AUSTIN RELOCATION COUNCIL SCHOLARSHIP CRITERIA
Below is the criterion that needs to be met in order to qualify for the $1000 scholarship. All submissions will be evaluated and voted on by a group of 3 impartial judges. The panel of judges will be determined by the Austin Relocation Council.
Criteria:
1. Applicant must be a high school senior
2. Must have relocated to the Austin area from a distance of greater than 50 miles (and changed high schools) within the last 24 months.
3. Applicant must have a minimum grade point average of 3.0 on a scale of 4.0
4. Must submit SAT and/or ACT test scores
5. Must submit list of extra-curricular and community outreach activities
6. Essay must be written by the student applicant and be at least 1000 words in length.
7. Essay must address the student applicant's challenges and experiences encountered while relocating to his or her new home and high school as well as any successes achieved.
8. It is recommended that the essay give advice to another teenager preparing to relocate
Essay must be submitted via email in PDF format to jalloway@jbgoodwin.com no later than Monday March
