VPC Community Involvement Scholarship
Theatre scholarship guide
Scholarship details
- Funder
- Virtual PEZ Convention (VPC) Scholarship Fund
- Study level
- High School Senior / College
- Scholarship type
- Nationwide
- Opens
- Not published
- Deadline
- 02/20 annually (opens ~December)
- Typical award size
- $500–$2,000 (number of awards depends on fundraising)
- Website
- Apply or learn more
Eligibility criteria
High school seniors or college students continuing education in fall at vocational/technical, two-year, or four-year colleges with 3.0+ GPA. Must demonstrate service/involvement in geographic, school, or sports/hobby/activity communities. Extra weight for innovative community contributions. Selected by anonymous five-person committee (3 PEZ collectors + 2 outsiders).
Application steps
- Complete VPC Community Involvement Scholarship application when open.
- Document community service with 3.0+ GPA.
- Highlight innovative community contributions.
- Submit by mid-February deadline.
Required materials
- Application form
- GPA documentation
- Community involvement narrative/evidence
Overview
The scholarship applicants will be asked to demonstrate involvement in and service to their communities - broadly defined as geographic communities, school communities, or sports/activities/hobbies. Added weight will be given to those students who have made positive and innovative contributions to improve the "communities" in which they are involved. Each year we will provide awards from $500 - $2,000 to as many students as our fundraising will allow. All VPC events are free to attend, but any proceeds from dispenser sales, merchandise sales, contests, and special events will go toward funding these scholarships. Criteria Minimum 3.0 GPA (proof of grades should be submitted - can be an official transcript, unofficial transcript, or copy of grades from an online grading system) A student who will be pursuing an undergraduate degree in the summer or fall immediately following the award (both high school seniors and current college students are encouraged to apply) Attending a vocational/technical school, two-year college/university, or four-year college/university Relatives of the selection committee are ineligible (please note that the selection committee will change each year) Prior winners of the scholarship are ineligible
Past recipients
Multiple student winners annually funded by VPC event proceeds; also associated Kathleen Eovino Memorial Scholarship listings
