BLESSED TO BLESS SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION
(2022 High School Graduates Only)
Application Instructions
Carefully review the instructions below:
A Complete the Bates Encounters Youth Scholarship Application Packet MUST 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)
● 2022/2023 Proof of Enrollment to Post-Secondary Institution
All The Bates Encounters Youth Scholarship Application packets are to be submitted electronically. Please contact the Bates E&E Team at TheBatesEncounters@batesmemorial.com if you need to submit a complete packet in an alternate way.
Official transcripts are to be sent in a secure email by the school's registrar office to the Bates E&E Team at TheBatesEncounters@batesmemorial.com. If official transcripts cannot be emailed, official sealed transcripts must be mailed by the school's registrar office to:
Bates Memorial Baptist Church
ATTN: TBE Youth Ministry
620 Lampton Street
Louisville, KY 40203
Recommendation letter(s) must be emailed from the individual (or business/organization, if applicable) email address to the Bates E&E Team at TheBatesEncounters@batesmemorial.com. Please include, "RE: Bates Scholarship Reference" in the subject line of the email.
All required documents for The Bates Encounters Youth Scholarship packets MUST BE RECEIVED VIA EMAIL (or in the Administrative Office at Bates Memorial Baptist Church, 620 Lampton Street) NO LATER THAN WEDNESDAY, MAY 4, 2022 at 4pm.
NOTE:
● You must be a member of Bates Memorial Baptist Church to apply for any scholarship
● Incomplete applications will not be considered for any scholarship
● 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
● Please make sure you have reviewed and verified The Bates Encounters Youth Scholarship Checklist for each submission and you have attached your essay and other required documents with each application before you hit SUBMIT
● Applicants are REQUIRED to attend (in-person/virtual) the Marks of Excellence Ceremony of Recognition (Time:TBA).