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James Doyle Case Memorial Scholarship
Guidelines
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Scholarships are for undergraduate degrees only.
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The amount of the Scholarship is one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) per school year for a maximum of four years.
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Checks will be payable to the scholarship winner and the college or university he/she has selected.
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Scholarship winners must be either blind or visually impaired or be the child of a blind or visually impaired parent.
Documentation fo visual impairment will be required with the application.
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Scholarship winners are selected according to the following guidelines:
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Highschool grade point average which must not be less that 3.0 on a 4.0 scale.
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ACT score
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Extra curricular activities, band, track, other sports, other school activities;
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Community and/or church activities;
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Determination by committee of likelihood of success in college according to paperwork and/ or personal interview with student;
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A blind or visually impaired student will be given priority for the scholarship
even though a sighted student may have higher grades, higher ACT scores, more school activities,
and/or more community activities.
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One new scholarship will be awarded each year, with a total of four (4) scholarships per year.
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No more than one student in a family may receive a scholarship in the same year.
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