Scholarship Award
Through its Education and Leadership Development Program, the Jackie Robinson Foundation provides scholarships of up to $7,500 annually to minority high school students showing leadership potential and demonstrating financial need to attend an accredited 4-year college or university of their choice.

Eligibility
To be eligible for a Jackie Robinson Foundation Scholarship, an applicant must:

• Be a graduating, minority high school senior;
• Plan to attend an accredited and approved four–year institution within the United States;
• Show leadership potential;
• Demonstrate a dedication to community service;
• Present evidence of financial need;
• Be a United States citizen;
• A minimum SAT score of 1,000 combined on the math and critical reading sections or a composite ACT score of 21; and
• Not possess a degree from a 2 or 4–year College when applying for the scholarship.

Application Components
The required components of the Jackie Robinson Foundation application are:

• A completed and submitted online application;
• One (1) letter of recommendation;
• Submitted SAT or ACT scores. The Foundation's college codes are: SAT 4248/ACT: 6570; and
• An official (with raised seal) high school transcript through the first semester of senior year of high school will be required of applicants invited to interview.

Mailing Materials
SAT and/or ACT scores must be mailed and received by 11:59 PM EST on March 15, 2011. The aforementioned documents should be mailed to the address below. Faxes are not accepted.

Jackie Robinson Foundation
Attn: Scholarship Application Process
75 Varick Street, 2nd Floor
New York, NY 10013

Instructions for the Application's Essay Section
Due to safety protocols initiated by your Internet Service Provider (ISP) and/or our internal controls, a "timeout" will occur and the information that is typed in the essay portion of the page will not be saved if you remain on the page too long. We suggest that you type and save your written response to the required essays in a word processing program (i.e. Microsoft Word). This will allow you to utilize its spelling and editing features while drafting your essay. After the essay has been written in your word processing program, you may then copy and paste your text into the online form. Please note, font, text size, and indentations will not transfer. In order to distinguish between paragraphs, use the "Enter" (or "Return") key. Also note that periodically moving between pages on the online form (utilizing the Infosnap navigation controls, i.e. "next >" and "< prev" buttons, etc.) will automatically save the information entered on this page. Please be aware of all spelling and capitalization.

For each essay question, you will have a total of 500 words (2500 characters) to respond.

Final Submission of Application
Be sure to click the "to Submit >" and "SUBMIT" buttons after completing the application. The Jackie Robinson Foundation will not receive your application information until the form has been submitted. Once the form is electronically submitted, you will receive an email confirmation from Infosnap. Note: The Jackie Robinson Foundation will receive the information exactly as it is provided. Please be aware of all spelling and capitalization.

Application Timeline
October 15, 2010 – JRF Scholarship Application is available online
March 15, 2011 – 11:59 PM EST – Deadline for submission of all application and all components
June 1, 2011 – All applicants will be notified of their status by this date.

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