Gate City Bank Community Scholarship Program
Gate City Bank Community Scholarship Program “An Investment in our Communities”
Application Instructions
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Criteria
Gate City Bank, with 34 offices in 19 North Dakota and Minnesota communities, has been providing financial services for more than 85 years. As a community bank, Gate City Bank is committed to meeting various needs in each of our communities to help meet education needs.
Qualifications • Each applicant must be a high school senior attending school or residing in North Dakota or within 100 miles of a Gate City Bank location in Minnesota, and plan on attending college in the fall following their high school graduation.
The Gate City Bank Community Scholarship Program will award fortynine $1,200 scholarships to graduating seniors from high schools in North Dakota and Minnesota.
• The applicant must attend at least a two-year program at an accredited North Dakota, Minnesota, South Dakota, or Montana institution of higher learning (public or private).
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Selection
Selection Criteria taken into consideration will include, scholastic excellence, extra-curricular activities, community involvement, and financial need. Instructions: • Save this scholarship application to your computer. • When complete, print the application and submit it to your school counselor before the application deadline. Application Deadline: April 1, 2014.
• Gate City Bank employees and dependents of employees are not eligible for this scholarship.
Name______________________________________________________________________________________________________ Address___________________________________________________________________________________________________ City_ _________________________________________ County _________________ State _______ Zip Code ___________ Telephone _ _______________________________________________________________________________________________ Parent(s) or Guardian(s) __________________________________________________________________________________ Parent(s) or Guardian(s) address if different than students ______________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Name of high school______________________________________________________________________________________ Class Rank _____________ out of ______________ Cumulative GPA____________________________________________ College you plan to attend _______________________________________________________________________________ School Activities (include leadership roles or offices held and/or years of involvement): ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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State how you have contributed your time and talents For a Better Way of Life® for yourself and your community. List any awards, recognitions and activities, leadership positions, number of years of participation, and number of hours spent. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Describe how Gate City Bank could affect your financial situation with a scholarship that would support you and your family For a Better Way of Life®. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Submit an essay of no more than 500 words on your educational and occupational goals that will offer you professional satisfaction For a Better Way of Life® in your future. Include what you have done or will do to help support the success of these goals. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Important Items: • Should you be selected as a scholarship winner, you will need to furnish a senior photograph for use in advertising and news releases. • Should you be selected as a scholarship recipient, Gate City Bank will require you to obtain written consent from your parent/guardian to use your name and photograph in advertisements and in news release announcements • Scholarship funds are non-transferable to institutions outside of ND, SD, MN and MT. • If the total dollars you receive from all scholarships exceed the cost of tuition and books, the excess may be considered taxable income by the IRS.
M-37a (R 1/14)
34 offices to serve you. • gatecitybank.com
Member FDIC
Application Instructions
and
Criteria
Gate City Bank, with 34 offices in 19 North Dakota and Minnesota communities, has been providing financial services for more than 85 years. As a community bank, Gate City Bank is committed to meeting various needs in each of our communities to help meet education needs.
Qualifications • Each applicant must be a high school senior attending school or residing in North Dakota or within 100 miles of a Gate City Bank location in Minnesota, and plan on attending college in the fall following their high school graduation.
The Gate City Bank Community Scholarship Program will award fortynine $1,200 scholarships to graduating seniors from high schools in North Dakota and Minnesota.
• The applicant must attend at least a two-year program at an accredited North Dakota, Minnesota, South Dakota, or Montana institution of higher learning (public or private).
for
Selection
Selection Criteria taken into consideration will include, scholastic excellence, extra-curricular activities, community involvement, and financial need. Instructions: • Save this scholarship application to your computer. • When complete, print the application and submit it to your school counselor before the application deadline. Application Deadline: April 1, 2014.
• Gate City Bank employees and dependents of employees are not eligible for this scholarship.
Name______________________________________________________________________________________________________ Address___________________________________________________________________________________________________ City_ _________________________________________ County _________________ State _______ Zip Code ___________ Telephone _ _______________________________________________________________________________________________ Parent(s) or Guardian(s) __________________________________________________________________________________ Parent(s) or Guardian(s) address if different than students ______________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Name of high school______________________________________________________________________________________ Class Rank _____________ out of ______________ Cumulative GPA____________________________________________ College you plan to attend _______________________________________________________________________________ School Activities (include leadership roles or offices held and/or years of involvement): ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________
State how you have contributed your time and talents For a Better Way of Life® for yourself and your community. List any awards, recognitions and activities, leadership positions, number of years of participation, and number of hours spent. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Describe how Gate City Bank could affect your financial situation with a scholarship that would support you and your family For a Better Way of Life®. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Submit an essay of no more than 500 words on your educational and occupational goals that will offer you professional satisfaction For a Better Way of Life® in your future. Include what you have done or will do to help support the success of these goals. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Important Items: • Should you be selected as a scholarship winner, you will need to furnish a senior photograph for use in advertising and news releases. • Should you be selected as a scholarship recipient, Gate City Bank will require you to obtain written consent from your parent/guardian to use your name and photograph in advertisements and in news release announcements • Scholarship funds are non-transferable to institutions outside of ND, SD, MN and MT. • If the total dollars you receive from all scholarships exceed the cost of tuition and books, the excess may be considered taxable income by the IRS.
M-37a (R 1/14)
34 offices to serve you. • gatecitybank.com
Member FDIC
