Bronc Notes Bulletin Digest

                           2013/2014 Scholarship Application
   Application Available Online at: 
                 https://www.starsscholarship.org/stars_secure/login.aspx   
    Paper Application: 
            https://www.starsscholarship.org/Documents/2013/2013-2014Applicationreduced.pdf

      
        Deadline: 
        Postmark Deadline of March 30, 2013. 
        The online application will be closed on March 30th at 5:00pm CST.



     Application Requirements: 
     All applicants are required to send:

• Completed Application (online or paper)
• Signed Certification and Release Form 
• Official College/University Transcript (Reflecting Fall 2012 grades or last enrolled semester grades.) 
• 2013/2014 Student Aid Report (SAR) 
• 1 Page Personal Statement
  
  Please do not send additional documents (i.e. letters of recommendation, resumes, photos or copies of wards) All applicants are reviewed fairly and in a non-biased process which only takes the required documents into consideration.

 

    Mailing Instructions: 
    All required items listed above should be mailed or dropped off to:                 
        Stars Scholarship Fund                 
        3900 N. McColl Road                 
        McAllen, Texas 78501



      Scholarship Criteria

• Be a U.S. citizen or a legal permanent resident with a permanent resident card or passport stamped I-551.
• Be a permanent resident (5 or more consecutive years) of and have a permanent South Texas address in one of our 22 counties.
• Have earned/completed at least 12 undergraduate credit hours at a U.S. accredited college or university before applying for the scholarship.
• Have a minimum college cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 2.7 on a 4.0 scale.
• Have completed a high school diploma or its equivalent prior to the Fall of the new academic year.
• Are enrolled in a U.S. accredited 2 yr. community college (enrolled part-time or full-time) in a degree-seeking program, or a 4yr. university undergraduate program (enrolled full-time) seeking a Bachelor’s Degree, or a university graduate program (enrolled full-time) seeking a Master’s, Law or Doctorate degree