During the month of May in each calendar year beginning in 2020, the city shall award one scholarship of $2,500, to be paid to an accredited post secondary educational institution on behalf of an eligible applicant therefore, at such times and in such amounts that are determined by the city, but no later than one year after the award. The executive branch of the city shall promulgate rules and procedures for the administration of the scholarship and appointment of judges.
(1996 Code, § 45.01) (Ord. 2197, passed 1-15-2002; Ord. 2246, passed 7-6-2004; Ord. 2495, passed 5-5-2020)
The scholarship established in § 34.01 is hereby limited to residents of the city, who:
(A) Are citizens of the United States;
(B) Are current year graduates of an accredited high school or home school in Northern Kentucky, with a cumulative grade point average of no less than 2.0;
(C) Are drug free and have not been convicted of any criminal offense involving drugs, weapons or violence;
(D) Have actively participated in at least one activity of community service during the 12-month period immediately preceding the application, which has been sponsored or supervised by an organization of adults;
(E) Have some documentation of acceptance by or admission to an accredited post-secondary educational institution for the next fall semester thereof (Kentucky institutions are preferred over institutions outside Kentucky); and
(F) Complete a written application for the scholarship on a form provided by the city; and submit it through the school from which the applicant is graduating to the city, no later than 4:30 p.m. on the second Friday of the month of March preceding the award of scholarship, along with:
(1) An essay about the need or merit of the application for the scholarship, with a minimum of 250 words and a maximum of 500 words;
(2) A letter of recommendation from an administrator or teacher of the school from which the applicant is graduating; and
(3) A list of all of the activities of community service in which the applicant has been voluntarily involved, without any monetary compensation, during the 12-month period immediately preceding the application, with either documentation of an award or a letter of recommendation from an adult sponsor or supervisor for at least one of the activities of community service.
(1996 Code, § 45.02) (Ord. 2197, passed 1-15-2002; Ord. 2246, passed 7-6-2004)
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