Scholarship 411

The Etowah Foundation awards scholarships to traditional, non-traditional and home schooled students on an annual basis. Scholarship applications are available on January 1 of each year and due NO LATER than April 1.

Scholarships are made possible by our donors, who are local businesses, individuals and organizations.

Scholarship applicants must be either:

*Local; Bartow County Schools, Cartersville Schools, Excel Christian Academy, home schooled in Bartow County, or show proof of residency while attending a school outside of Bartow County.

Before You Start

Please note that the 2012 Online Application is the preferred method for submitting your application.

Materials needed for application

  1. Basic application. (PDF / DOC)
  2. Letter of acceptance from an accredited college, university or technical school
  3. High school AND college (if applicable) transcript with ACT/SAT scores
  4. A single page essay, outlining applicant’s career and educational goals. Applicant should state why he/she feels they should be awarded a scholarship (can be need or merit based, possibly both).
  5. Applicants name and social security number MUST appear in the top right hand corner of the essay.
  6. A copy of the 2012 SAR (student aid report) (results from the FAFSA including EFC number)**

Instructions for Previous Recipients

If you have previously received scholarships from the Etowah Scholarship Foundation, you must provide an abbreviated application consisting of:

  1. Basic application (pages 1-5)
  2. An updated one page only, doubled-spaced typed essay (name and S.S. # in the top right hand corner.)
  3. Current grades
  4. A copy of the 2012 SAR (student aid report)(results of FAFSA including EFC number)**

**Application for governmental financial aid is available at www.fafsa.ed.gov. All students applying for need-based scholarships MUST complete this form. Unless filing independently from parents or guardians, completing the FAFSA will require 2010 tax information from his or her parents/guardians. Due to the tax deadline of April 15, 2012, we will accept FAFSA reports until this date, BUT NOT AFTER. If we fail to receive a FAFSA report from a student by this deadline, we will only consider that student for scholarships based on merit.

Submitting Your Completed Application

All of the above must be postmarked and mailed to P O Box 1239 Cartersville, Georgia or hand-delivered to the Foundation’s Office at 104 E. Cherokee Avenue, on or before April 1.

Failure to follow any of these instructions will result in cancellation of the application process. Incomplete applications will not be considered. Our office is available for application help and to answer any questions through March 30, 2012. We will be far less tolerant of calls that come at the deadIine of application. (ie,. If you have questions, and want a thoughtful response, please ask BEFORE April 1.)

Applications brought to the Foundation before April 1, will be checked for completion on the spot. For applications received via mail prior to April 1, a phone confirmation of completion can be provided if an inquiry is made. Due to the volume of applications brought in on Friday, March 30, we may or may not be able to confirm completion. Incomplete applications brought in on Friday, March 30, WILL NOT be allowed extra time to complete the standard application.

Please DO NOT staple any parts of the application together. All additional pages including essay must have the applicant’s name and SS # in the top right hand corner.