Johnson Space Center Alumni Chapter Scholarship

RECOMMENDATION***

• Open to incoming freshman
• Applicant must have a cumulative high school GPA of 2.5 or above
  *Applicant must be from the Houston Metro area (counties: Brazoria, Chambers, Fort Bend, Galveston, Harris, and Montgomery)
• The applicant must submit a letter to donor including the following information:
  -Why you chose to attend Prairie View A & M University
  -If relatives attended or graduated from PVAMU (grandparents, parents, siblings, aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews or cousins)
  -Anticipated major
  -Career Goals
  -Awards and Achievements
  -Community Service
• Applicant must submit two letters of recommendation (from a teacher, counselor, coach, sponsors, church member, neighbor, or an adult associate/friend). A JSC-PVU chapter member may submit the recommendation letter
• Scholarships will be awarded on a competitive basis per the following prioritized order: GPA, STEM field, awards, achievements, and community service
• A minimum of three of the four annual JSC scholarship recipients must be pursuing a degree in STEM field
  *Legacy (someone whose relatives attended or graduated from PVAMU applicants, with good scholastic and public service credentials, are preferred over non-legacy applicants
• The JSC chapter will select the winner based on the criteria listed. The $500 scholarship should be awarded in the Fall semester.

PLEASE FOLLOW THE CRITERIA BELOW IF THE RECOMMENDATION IS NOT SENT/ WE HAVE NOT RECEIVED IT BEFORE July 15

• Applicants must be graduating senior who plans to attend Prairie View A&M University full-time
• Applicant must be the child, relative, or friend of a financial member of the Johnson Space Center Chapter
• Applicant must submit a letter of recommendation from an organization, club, church, or employer verifying applicants public service participation, citizenship, character, and leadership. A JSC-PVU chapter member may submit the recommendation letter.
• Applicant must exhibit good character and should not have a criminal record or served a probationary period.
• The Chapter Scholarship committee should receive a letter of verification of enrollment before the award is given