The Future of Us Scholarship Application Guidelines
Application Period: January 24th - April 30th
Submit to: tfou@thefouscholarship.com
This is a two-part process starting with this initial application submission. For this part, you are required to complete a Google Form and email your submission for the following to brenan@thefouscholarship.com. From there we will choose the candidates we want to advance to an interview round. Then we will choose who we want to award money.
This scholarship is for seniors who plan to attend college in the fall semester of 2021. For your application to be considered you must have a cumulative GPA of 2.5 or higher or have shown extraordinary growth over the course of your high school career.
We encourage creativity.
Of course, you will not be at a disadvantage if you choose to simply submit an essay or prompt response. But, we also accept non traditional submissions as long as the subject/purpose is clear. Your submission can be video, music, poetry, creative writing piece, interpretive dance, a speech a project, the choice is yours. Though we do encourage you to create something specifically for this application, we do accept existing work as long as it is yours. Plagiarism (of any degree) is not allowed and you will be disqualified.
If you choose to submit a non traditional piece of work we require you to accompany it with a written explanation, motive, story, purpose, etc. of at least one full page. Essays or prompt responses must be at least 2 full pages. If you choose your own prompt, please provide it along with your submission.
Formatting requirements
We accept the following file types:
.doc, .docx, .pdf, .txt, .xlsx, .xlsm, .csv, .mp3, .mp4, .jpg, .png
Written portions must be in Times New Roman font, 12pt font size, and double spaced
Theme
This year's theme is "Adapting to Change." We are leaving the interpretation of this year's theme open for the applicant to choose how they want to put it on display. But, we acknowledge that sometimes it can more difficult to create something without having clear direction so we decided to provide some examples submissions.
We would like to make it clear that these are for example purposes and you do not have to do anything like what is listed below.
Submit to: tfou@thefouscholarship.com
This is a two-part process starting with this initial application submission. For this part, you are required to complete a Google Form and email your submission for the following to brenan@thefouscholarship.com. From there we will choose the candidates we want to advance to an interview round. Then we will choose who we want to award money.
This scholarship is for seniors who plan to attend college in the fall semester of 2021. For your application to be considered you must have a cumulative GPA of 2.5 or higher or have shown extraordinary growth over the course of your high school career.
We encourage creativity.
Of course, you will not be at a disadvantage if you choose to simply submit an essay or prompt response. But, we also accept non traditional submissions as long as the subject/purpose is clear. Your submission can be video, music, poetry, creative writing piece, interpretive dance, a speech a project, the choice is yours. Though we do encourage you to create something specifically for this application, we do accept existing work as long as it is yours. Plagiarism (of any degree) is not allowed and you will be disqualified.
If you choose to submit a non traditional piece of work we require you to accompany it with a written explanation, motive, story, purpose, etc. of at least one full page. Essays or prompt responses must be at least 2 full pages. If you choose your own prompt, please provide it along with your submission.
Formatting requirements
We accept the following file types:
.doc, .docx, .pdf, .txt, .xlsx, .xlsm, .csv, .mp3, .mp4, .jpg, .png
Written portions must be in Times New Roman font, 12pt font size, and double spaced
Theme
This year's theme is "Adapting to Change." We are leaving the interpretation of this year's theme open for the applicant to choose how they want to put it on display. But, we acknowledge that sometimes it can more difficult to create something without having clear direction so we decided to provide some examples submissions.
We would like to make it clear that these are for example purposes and you do not have to do anything like what is listed below.
- Reflection: A Personal Narrative
- Illustrate, explain, or reflect on a time in which you had to adapt to change in your life. Also tell us why that experience was so impactful or important. What did you learn from it?
- Imagination - something of your own creation: A short story
- A story following a woolly mammoth who finds itself fleeing to the northern regions after a mysterious “flaming mountain” fell out of the sky.
- Observation - evaluating a time you saw someone/something adapt to change: A Video/Presentation
- In solidarity with Black Lives Matter movements across the nation, NFL players began using their platform to speak up against racial inequities in America. The most prominent method was kneeling throughout the National Anthem prior to football games. Since then the pressure from players for the NFL to be a voice of social justice has grown. How has the NFL adapted to this relatively newfound change in pressure from its players? How has it been received by fans?
- Opinion - your opinion on a change or an adaptation to change: Painting/Artistic Interpretation
- If you had a choice between a power of ultimate preparedness or a supernatural ability to adapt to change, which would you choose? Personify the differences. Why is that one more important/advantageous to you?