WHITE CASTLE HIGH SCHOOL ALUMNI ASSOCIATION
2025 Scholarship Application
Deadline: Friday, April 4, 2025
White Castle High School Alumni Association
2025 Scholarship Application
The White Castle High School Alumni Association welcomes applications for its 2025 Scholarship. The application is open to: graduating seniors attending White Castle High School and graduating seniors attending Iberville Math, Science, and Arts Academy - West or those graduating seniors attending Iberville Virtual Learning Academy whose home school is registered as White Castle High School.
The Association will award two scholarships valued at $500 each. Only complete applications will be reviewed for consideration. Criteria for application consideration is listed below.
Required Documents: (✔) INCOMPLETE APPLICATIONS WILL BE REJECTED
- _______ WCHS Alumni Association Scholarship Application
- _______ Letter from attending school confirming WCHS as home school (for MSA-W & IVLA applicants)
- _______ Current high school transcript with school’s seal
- _______ Letter of acceptance from a postsecondary institution
- _______ ACT score report
- _______ Verification of participation in extracurricular activities and community service
- _______ Typed essay
Eligibility Requirements:
- Applicant must be a graduating Senior - May 2025
- Applicant must attend White Castle High School or Iberville Math, Science, and Arts Academy - West or Iberville Virtual Learning Academy and the home school is registered as White Castle High School
- Applicant must possess a 3.0 Cumulative GPA
- Applicant must have participated in ACT test and provide copy of score report
- Applicant has to be accepted to a higher education institution (trade school, community college, or university)
- Applicant must produce evidence of participation in extracurricular activities and community service
Applicant must submit a typed 1 page essay in 12 pt, Times New Roman font that responds to the prompt “How will this scholarship make a difference for you?”
Scholarship Funding:
The White Castle High School Alumni Association will disburse funds to two recipients for the start of the Fall 2024 semester. The scholarship recipients must present a “billing statement” from the postsecondary school/college/university he/she is attending. The “billing statement” must have originated from the student’s school portal. In certain instances where an online portal does not exist (mainly for trade schools), a printed statement of account depicting a balance for tuition owed may be accepted, when printed on the school’s letterhead and signed by a representative from the billing office. Recipients must be enrolled full-time status.
Scholarship Application Process:
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Phase 1 |
Phase 2 |
Phase 3 |
Phase 4 |
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-Application launched -Applications accepted on rolling basis -Application submission deadline |
-Paper applications collected form schools -Internal panel sorts applications (satisfactory or rejected) -Applicants notified of app status -Satisfactory apps forwarded for consideration |
-Applications evaluated and scored by Independent Review Council -Applicant rankings identified -Tie Breaker Lottery (if necessary) |
-Notice of Award to Scholarship recipients -Recipient submits Billing Statement showing full-time enrollment status -Disbursement of funds |
Complete the Online Application Below: (note: if you submit a paper application, then you do not need to submit the online appolication. On the other hand, if you complete the online application, then you do not need to submit the paper application.