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Award WinnerThe Barr and Rinderhagen $5,000 awards went to the Valley of Olympia, Ms. Nicole Miller and the Valley of Seattle, Sarah Gatz. The top 10% awards went to Olympia, (Yori Okada, Laura Smith), Tacoma (Kristin Patterson), Kelso (Kacy Cox), Seattle (Sarah Gatz, Lulu Yu), Kennewick (Melinda Menke), Yakima (Lisa LaRoche) and Bellingham (Brianna Morin).  Congratulations to all valleys and winners.
 

Reported 06/24/04

New 06/24/05 Thanks to the diligent work by members of the Scottish Rite Scholarship Foundation of Washington, four residents of our state have been awarded scholarships by the Supreme Council.

Mr. Anthony A. Byrd of Mill Creek received a two year grant of $6,000 per year to complete his Doctoral studies in Public Education Management.

Ms. Minette A. Stewart of Bellingham, Megan A. Bunge of Milton and Ms. Sherri R. Webster of Bellingham each received a one-year $5,000 grant for graduate study in the field of speech language pathology.
 

Other OpportunitiesDependent 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.

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 How it WorksIt 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 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/Asst. 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/Asst. Director by March 31.

Once the completed applications are received by the Director/Asst. 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 about 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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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.

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