Dean Prim Scholarship Guidelines
Purpose
To provide travel and college scholarships to high school juniors and seniors who excel in academics, athletics and extracurricular activities and who are committed to travel and study in a foreign country.
Criteria: Qualified candidates:
• must be 16 years of age,
• must be a high school junior or high school senior as of fall 2008,
• must demonstrate excellence in schoolwork as evidenced by course selections and grades (miminum unweighted GPA of 3.0),
• must participate in: extracurricular school activities; community and/or church activities and school or community athletics,
• must demonstrate good character and show interest in and concern for being an active member of society, and
• must be committed to traveling and studying in China in 2009 and must have the full support of parent(s) to participate.
The scholarship is available to students regardless of race, sex, national origin, or religion.
Prim Application Process:
The Prim Scholarship is the funding source for the travel and study program in China and is administered by The Winston-Salem Foundation. The scholarship covers all travel costs, all study-program costs, all room and board costs and incidental costs related to the travel or study program of up to $500. The Prim Scholarship application is located on The Winston-Salem Foundation's website at http://www.wsfoundation.org/ at "List of Scholarships & Grants/Travel".
It is the student's responsibility to make sure that, along with submittal of the electronic application completed in its entirety, all supplemental materials are in the offices of The Winston-Salem Foundation by the close of business on the deadline of 10/31 (if deadline falls on a weekend, upcoming Monday is deadline). Incomplete and/or late applications will not be considered.
Supplemental materials include: 1) a grade transcript through 10th grade for juniors and through the 11th grade for seniors, 2) two recommendations as described in the application, and 3) a recent photograph (include your name on back of photo).
Interview: Applicants will be advised if they are selected for an interview. A parent must accompany the student to the interview. The Dean Prim Scholarship committee will interview candidates and select recipients in November 2008. Recipients and other applicants will be notified in writing of the scholarship committee's decisions.
American Institute for Foreign Study (AIFS) Application Process:
Once Prim Scholarship recipients have been selected, they must complete the AIFS travel and study program application. AIFS is the company that organizes and manages the China travel and study program. Again, you will not complete the AIFS application unless you are seleted for the Prim Scholarship. The agreement and contract that covers the student's travel and study program will be between the student, the student's parent(s) and AIFS. The student and parent(s) are subject to all terms and conditions as set forth by the AIFS application/contract.
The AIFS application must be completed by the student and parent by January 31 each year. Once AIFS has reviewed the student application, students will be notified and provided with additional details rgarding the travel and study program. An AIFS counselor will provide guidance with the application process and will be available to answer questions.
Distribution of the Scholarship:
The Winston-Salem Foundation through the Dean Prim Scholarship will make payments directly to the American Institute for Foreign Travel as they become due.
Important Documents for You and Your Parent(s) to Read:
The items below are provided to you and your parent(s) at this time for information purposes. Please read documents 1-3 below to help you understand the requirements of the scholarship should you determine that you do indeed want to apply.
1) AIFS Summer Advantage application/contract: for information purposes only at this point; you will complete this form only if you are selected for the Prim scholarship; please click here to read.
2) AIFS "terms and conditions" - covered under the contract; please click here to read.
3) "Assumption of Risk, Health Disclosure and Release Agreement": for information purposes only at this point; you will complete this form only if you are selected for the Prim scholarship; please click here to read.
In addition, please read about Nanjing, China travel/study program at the Summer Advantage web address at: http://www.summeradvantage.com/ .
College Scholarship:
Those high school students selected for travel scholarships will also receive college scholarships as long as the following criteria continue through the 12th grade of high school:
1) minimum unweighted GPA of 3.0,
2) participation in school and community activities, and
3) demonstration of good character. Recipients must attend accredited institutions of higher learning. If any of these criteria are determined as unmet, the Prim scholarship will be in jeopardy or disallowed.
Each graduating high school senior will be required to present a final high school grade transcript, and a resume' by June 30 each year to The Winston-Salem Foundation to verify continued eligibility for the college scholarship.
Renewal of College Scholarship:
The college scholarship is in the amount of $1500/year over four consecutive years of undergraduate study. Once recipients commence their college education, the Prim Scholarship is renewable each year by submittal of an official college grade transcript to The Winston-Salem Foundation by June 30 each year. A student should request the transcript from the college Registrar to be mailed to him or her and then forward it to the Foundation allowing the student to know it has been sent. The transcript does not have to be in a sealed envelope but must be obtained from the Registrar.
Minimum requirements for renewal of the college scholarship are: a cumulative GPA of 2.0 and full time enrollment with appropriate academic pace. One check is issued each for fall and spring semesters and is written copayable to the school and the student. The check is mailed to the student's home address for presentation to the school's Financial Aid Office.
Contact:
Please call Kay Dillon at 336.714.3556 with any questions regarding the Dean Prim Scholarship.
Online Scholarship Application