrollment for the 2020-2021 academic year

Minimum Accumulative GPA of 2.0

One (typed) recommendation on letterhead from an employer or community/public service organization, etc. verifying service

Annual Household income of $28,800.00 USD or less (Please provide Verification of Government Assistance TANF, Passport, K-Tap, SSDI, SNAP Benefits, etc.)

Two Pages, double-spaced, typed, (1) inch margin, essay on:

Stewardship means the activity or job of protecting and being responsible for something: the careful and responsible management of something entrusted to one’s care. As a youth, what challenges in decision- making do you struggle with and how can you overcome them? Incorporate the Bible verse Luke 16:10-11 in your response.

The Bates Encounters Youth Scholarship Application(s) Deadline: Wednesday, May 12, 2021

Please attach Recommendation Letter & Essay

Elmore/Whiteside Scholarship

“Brother and sisters, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus.” - Philippians 3:13-14 NIV

Active member of Bates Memorial Baptist Church

NOTE: Must include one (typed) letter, on church letterhead, from Ministry Leader verifying active participation in a specific ministry.

Completed the Bates Encounters Youth Scholarship Application Form

2020 High School Graduate

Current OFFICIAL (sealed) school transcript

Official proof of postsecondary enrollment for the 2020-2021 academic year

Minimum Accumulative GPA of 2.0

One (typed) recommendation on letterhead from an employer or community/public service organization, etc. verifying service

Two FULL Pages, double-spaced, typed, (1) inch margin, essay on:

What does Perseverance mean to you? Identify the struggles in your life and how you demonstrated perseverance. Incorporate the Bible verse Philippians 3:13-14 in your response.

The Bates Encounters Youth Scholarship Application(s) Deadline: Wednesday, May 12, 2021

Please attach Recommendation Letter & Essay