This year’s local scholarship application cycle has come to a close, with 33 recipients being awarded scholarships.
Scholarships are provided by various organizations and businesses, including parent-teacher organizations from each of the elementary schools in the district, the Novi Educational Foundation, and the Novi Athletic Boosters, to name a few.
The application process for these scholarships varied. However, they all required a general application that asked students to describe their chief personal strengths as well as extracurricular and community involvement.
“The application process is very simple. There is a Schoology course created for local scholarships where students see a full list of local scholarships available.
There is a standard application template that students fill out and are then able to submit to each scholarship they’d like to apply for. Some scholarships require an additional application form, letters of recommendation, or essay,” counselor and local scholarship coordinator Kathryn Keszei said. “Students then submit their copy of the application along with any required supplemental material to each scholarship’s respective folder. Students are also required to turn in their copy of the “Local Scholarship Checklist” and any letters of recommendation to the counseling secretary, Ms. Alex, by the deadline.”
This year’s application cycle saw 262 applications submitted across 72 applicants. On April 1, recipients were sent Ehallpasses to go to Student Services during advisory. There, they were surprised with the news that they would be receiving scholarships. Seniors were then asked to write thank you cards to the organizations awarding them scholarships.
“Students interested in applying to local scholarships in the future can access the list of local scholarships via this spreadsheet: 2024 Local Scholarship Descriptions-Criteria. This way, students can become familiar with the scholarships that are available. This list is subject to change each year,” Keszei said.
This year’s recipients will be honored at a breakfast on Tuesday, April 23, 2024. Read a bit more about some of them in the attached gallery.
