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Supreme Council of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry Southern Jurisdiction, U.S.A., announces several scholarships/fellowships available. These awards are available nationwide, do not require Washington State residency, nor are they restricted to Washington State college and universities. See the More Opportunities page for a description of what is available and where to get more information and an application.
2007 - 2008 academic year award winners:
The $3,000.00 Barr Scholarship Award went to Marilou Mote from the Valley of Spokane at Washington State University.

The $3,000.00 Rinderhagen Scholarship went to Lauren Hopp from the Valley of Seattle at Seattle Pacific University.

The top 10% awards of $2,500.00 went to:

Beck O Longstreet, Western Washington University, Bellingham.
Megan R Jones Western Washington University, Bremerton.
Hannah J Yamamoto, University of Washington, Bremerton.
Helen L Parsons, University of Washington, Kelso.
Sonny A Bakko, St. Martin's College, Kelso.
Bennett T Rieck, Washington State University, Kennewick.
Derek R Lathrope, Evergreen College, Olympia.
Neil S Walther, Washington State University, Spokane.

Congratulations to all valleys and winners.
Other Opportunities:
Dependent on funds available, the Scoring Committee prepares a recommendation to the Board of Directors on how many awards can be issued for the upcoming academic year. This is presented at the Board meeting which is usually held the third week of May. Once approved by the Board, all applicants are notified of the outcome.

Please be assured that the database that is developed with applicant names and information is kept strictly confidential. Using queries, reports are given to each Valley showing how their applicants finished in the scoring and whether or not they received an award. A summary report is given to the Officers that shows total number of applicants, number of awards - broken down into undergraduate, graduate, renewals - and how the money allocated was disbursed. Probably the most important report is given to the Treasurer. He uses his report information to determine how much to send to each school with a list of who received an award (lists name and Student ID only) so your financial aid account is credited correctly.
How it Works
It may be of interest to some how the Scottish Rite Scholarship Foundation of Washington works. Well...... In late summer or fall of each year updated materials such as brochures, application disks and other materials are distributed to the Directors and Assistant Directors in each Valley. These men start getting the word out and can start accepting completed applications in November for awards to be granted the following spring. Those interested in applying, have a short interview with the Director or Assistant Director to learn what the eligibility requirements are (these are spelled out on the UnderGrad and Fellowship pages), and given instruction on completing the application so all i's are dotted and t's are crossed. Completed applications are due back to the Director or Assistant Director by March 31.

Once the completed applications are received by the Director or Assistant Director, they are reviewed to be sure everything is complete then forwarded to the Chairman of the Scholarship Committee so the information may be entered into the database. All applications are then taken to the Scoring Committee which meets right around the middle of April. The Scoring Committee goes through each application carefully and scores them then ranks them in order from the highest to the lowest score.
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