CRCA Foundation Scholarship Program
CRCA Foundation has established a scholarship program to assist current high school seniors in Cook or other Chicagoland area counties who plan to continue their education in college or vocational school programs.
CRCA Foundation Scholarship Program
The program is administered by Scholarship America®, the nation’s largest designer and manager of scholarships and other education support programs for corporations, foundations, associations, and individuals. Eligibility for individual programs is determined at the sole discretion of the sponsor and eligible applications are reviewed by Scholarship America’s evaluation team.
Eligibility
Applicants to the CRCA Foundation Scholarship Program must:
- Be a high school senior
- Be a legal United States (U.S.) citizen residing in Cook or other Chicagoland area counties*
- Plan to enroll in full-time undergraduate study at an accredited two- or four-year college, university, or vocational-technical school for the entire upcoming academic year
- Have an ACT composite score of 28 or greater, or SAT composite score of 1300 or greater
*Eligible Chicagoland area counties are:
Illinois: Boone, Bureau, Carrol, Cook, DeKalb, DuPage, Ford, Grundy, Iroquois, Jo-Davess, Kanakee, Kane, Kendal, Lake, LaSalle, Lee, Livingston, McHenry, Ogle, Putman, Stephenson, Will, Winnebago.
Indiana: Jasper, La Porte, Lake, Newton, Porter, Pulaski, Starke.
Wisconsin: Columbia, Dane, Green, Iowa, Lafayette, Richland, Rock, Sauk.
Awards
If selected as a recipient, the student will receive a $5,000 award. Up to two (2) awards will be granted.
Awards are renewable up to three years or until a bachelor’s degree is earned, whichever occurs first, on the basis of satisfactory academic performance (maintaining a cumulative grade point average of 2.75 on a 4.0 scale) and full-time enrollment.
Awards are for qualified education-related expenses only (tuition, fees, books, and required supplies/equipment).
Awards are for undergraduate study only.
Notification
All applicants will be notified in May.
Notifications are sent via email. When setting up your account, avoid using a school or work email. Instead, use an active, personal email address that you will continue to have access to.
Please make sure to add studentsupport@scholarshipamerica.org as well as the program email address as safe senders in your email contact list.
Payment of Scholarships
Scholarship America processes scholarship payments on behalf of CRCA Foundation. Payment is made in early August.
Selection of Recipients
Scholarship recipients are selected on the basis of:
- Academic performance
- Demonstrated leadership and participation in school and community activities
- Work experience
- A statement of educational and career goals and objectives
- Unusual personal or family circumstances
Two (2) letters of recommendation will also be required and will be evaluated by an outside committee.
Financial need as determined by CRCA Foundation will be considered by an outside committee.
Selection of finalists is made by Scholarship America. CRCA Foundation will select recipients. Not all applicants to the program will be selected as recipients. All applicants agree to accept the decision as final.
Requirements
As part of your application, you must upload the following:
- A current, complete transcript of grades. Grade reports are not accepted. Transcripts must display:
- Student name
- School name
- Grades
- Credit hours for each course and term in which each course was taken
- A copy of your SAT or ACT test scores
- Two (2) letters of recommendation
