February 1, 2010
Dear Guidance/Career Counselor,
Our chapter in conjuction with The Uplift Foundation is soliciting participation of your college bound high school seniors in the Colonel Charles Young Memorial Scholarship Contest. Our chapter is located at Fort Meade, Maryland and is composed primarily of US military officers, Department of Defense civilians, and other professionals either retired or working in the metropolitan DC area.
Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. was initially conceived to enrich the social and intellectual aspects of college life. S
ince our founding on November 17, 1911, at Howard University, our membership has grown to well over 200,000 and our marketplace extended beyond the college campus and into our community.
Manhood, Scholarship, Perseverance and Uplift are the cardinal principles upon which the fraternity was founded. In keeping with the cardinal principle of Scholarship, our annual scholarship contest promotes academic excellence and community service among college bound high school seniors. This year we will award scholarships to worthy college bound students in our local community in need of financial assistance to attend college.
Students interested in competing for the scholarships must provide the following information to the scholarship committee by the 31st of March:
· An official copy of their high school transcript with raised seal.
· A completed scholarship application (enclosed).
· A signed and dated certification statement (enclosed).
· A 500-750 word well organized and prepared typewritten essay
The essay should flow with sound ideas and facts to support the contribution of the President, that abides by the common principles of composition. Quality of composition will be reflected in the final evaluation, especially as it adds to or detracts from the effectiveness of the essay. We want the essays to demonstrate the ability of the student to use research materials and, most importantly, to synthesize those thoughts and findings into an essay that is supported by their research. All essays must be typed and double-spaced. Students should write on the following topic:
“One Year later -- What has been President Obama's greatest contribution to America thus far—Who benefited from it (provide two periodicals as sources)?”
The evaluation criteria the Scholarship Committee will use to judge the essays is attached as an enclosure and it is certainly advisable that interested students use this to guide them as they write their essays.
It is our intent to recognize the winners of our scholarship at your annual senior award’s program in the spring. The actual monetary award will be conferred on the winner once written proof of their enrollment in college is received.
Please have students mail completed scholarship packets to: The Uplift Foundation, Attn.: Scholarship Committee Chair, 2813 Headway Drive, Woodbridge, VA 22191 . Additionally, all of the scholarship information enclosed in this mailing may be obtained on our web site at: http://www.ques-lgg.org/.
Sincerely,
Ronald Richardson, Sr.
Scholarship Committee Chairman