Perseverance Memorial Scholarship Fund
Purpose
The Perseverance Scholarships are awarded to members of West Granville Presbyterian Church for educational or other professional/personal growth and development. When Perseverance Presbyterian Church merged with West Granville in 2005, Perseverance designated money from the transition for annual scholarship awards. The amount of the scholarship award changes from year to year, depending upon earnings from the invested endowment. So that we can share the award proceeds with all eligible applicants who are pursuing relevant goals, please do not re-apply if you previously have received a Perseverance Scholarship award.
Qualifications & Application
- You must be a member of West Granville Presbyterian Church who plans to attend an educational, professional or other personal growth/development program in the next year, and who has not previously received a Perseverance Scholarship award.
- You must complete an application (click below to download, or ask for a paper copy in the church office). Be sure to use the December 2020 version of the application and instructions. Application (2020) Instructions (2020)
- For your application to be considered, you must complete all sections of the application.
- We encourage you to carefully proofread your application and/or have another person review it to be sure that:
- Submit your completed application and two (2) reference letters to the church secretary by noon on March 1st.
- Your two recommendation letters must meet all of the following requirements:
- NOTE: Applications will not be considered without two original letters of recommendation.
- Incomplete or late applications will not be considered.
- Please consider submitting your application and reference letters early, so the church secretary has time to verify that all documents are received before the deadline on March 1st at noon.
- Spelling and punctuation are correct.
- Sentences are complete.
- All questions are clearly and completely answered.
- Be addressed to the Perseverance Scholarship Committee.
- Be from adults who are not family members (and not Pastor Dee). At least one must be from an education, employment or service relationship. The other may be from a church member or family friend. Both cannot be from people at West Granville.
- Not be recycled from another use, such as a different scholarship, internship or employment.