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2019 APGA Scholarship Guidelines

Alabama Propane Gas Association
(Please note new deadline date of March 25th)
SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM GUIDELINES
SECTION A Selection Committee — The APGA SECTION E Granting Scholarships — The scholar-
Scholarships, hereinafter referred to as “scholarship”, shall ships will be awarded in the amount of four thousand
be chosen by a committee consisting of: dollars ($4,000) per year, for one year only. Applicants
1) State Director to NPGA, Chairman may re-apply for the scholarship, but only two recipients
2) Safety & Education Committee Chair will be selected each year. The scholarships will be paid
3) District Directors to the school of choice in two equal amounts in August
4) President of APGA and December, unless otherwise approved. Applicants
5) Immediate Past President - non-voting except in case must maintain an overall grade point average of 3.0, B, or
of tie. 86, and must submit transcript to the Association before
•Any Scholarship Committee member whose child is an the fi nal payment is issued.
applicant shall not be eligible to vote.
•Any Scholarship Committee member whose employee’s SECTION F Funding the Scholarships — Monies
child is an applicant shall not be eligible to vote. collected for the scholarships shall be held in an interest
•Ineligible members will be replaced by appointees made bearing account overseen by the APGA Board of Direc-
by the executive director. tors. All contributions for the scholarship shall be made to
•The Committee shall make a selection no later than April the APGA Scholarship Fund. Billing for Auction purchas-
15th. Prior to April 15th applications shall be screened to es or other fund-raising activities shall show “contribution
assure that all eligibility requirements have been met. to APGA Scholarship Fund”.
•The Committee will make no selection without a mini-
mum of fi ve committee members voting. The APGA Scholarship Fund is intended to be self-sup-
porting. However, if all other sources of income should
SECTION B Application — Applications for the schol- fail to provide the annual monies needed, the balance shall
arships shall be submitted to the APGA Executive Direc- be taken from the APGA General Fund.
tor. The Executive Director will distribute blind copies to
each Scholarship Committee member. SECTION G Additional Eligibility — To be eligible
for the APGA scholarship, an applicant must submit the
SECTION C Eligibility — Application for the scholar- following credentials by the March 25th deadline:
ships shall be limited to: 1) An application for the scholarship.
•Children whose father or mother are employed by a 2) Transcripts for the last two years (either high school,
propane marketer, supplier or associate member in good college or a combination of both).
standing with APGA but non-offi cers of a company and 3) Two letters of recommendations: one may be a friend
who are currently working in sales, deliveries, service, of the family, employer, or person in the community and
manufacturing and/or administration in the propane indus- the other must be a current or former faculty member.
try in Alabama and who have also been employed no less 4) Statement of Purpose: a letter from the applicant stat-
than one year in the industry prior to application. ing why they are seeking a scholarship, what their plans
•Full-time employees (30 hours or more per week) em- are for a future career, and what their fi nancial need is.
ployed by a propane marketer, supplier or associate 5) List of Activities and Honors.
member in good standing with APGA who are non-offi - 6) Enrollment Certifi cation or acceptance letter from
cers of a company and who are currently working in sales, college/university or technical school.
deliveries, service, manufacturing and/or administration 7) SAT/ACT scores.
in the propane industry in Alabama and who have also
been employed no less than one year in the industry prior SECTION H Point System — The applicant will be
to application. judged by the following point system:
•The applicant must be a high school senior or high school
graduate who is planning or is attending college or a tech- 1) 10 Points - Honors Received
nical school. 2) 10 Points - Activities
SECTION D Deadline — Applications must be post- 3) 10 Points - SAT/ACT Scores
marked no later than March 25th. If no eligible candidate 4) 10 Points - Statement of Purpose
has applied, the scholarships will not be awarded. 5) 10 Points - Letters of Recommendation
6) 10 Points - Financial Need

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