THE GW AND ARCOLA WALLACE FOUNDATION

2024 SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION

Contact Information: Kimberly Wallace Burrell

By Phone: 469-430-5324

The GW and Arcola Wallace Foundation

“Serving our community with Love”

“And Jesus said unto them, Because of your unbelief: for verily I say unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you.” Matthew 17:20

The GW and Arcola Wallace Foundation Scholarship Fund is dedicated to helping young adults in Mississippi attend and succeed in the educational arena. Our foundation is dedicated to helping our community in every way that we can. We believe that every young adult that has a dream to pursue a higher education can do it and we are here to assist. Our grandparents, G.W. and Arcola Wallace, were very active in the Terry Community and want their presence to live on through our foundation. Our Scholarship Foundation is dedicated to serving our community with love and integrity.

Mission:

The GWAW Foundation Scholarship Fund is dedicated to building our community through promoting support to young adults to achieve personal goals and aspirations, providing opportunities to help young adults achieve those goals and aspirations, and celebrating young adults as they achieve those goals and aspirations.

Vision:

The GWAW Foundation Scholarship Fund vision is to empower young adults to work hard to make their dreams a reality.

Purpose:

The GWAW Foundation Scholarship Fund is to provide scholarships to deserving college students.

The GWAW Foundation Scholarship is $1000.00.

Application submission deadline is October 31, 2024 (we will need college midterm grades for the fall of 2024)

Scholarship Guidelines

Note: Scholarship funds will be awarded to the student upon selection.

Criteria and eligibility (GWAW Scholarship Foundation)

1. If applicant graduated high school May 2024, high school transcripts must be submitted

2. Applicant must have had a high school GPA of 3.0 higher or a college GPA of 3.0 or higher

3. Applicant must be attending a college or university in the fall of 2024

4. Applicant must demonstrate community involvement while in college and/or high school

5. Applicant must be a Mississippi resident

*Please submit application completed with all documents via email. *If you are a sophomore college student, you do not need to attach your high school transcript. But we will need your entire college transcript. *If you are a freshman in college and have completed your first semester, please submit your high school and college transcript. *If you are a freshman and this is your first semester, please submit your midterm grades and your high school transcript.

Email address: Gwawallace@gwawallace.org

If you have any questions, please contact us using the information below.

The GW and Arcola Wallace Foundation “Serving our community with love”
Applicant Information.

First Name

M.I.

Phone

Last Name

Full Address

Are you a citizen of the United States?

Yes

High School Attended:

High School Address

Did you gradute?

Yes

High School GPA

List any awards and honors that you received during high school:

From - To:

Diploma

List any Extra Curricular Activities you were involved in:

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References

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College & Future Goals

College Education, Current College/University Attending:

Address:

College GPA:

List any Extra Curricular Activities you are involved in:

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Phone:

Major/Minor:

Future Goals:

List any Community Service Activities you are involved in:

Briefly describe why you are applying for this scholarship:

Letters of Recommendation

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