Board Converting News, April 20, 2020

Chicago TAPPI To Award $4,000 Scholarship

Chicago TAPPI announced that it has developed a schol- arship program in which it will award a $4,000 scholarship to one deserving college student whose parent, grand- parent or legal guardian is a member of Chicago TAPPI in good standing.

The objective is to financially assist young men and women with their college education and encourage stu- dents to strive for higher scholastic ideals. To be eligible, the scholarship candidate: • Must be a high school senior who is provisionally ac- cepted as full-time student into undergraduate degree programs by an accredited junior college or full four- year college or university. • Must be a full-time student enrolled in undergraduate or graduate studies at an accredited junior college, col- lege or university. • Must have a parent, grandparent or legal guardian who is a member of Chicago TAPPI in good standing. • Must NOT have won a Chicago TAPPI Scholarship in the past. Entry Requirements: The following is required of each applicant: • An official completed application form. • A minimum of three letters of recommendation. One letter must be from the student’s school guidance counselor and one must be from a non-related adult. • An official transcript of the student’s high school/col- lege record. • Official ACT or SAT test results (High School Seniors). Awards: The scholarship consists of a one-time $4,000 award, which must be used to pay for the student’s college ex- penses. The scholarship will be forfeited and must be re- paid to Chicago TAPPI if the award is not directly used to pay college expenses. Application forms: are available through Chicago TAP- PI via mail or at www.tappi.org/chicagotappi . All applica- tions and additional information must be received on or before Monday, June 29, 2020. Applications and relat- ed material cannot be returned. All applications should be mailed to: Chicago TAPPI Scholarship, Keith Carman, Scholarship Chairman, 710 Kimberly Drive, Carol Stream, Illinois, 60188, or e-mailed to keith@standfastgroup.com.

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